Local Government Jobs in Central London

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 177 142
Rank change year-on-year +43 -35 +137
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 26 15 99
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 1.04% 0.40% 1.91%
As % of the General category 1.45% 0.64% 2.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2 14 46
10th Percentile £53,900 £34,250 £46,464
25th Percentile £56,375 £42,043 £47,533
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,500 £63,287 £54,823
Median % change year-on-year +0.34% +15.44% -15.52%
75th Percentile £71,375 £73,209 £65,000
90th Percentile £74,300 £75,969 £80,809
London median annual salary £52,500 £48,831 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.51% -18.62% +9.09%

All General Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,795 2,359 3,393
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 71.57% 62.44% 65.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,151 1,799 2,736
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,067 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - -3.45% +2.11%
75th Percentile £96,250 £91,250 £96,250
90th Percentile £120,000 £110,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £74,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -5.41% +5.71%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Central London over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Local Government in Central London

Local Government
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Central London region over the 6 months to 12 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
City of London +36 12 £63,500 +0.34% 7
Lambeth - 9 - -
Kensington and Chelsea - 4 - -
Camden -13 1 - -
Local Government
London

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (38.46%) Microsoft Office
General
1 10 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 6 (23.08%) Public Sector
3 5 (19.23%) Finance
4 3 (11.54%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (3.85%) Law
6 1 (3.85%) Police
Job Titles
1 10 (38.46%) Support Technician
2 5 (19.23%) Automation Technician
2 5 (19.23%) Lead
3 4 (15.38%) Help Desk Agent
4 3 (11.54%) Content Manager
4 3 (11.54%) Digital Content Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Project Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Senior
5 2 (7.69%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (15.38%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (15.38%) e-Learning
2 2 (7.69%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (30.77%) User Experience
2 7 (26.92%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (19.23%) Inventory Management
3 5 (19.23%) Proactive Maintenance
4 4 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (15.38%) Customer-Centric Approach
4 4 (15.38%) Customer-Centricity
4 4 (15.38%) Decision-Making
4 4 (15.38%) Design Thinking
4 4 (15.38%) Development Roadmap
4 4 (15.38%) ERP
4 4 (15.38%) Human-Centred Design
4 4 (15.38%) Roadmaps
4 4 (15.38%) Service Design
4 4 (15.38%) Storytelling
5 3 (11.54%) Digital Content Management
5 3 (11.54%) Service Delivery
5 3 (11.54%) Workflow
5 3 (11.54%) Workflow Management
6 2 (7.69%) IT Strategy
Qualifications
1 4 (15.38%) AAT
2 1 (3.85%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 10 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 4 (15.38%) Oracle