Local Government Jobs in the City of London

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 168 181
Rank change year-on-year +32 +13 +77
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 12 12 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.58% 0.36% 0.93%
As % of the General category 0.83% 0.58% 1.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2 11 25
10th Percentile £53,900 £48,170 £47,420
25th Percentile £56,375 £60,822 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,500 £63,287 £62,845
Median % change year-on-year +0.34% +0.70% -14.50%
75th Percentile £71,375 £75,969 £80,000
90th Percentile £74,300 - £81,618
Central London median annual salary £63,500 £63,287 £54,823
% change year-on-year +0.34% +15.44% -15.52%

All General Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,447 2,063 3,037
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 69.97% 61.44% 65.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,031 1,624 2,479
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% -3.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - -3.45% +3.57%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the City of London

Local Government
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the City of London.

Salary trend for Local Government in the City of London

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the City of London over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the City of London

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:

Applications
1 10 (83.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (83.33%) Microsoft Office
General
1 10 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (83.33%) Support Technician
2 5 (41.67%) Automation Technician
3 2 (16.67%) Transformation Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Collaborative Working
1 5 (41.67%) Inventory Management
1 5 (41.67%) Proactive Maintenance
2 2 (16.67%) Agile
2 2 (16.67%) Benchmarking
2 2 (16.67%) Business Development
2 2 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
2 2 (16.67%) Culture Change
2 2 (16.67%) DevOps
2 2 (16.67%) IT Strategy
2 2 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
2 2 (16.67%) Technology Transformation
2 2 (16.67%) Thought Leadership
2 2 (16.67%) User Experience
2 2 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (8.33%) Line Management
Vendors
1 10 (83.33%) Microsoft