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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 441 316 327
Rank change year-on-year -125 +11 +201
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 248 763 888
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.50% 0.85% 1.04%
As % of the General category 0.72% 1.46% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 127 513 371
10th Percentile £32,000 £26,050 £35,750
25th Percentile £39,926 £33,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £39,870 £49,819
Median % change year-on-year +14.12% -19.97% +10.10%
75th Percentile £58,750 £52,500 £68,703
90th Percentile £73,833 £69,350 £75,330
UK median annual salary £47,500 £39,882 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.10% -20.24% +10.50%

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 34,488 52,134 57,770
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 69.93% 58.04% 67.83%
Number of salaries quoted 16,095 36,062 32,007
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,565 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.84% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £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 31 May 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 31 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
London -17 73 £54,750 +13.98% 187
South East +3 48 £42,500 +5.48% 53
East of England +24 32 £42,000 -1.18% 20
Midlands -49 30 £52,500 +40.00% 83
North of England -91 30 £55,043 +62.32% 94
South West +73 19 £34,500 -10.97% 44
West Midlands -32 19 £49,887 +42.53% 47
North West -77 17 £60,021 +80.52% 55
East Midlands +22 11 £68,750 +83.33% 35
Yorkshire +11 7 £44,700 +31.82% 25
North East +35 4 - - 16
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 (6.05%) IIS
2 12 (4.84%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.02%) Apache
4 4 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.61%) OpenEdge
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 22 (8.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (7.26%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (3.23%) Chatbot
4 4 (1.61%) AutoCAD
4 4 (1.61%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.40%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.40%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (4.84%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 4 (1.61%) NEC Housing
3 3 (1.21%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (1.21%) Shopify
4 2 (0.81%) Infor M3
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.40%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 30 (12.10%) Azure
2 28 (11.29%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (8.06%) Power Platform
3 20 (8.06%) SaaS
4 10 (4.03%) Power Automate
5 8 (3.23%) Google Workspace
6 6 (2.42%) Entra ID
7 5 (2.02%) AWS
7 5 (2.02%) PaaS
8 4 (1.61%) Azure Storage
8 4 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.61%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (1.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 3 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.21%) IaaS
10 2 (0.81%) Azure API Management
10 2 (0.81%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.81%) Google Tag Manager
10 2 (0.81%) OCI
10 2 (0.81%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.87%) Firewall
2 12 (4.84%) DNS
2 12 (4.84%) WPA
3 11 (4.44%) TCP/IP
4 10 (4.03%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (3.23%) VPN
5 8 (3.23%) WAN
6 7 (2.82%) FTP
6 7 (2.82%) SD-WAN
6 7 (2.82%) VLAN
7 6 (2.42%) BGP
7 6 (2.42%) LAN
8 5 (2.02%) DHCP
8 5 (2.02%) OSPF
8 5 (2.02%) VoIP
9 4 (1.61%) Internet
10 3 (1.21%) EIGRP
10 3 (1.21%) IPsec
10 3 (1.21%) Unified Communications
10 3 (1.21%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.26%) SQL Server
2 16 (6.45%) Power BI
3 5 (2.02%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.61%) MySQL
4 4 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.81%) Looker
5 2 (0.81%) Tableau
6 1 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.40%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.40%) GIS
6 1 (0.40%) MS Access
6 1 (0.40%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 7 (2.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (1.61%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.40%) ERwin
3 1 (0.40%) JIRA
General
1 112 (45.16%) Social Skills
2 72 (29.03%) Public Sector
3 60 (24.19%) Finance
4 47 (18.95%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (9.68%) Marketing
6 21 (8.47%) Legal
7 14 (5.65%) Retail
8 11 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (4.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (3.63%) Social Housing
11 8 (3.23%) Police
12 7 (2.82%) Fire and Rescue
13 6 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (2.02%) Back Office
14 5 (2.02%) Banking
14 5 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (2.02%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.61%) Law
16 2 (0.81%) Electronics
