Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 106 | 125 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +19 | +32 |
| Permanent jobs citing Local Government | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | - | 0.33% | 1.03% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.56% | 1.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £42,500 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £50,000 | £43,750 | £41,261 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +6.03% | -2.92% |
All General Skills
Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 708 | 890 | 1,515 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 80.82% | 58.98% | 78.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 292 | 659 | 875 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,313 | £32,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,851 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £58,800 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.21% | -2.00% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,563 | £72,433 | £79,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £91,934 | £95,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £47,683 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.63% | -13.04% | +4.55% |
Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Local Government
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Edinburgh.