Local Government Job Trends in Croydon

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South London > Croydon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Croydon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Croydon 0.43% - 1.01%
As % of the General category 2.00% - 1.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,040 - -
South London median annual salary £33,040 £36,322 -
% change year-on-year -9.03% - -

All General Skills
Croydon

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 Croydon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 50 73 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Croydon 21.37% 89.02% 55.56%
Number of salaries quoted 40 17 22
10th Percentile £28,850 - £29,366
25th Percentile £35,188 £26,250 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £35,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +83.10% -43.20% +13.64%
75th Percentile £118,750 £57,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £143,750 £69,650 £87,250
South London median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £56,650
% change year-on-year -3.85% -8.21% +7.90%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Croydon

Local Government
Salary Trend in Croydon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Croydon citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon 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%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Housing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Association
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check