Local Government Jobs in Cambridgeshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 91 98
Rank change year-on-year +38 +7 +67
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 9 12 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 1.81% 0.73% 0.84%
As % of the General category 2.98% 1.35% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £38,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year - -17.20% +21.07%
75th Percentile - - £49,250
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year -1.18% -8.60% -11.43%

All General Skills
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 302 888 853
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 60.76% 53.82% 65.36%
Number of salaries quoted 174 672 317
10th Percentile £27,975 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £33,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +3.09% +2.11%
75th Percentile £63,437 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £47,683 £45,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +5.96% -16.67% +13.68%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Cambridgeshire

Local Government
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Salary trend for Local Government in Cambridgeshire

Local Government
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge - 8 - - 2
Local Government
East of England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 7 (77.78%) Google Workspace
1 7 (77.78%) SaaS
General
1 9 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (88.89%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (88.89%) Finance
2 8 (88.89%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Delivery Project Manager
1 7 (77.78%) Project Manager
1 7 (77.78%) Software Delivery Project Manager
1 7 (77.78%) Software Project Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Civil Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Data Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Data Quality Officer
2 1 (11.11%) Development Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Quality Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (77.78%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (11.11%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (88.89%) Project Delivery
1 8 (88.89%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (77.78%) Agile
2 7 (77.78%) Budget Management
2 7 (77.78%) Business Transformation
2 7 (77.78%) Change Management
2 7 (77.78%) Collaborative Working
2 7 (77.78%) Customer Experience
2 7 (77.78%) PRINCE2
2 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (77.78%) Project Management
2 7 (77.78%) Software Delivery
3 1 (11.11%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (11.11%) Data Governance
3 1 (11.11%) Data Management
3 1 (11.11%) Data Privacy
3 1 (11.11%) Mentoring
3 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (11.11%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Accessibility
1 1 (11.11%) Data Quality
1 1 (11.11%) GDPR
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) Google
1 7 (77.78%) Salesforce