Local Government Job Trends 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 1 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 53 88
Rank change year-on-year -22 +35 +25
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 3 7 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.26% 1.34% 0.70%
As % of the General category 0.57% 2.12% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £45,550 - -
25th Percentile £46,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 - £38,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -17.20%
75th Percentile £51,375 - -
90th Percentile £52,650 - -
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £42,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +19.05% +5.00% -13.98%

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 general skills in Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 529 330 823
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 45.92% 63.22% 58.00%
Number of salaries quoted 327 187 621
10th Percentile £29,700 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% +2.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £80,000 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,967 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.71% +7.30% -12.04%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Local Government
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Local Government

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 1 April 2026. 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
Peterborough - 2 £45,000 - 1
Local Government
East of England

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 (33.33%) Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Military
1 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Accountant
1 1 (33.33%) IT Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Systems Accountant
1 1 (33.33%) Systems Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
1 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (33.33%) Business Development
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework