Local Government Jobs in England

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 430 314 326
Rank change year-on-year -116 +12 +183
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 263 793 838
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.53% 0.82% 1.03%
As % of the General category 0.76% 1.45% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 143 512 373
10th Percentile £32,500 £26,025 £35,750
25th Percentile £39,926 £33,793 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £39,876 £49,819
Median % change year-on-year +25.39% -19.96% +10.10%
75th Percentile £59,652 £52,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £71,460 £69,425 £75,330
UK median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% +10.83%

All General Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 34,550 54,668 54,806
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 70.04% 56.72% 67.37%
Number of salaries quoted 16,325 36,825 31,299
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £32,240
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in England

Local Government
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Local Government in England

Local Government
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in England over the 6 months to 16 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Local Government in England

Local Government
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the England region over the 6 months to 16 June 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
London -34 64 £57,201 +19.08% 581
South East +8 49 £42,500 +5.20% 388
North of England -59 45 £59,652 +75.91% 417
Midlands -26 34 £59,652 +59.07% 283
East of England +6 29 £42,042 -1.08% 177
South West +86 27 £34,500 -12.25% 225
North West -53 26 £59,652 +70.44% 228
West Midlands -20 22 £52,500 +50.00% 157
East Midlands +33 12 £69,826 +86.20% 125
Yorkshire +15 9 £52,176 +53.86% 141
North East +37 8 £59,652 +53.94% 49
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 15 (5.70%) IIS
2 13 (4.94%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.90%) Apache
3 5 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.76%) OpenEdge
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.38%) CMS
Applications
1 17 (6.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (3.04%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.14%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.76%) Oracle Smart View
5 2 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.38%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.38%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (4.56%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 4 (1.52%) NEC Housing
3 3 (1.14%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (1.14%) Shopify
3 3 (1.14%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.76%) Infor M3
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 30 (11.41%) Microsoft 365
2 28 (10.65%) Azure
3 21 (7.98%) Power Platform
4 17 (6.46%) SaaS
5 6 (2.28%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.28%) Power Automate
6 5 (1.90%) AWS
6 5 (1.90%) PaaS
7 4 (1.52%) Azure Storage
7 4 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.52%) Google Workspace
7 4 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.14%) IaaS
8 3 (1.14%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.76%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.76%) Google Analytics
9 2 (0.76%) Google Tag Manager
9 2 (0.76%) Kong
9 2 (0.76%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 23 (8.75%) Firewall
2 14 (5.32%) DNS
3 13 (4.94%) TCP/IP
4 12 (4.56%) WPA
5 10 (3.80%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (3.04%) VPN
6 8 (3.04%) WAN
7 7 (2.66%) DHCP
7 7 (2.66%) FTP
7 7 (2.66%) LAN
7 7 (2.66%) SD-WAN
8 6 (2.28%) BGP
8 6 (2.28%) VLAN
9 4 (1.52%) OSPF
9 4 (1.52%) SAN
9 4 (1.52%) VoIP
10 3 (1.14%) IPsec
11 2 (0.76%) Cisco Firepower
11 2 (0.76%) Reverse Proxy
11 2 (0.76%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.84%) SQL Server
2 17 (6.46%) Power BI
3 5 (1.90%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.52%) MySQL
4 4 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.76%) Looker
5 2 (0.76%) MS Access
5 2 (0.76%) Tableau
6 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.38%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.38%) GIS
6 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 7 (2.66%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (1.52%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.38%) ERwin
3 1 (0.38%) JIRA
General
1 134 (50.95%) Social Skills
2 95 (36.12%) Finance
3 85 (32.32%) Public Sector
4 40 (15.21%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (12.17%) Influencing Skills
6 31 (11.79%) Legal
7 26 (9.89%) Marketing
8 15 (5.70%) Retail
9 9 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.66%) Fire and Rescue
10 7 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.28%) Police
12 5 (1.90%) Back Office
12 5 (1.90%) Banking
12 5 (1.90%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.52%) Advertising
13 4 (1.52%) Law
