Local Government Job Trends in Bury St Edmunds

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Suffolk > Bury St Edmunds

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Bury St Edmunds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bury St Edmunds 2.17% - -
As % of the General category 3.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 - -
75th Percentile £37,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Suffolk median annual salary £40,678 - £32,120
% change year-on-year - - +22.31%

All General Skills
Bury St Edmunds

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 Bury St Edmunds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 29 2 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bury St Edmunds 63.04% 33.33% 73.33%
Number of salaries quoted 10 2 14
10th Percentile £28,300 £33,375 £41,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,563 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £43,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £41,750 £51,563 £52,500
90th Percentile - £55,125 £60,125
Suffolk median annual salary £40,000 £53,750 £42,500
% change year-on-year -25.58% +26.47% +1.19%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Bury St Edmunds

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Bury St Edmunds

Local Government
Salary Trend in Bury St Edmunds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bury St Edmunds citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bury St Edmunds citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bury St Edmunds 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Innovation