Local Government Jobs in Birmingham

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 101 80
Rank change year-on-year +5 -21 +74
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 11 48 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.82% 1.63% 2.80%
As % of the General category 1.27% 3.16% 4.22%
Number of salaries quoted 0 27 23
10th Percentile - £30,408 -
25th Percentile - £32,500 £65,006
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £42,500 £69,378
Median % change year-on-year - -38.74% +54.17%
75th Percentile - £90,000 £81,251
90th Percentile - £91,250 £82,751
West Midlands median annual salary £49,887 £34,995 £69,378
% change year-on-year +42.55% -49.56% +113.47%

All General Skills
Birmingham

Local Government falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 865 1,521 1,233
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 64.75% 51.68% 66.33%
Number of salaries quoted 432 1,204 916
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £29,877
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,650 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% -0.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,964 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +10.53%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Birmingham

Local Government
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Local Government in Birmingham

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 11 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
3 1 (9.09%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Lecturer
2 4 (36.36%) Civil Engineer
2 4 (36.36%) Development Engineer
2 4 (36.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 3 (27.27%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Senior
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Development Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
1 7 (63.64%) Data Science
2 4 (36.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 4 (36.36%) Mentoring
2 4 (36.36%) Project Management
3 3 (27.27%) Business Development
3 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (27.27%) Due Diligence
3 3 (27.27%) Line Management
3 3 (27.27%) Project Delivery
3 3 (27.27%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (9.09%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Postgraduate
2 3 (27.27%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) Accessibility
97 Local Government jobs in the West Midlands