13 4 (1.52%) Manufacturing
14 3 (1.14%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 46 (17.49%) Senior
2 42 (15.97%) Business Manager
3 40 (15.21%) Business Development Manager
3 40 (15.21%) Development Manager
4 34 (12.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 32 (12.17%) Analyst
6 30 (11.41%) Civil Engineer
6 30 (11.41%) Development Engineer
7 21 (7.98%) Lead
8 15 (5.70%) Principal Engineer
9 12 (4.56%) Project Manager
10 11 (4.18%) Developer
10 11 (4.18%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 10 (3.80%) Architect
12 9 (3.42%) Applications Support
12 9 (3.42%) Network Engineer
12 9 (3.42%) Senior Manager
12 9 (3.42%) Support Analyst
13 8 (3.04%) Audit Manager
13 8 (3.04%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.42%) XML
2 6 (2.28%) .NET
3 4 (1.52%) .NET Framework
3 4 (1.52%) NHibernate
4 2 (0.76%) Middleware
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.76%) REST
4 2 (0.76%) RESTful
4 2 (0.76%) SOAP
4 2 (0.76%) TAPI
5 1 (0.38%) COM+
5 1 (0.38%) CSS
5 1 (0.38%) Django
5 1 (0.38%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.41%) NHS
2 21 (7.98%) Social Media
3 18 (6.84%) Onboarding
4 14 (5.32%) Data Centre
4 14 (5.32%) Management Information System
5 12 (4.56%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.90%) Client/Server
6 5 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (1.90%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.52%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.52%) e-Learning
7 4 (1.52%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.14%) Acoustics
8 3 (1.14%) Blog
8 3 (1.14%) Housing Association
8 3 (1.14%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.76%) CCTV
9 2 (0.76%) iPad
9 2 (0.76%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 31 (11.79%) Windows
2 12 (4.56%) Windows Vista
3 11 (4.18%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.66%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.14%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.76%) VMS
7 1 (0.38%) Linux
7 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.38%) Solaris
7 1 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (28.52%) Project Delivery
2 58 (22.05%) Business Development
3 56 (21.29%) Project Management
4 50 (19.01%) Mentoring
4 50 (19.01%) Problem-Solving
5 48 (18.25%) Agile
6 46 (17.49%) Continuous Improvement
7 39 (14.83%) ITIL
8 38 (14.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 34 (12.93%) Stakeholder Management
10 27 (10.27%) Budgeting
10 27 (10.27%) Innovative Thinking
11 22 (8.37%) CRM
12 21 (7.98%) Cybersecurity
12 21 (7.98%) Strategic Planning
13 19 (7.22%) Due Diligence
13 19 (7.22%) Service Management
14 18 (6.84%) Customer Service
14 18 (6.84%) Risk Assessment
15 17 (6.46%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (12.55%) SQL
2 14 (5.32%) PowerShell
3 10 (3.80%) Python
4 8 (3.04%) T-SQL
5 7 (2.66%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.28%) C#
7 4 (1.52%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.76%) Progress 4GL
9 2 (0.76%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.38%) Bash
10 1 (0.38%) R
Qualifications
1 66 (25.10%) DBS Check
2 46 (17.49%) Degree
3 18 (6.84%) Postgraduate
4 12 (4.56%) CISSP
5 11 (4.18%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (4.18%) CISM
6 9 (3.42%) ACCA
7 8 (3.04%) Security Cleared
8 6 (2.28%) HNC
8 6 (2.28%) HND
8 6 (2.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (2.28%) MOS
9 5 (1.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (1.90%) CCSP
9 5 (1.90%) CEH
9 5 (1.90%) GIAC
9 5 (1.90%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.90%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.52%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (11.03%) Accessibility
2 26 (9.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (4.56%) NIST
3 12 (4.56%) QA
4 10 (3.80%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (3.04%) Data Quality
5 8 (3.04%) GAAP
5 8 (3.04%) IFRS
6 6 (2.28%) NCSC
7 4 (1.52%) GDPR
7 4 (1.52%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.52%) SLA
8 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.38%) PMO
System Software
1 12 (4.56%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.76%) vSphere
4 1 (0.38%) Docker
4 1 (0.38%) LXC
4 1 (0.38%) Samba
Systems Management
1 5 (1.90%) FortiGate
1 5 (1.90%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (1.90%) ZABBIX
2 4 (1.52%) Nessus
3 3 (1.14%) SmoothWall
4 2 (0.76%) EMC NetWorker
4 2 (0.76%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.76%) Terraform
5 1 (0.38%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 58 (22.05%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.94%) Cisco
3 10 (3.80%) VMware
4 9 (3.42%) Oracle
5 7 (2.66%) Palo Alto
6 6 (2.28%) Google
7 4 (1.52%) Meraki
7 4 (1.52%) NEC
7 4 (1.52%) Qualys
7 4 (1.52%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.52%) SolarWinds
7 4 (1.52%) Tenable
8 3 (1.14%) EMC
8 3 (1.14%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.76%) CheckPoint
9 2 (0.76%) Facebook
9 2 (0.76%) HP
9 2 (0.76%) Northgate
9 2 (0.76%) Progress
9 2 (0.76%) SAP