Local Government Job Trends in Brighton

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
East Sussex > Brighton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Brighton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Brighton 0.54% - -
As % of the General category 0.85% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24,622 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,647 - -
75th Percentile £24,671 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Sussex median annual salary £28,000 £51,485 £60,713
% change year-on-year -45.62% -15.20% +23.80%

All General Skills
Brighton

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 Brighton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 117 184 209
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Brighton 63.59% 44.88% 46.34%
Number of salaries quoted 89 130 192
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £40,000 £37,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.31% -5.00% -4.35%
75th Percentile £61,750 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £67,500 £70,000
East Sussex median annual salary £42,750 £50,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -14.50% +3.09% -18.85%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Brighton

Local Government
Salary Trend in Brighton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Brighton citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Brighton citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Towers Watson Igloo
General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Technician
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check