16 2 (0.81%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 36 (14.52%) Senior
2 35 (14.11%) Analyst
3 21 (8.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 21 (8.47%) Project Manager
4 19 (7.66%) Lead
5 16 (6.45%) Civil Engineer
5 16 (6.45%) Development Engineer
6 15 (6.05%) Business Manager
6 15 (6.05%) Developer
7 13 (5.24%) Business Development Manager
7 13 (5.24%) Development Manager
8 10 (4.03%) Applications Support
8 10 (4.03%) Architect
8 10 (4.03%) Lecturer
8 10 (4.03%) Principal Engineer
9 9 (3.63%) Consultant
9 9 (3.63%) IT Analyst
9 9 (3.63%) Network Engineer
9 9 (3.63%) Support Analyst
10 8 (3.23%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.44%) .NET
2 9 (3.63%) XML
3 4 (1.61%) .NET Framework
3 4 (1.61%) NHibernate
4 2 (0.81%) HTML
4 2 (0.81%) Middleware
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.81%) REST
4 2 (0.81%) RESTful
4 2 (0.81%) SOAP
5 1 (0.40%) COM+
5 1 (0.40%) CSS
5 1 (0.40%) TAPI
5 1 (0.40%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.06%) Onboarding
1 20 (8.06%) Social Media
2 17 (6.85%) NHS
3 15 (6.05%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (5.24%) Data Centre
4 13 (5.24%) Management Information System
5 7 (2.82%) Housing Association
5 7 (2.82%) Robotics
6 6 (2.42%) Client/Server
7 5 (2.02%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.61%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.61%) e-Learning
8 4 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.61%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.21%) Acoustics
9 3 (1.21%) Blog
9 3 (1.21%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.81%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.81%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 31 (12.50%) Windows
2 12 (4.84%) Windows Vista
3 10 (4.03%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.82%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.81%) Linux
5 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.40%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.40%) Solaris
6 1 (0.40%) Unix
6 1 (0.40%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (21.77%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (21.37%) Project Management
3 46 (18.55%) Agile
4 43 (17.34%) Continuous Improvement
5 41 (16.53%) Project Delivery
6 37 (14.92%) ITIL
7 33 (13.31%) Mentoring
8 31 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 30 (12.10%) Business Development
10 24 (9.68%) Customer Service
10 24 (9.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 22 (8.87%) Cybersecurity
12 20 (8.06%) Change Management
12 20 (8.06%) CRM
13 19 (7.66%) Decision-Making
14 17 (6.85%) Risk Management
15 16 (6.45%) Business Strategy
15 16 (6.45%) Information Security
15 16 (6.45%) Service Delivery
16 15 (6.05%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 31 (12.50%) SQL
2 14 (5.65%) PowerShell
3 13 (5.24%) JavaScript
4 12 (4.84%) C#
5 10 (4.03%) Python
6 8 (3.23%) T-SQL
7 7 (2.82%) VB.NET
8 4 (1.61%) Progress 4GL
8 4 (1.61%) TypeScript
9 3 (1.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.40%) Bash
10 1 (0.40%) R
Qualifications
1 52 (20.97%) Degree
2 36 (14.52%) DBS Check
3 14 (5.65%) Postgraduate
4 11 (4.44%) CISM
4 11 (4.44%) CISSP
5 10 (4.03%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (3.63%) Security Cleared
7 8 (3.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (2.42%) HNC
8 6 (2.42%) HND
8 6 (2.42%) MOS
9 5 (2.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (2.02%) ACCA
9 5 (2.02%) CCSP
9 5 (2.02%) Master's Degree
9 5 (2.02%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.61%) CEH
10 4 (1.61%) CREST Certified
10 4 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (1.61%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (7.66%) QA
3 18 (7.26%) Accessibility
4 11 (4.44%) NIST
5 10 (4.03%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (3.23%) Data Quality
7 6 (2.42%) NCSC
8 4 (1.61%) GAAP
8 4 (1.61%) GDPR
8 4 (1.61%) IFRS
9 3 (1.21%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.40%) PMO
10 1 (0.40%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (3.63%) Active Directory
1 9 (3.63%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.81%) vSphere
3 1 (0.40%) Docker
3 1 (0.40%) LXC
3 1 (0.40%) Samba
Systems Management
1 5 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (2.02%) ZABBIX
2 4 (1.61%) FortiGate
2 4 (1.61%) Nessus
3 2 (0.81%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.81%) SmoothWall
3 2 (0.81%) Terraform
4 1 (0.40%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.40%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.40%) SCCM
Vendors
1 67 (27.02%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.84%) Cisco
3 10 (4.03%) Google
4 9 (3.63%) Oracle
4 9 (3.63%) VMware
5 7 (2.82%) Salesforce
5 7 (2.82%) UiPath
6 5 (2.02%) Palo Alto
7 4 (1.61%) NEC
7 4 (1.61%) Progress
7 4 (1.61%) Qualys
7 4 (1.61%) SolarWinds
7 4 (1.61%) Tenable
8 3 (1.21%) Adobe
8 3 (1.21%) Fortinet
8 3 (1.21%) HP
8 3 (1.21%) Meraki
9 2 (0.81%) Databricks
9 2 (0.81%) Facebook
9 2 (0.81%) Zscaler