Local Government Job Trends in Brentwood

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Essex > Brentwood

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Brentwood. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 0 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Brentwood - - 7.46%
As % of the General category - - 11.90%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Essex median annual salary £50,000 £50,584 £46,297
% change year-on-year -1.15% +9.26% -0.44%

All General Skills
Brentwood

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 general skills in Brentwood.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 8 14 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Brentwood 47.06% 87.50% 62.69%
Number of salaries quoted 5 9 16
10th Percentile - - £25,000
25th Percentile - £25,000 £25,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 £55,000 £27,965
Median % change year-on-year -56.36% +96.67% -25.92%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £29,400 - -
Essex median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -5.56% -5.24%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Brentwood

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Local Government relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Brentwood.

Local Government job vacancy trend in Brentwood