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 advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 322 345 506
Rank change year-on-year +23 +161 +66
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 742 917 850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.87% 0.98% 0.65%
As % of the General category 1.48% 1.43% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 519 370 380
10th Percentile £26,000 £32,658 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,807 £38,750 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,882 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.24% +11.11% -0.34%
75th Percentile £53,000 £68,703 £59,097
90th Percentile £70,250 £75,330 £73,761
UK median annual salary £39,882 £50,874 £44,602
% change year-on-year -21.61% +14.06% -0.89%

All General Skills
England

Local Government is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 50,259 64,087 82,968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 59.26% 68.74% 63.47%
Number of salaries quoted 35,481 34,591 45,074
10th Percentile £27,445 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,249 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.86% +0.42% +4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £103,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

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 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024. 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 +46 201 £48,831 -18.62% 92
North of England -38 160 £33,911 -14.15% 62
Midlands +4 142 £37,133 -38.11% 58
South East +87 120 £40,400 -24.49% 80
West Midlands +50 107 £34,998 -49.56% 31
North West -3 88 £33,250 -24.47% 32
South West +13 61 £39,882 -9.36% 48
East of England +15 55 £46,297 -0.44% 41
Yorkshire +2 55 £33,911 -11.07% 24
East Midlands -45 35 £37,500 -16.67% 27
North East -16 17 £38,750 +8.74% 6
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 30 (4.04%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.16%) Apache
3 13 (1.75%) IIS
4 12 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.62%) Tomcat
5 9 (1.21%) ArcGIS
6 5 (0.67%) CMS
7 3 (0.40%) Totara
8 1 (0.13%) Confluence
8 1 (0.13%) Drupal
Applications
1 52 (7.01%) AutoCAD
2 46 (6.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 44 (5.93%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.21%) Revit
5 6 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 48 (6.47%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.81%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.13%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 70 (9.43%) Azure
2 64 (8.63%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (8.09%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.91%) AWS
5 27 (3.64%) dbt
6 25 (3.37%) Entra ID
6 25 (3.37%) SaaS
7 22 (2.96%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (2.16%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 16 (2.16%) Azure Monitor
8 16 (2.16%) Azure Service Bus
9 6 (0.81%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.67%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.67%) Google Tag Manager
10 5 (0.67%) Google Workspace
10 5 (0.67%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.54%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.54%) OCI
12 3 (0.40%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (0.40%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.16%) Firewall
2 15 (2.02%) Wireless
3 11 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (1.21%) LAN
5 7 (0.94%) Internet
5 7 (0.94%) SMS
6 6 (0.81%) Intranet
6 6 (0.81%) MPLS
6 6 (0.81%) SD-WAN
7 5 (0.67%) VPN
8 4 (0.54%) Network Security
8 4 (0.54%) TETRA
8 4 (0.54%) WAN
9 3 (0.40%) Broadband
9 3 (0.40%) DNS
10 1 (0.13%) 5G
10 1 (0.13%) DHCP
10 1 (0.13%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.13%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (8.63%) SQL Server
2 44 (5.93%) Power BI
3 29 (3.91%) Oracle Database
4 26 (3.50%) PostgreSQL
5 22 (2.96%) Data Warehouse
5 22 (2.96%) GIS
5 22 (2.96%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 18 (2.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 14 (1.89%) Relational Database
8 13 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 12 (1.62%) Oracle Database 12c
10 10 (1.35%) Tableau
11 9 (1.21%) Spatial Data
12 8 (1.08%) Geospatial Data
13 7 (0.94%) BusinessObjects
13 7 (0.94%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
13 7 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.94%) Semantic Layer
14 4 (0.54%) MS Access
14 4 (0.54%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (1.08%) JIRA
2 7 (0.94%) Git
2 7 (0.94%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 7 (0.94%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.67%) Oracle APEX
4 4 (0.54%) RSpec
5 3 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.40%) Selenium
5 3 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 263 (35.44%) Social Skills
2 209 (28.17%) Finance
3 173 (23.32%) Public Sector
4 133 (17.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 80 (10.78%) Legal
6 69 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
7 63 (8.49%) Presentation Skills
8 50 (6.74%) Back Office
8 50 (6.74%) Telecoms
9 48 (6.47%) Police
9 48 (6.47%) Retail
10 37 (4.99%) Organisational Skills
11 34 (4.58%) Marketing
12 33 (4.45%) Billing
13 32 (4.31%) Fire and Rescue
14 27 (3.64%) Digital Economy
15 11 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (1.08%) Law
16 8 (1.08%) Social Housing
17 6 (0.81%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 88 (11.86%) Analyst
2 77 (10.38%) Senior
3 64 (8.63%) Lead
4 52 (7.01%) Project Manager
5 48 (6.47%) Coordinator
6 39 (5.26%) Technical Coordinator
7 34 (4.58%) Audit Manager
8 26 (3.50%) IT Technician
9 24 (3.23%) Development Manager
10 23 (3.10%) Administrator
11 22 (2.96%) Developer
12 21 (2.83%) Data Analyst
13 18 (2.43%) Applications Support
13 18 (2.43%) Senior Manager
14 17 (2.29%) Technical Manager
15 13 (1.75%) Business Manager
15 13 (1.75%) Team Leader
16 12 (1.62%) DBA
16 12 (1.62%) Oracle DBA
16 12 (1.62%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (3.37%) .NET
2 24 (3.23%) Web Services
3 17 (2.29%) .NET Core
4 9 (1.21%) CSS
4 9 (1.21%) HTML
4 9 (1.21%) Ruby on Rails
5 8 (1.08%) REST
6 6 (0.81%) JSON
6 6 (0.81%) XML
7 5 (0.67%) RESTful
7 5 (0.67%) SOAP
8 4 (0.54%) Sidekiq
9 3 (0.40%) EDI
10 1 (0.13%) ASP.NET
10 1 (0.13%) Core Animation
10 1 (0.13%) jQuery
10 1 (0.13%) Laravel
10 1 (0.13%) Node.js
10 1 (0.13%) TAPI
10 1 (0.13%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 84 (11.32%) Housing Association
2 64 (8.63%) Self-Motivation
3 52 (7.01%) Management Information System
4 50 (6.74%) NHS
5 38 (5.12%) Driving Licence
6 36 (4.85%) Social Media
7 28 (3.77%) Onboarding
8 21 (2.83%) CCTV
9 20 (2.70%) Renewable Energy
10 13 (1.75%) Public Cloud
11 12 (1.62%) PACS
11 12 (1.62%) Smartcard
12 11 (1.48%) Blog
12 11 (1.48%) Educational Technology
13 10 (1.35%) Freedom of Information
14 8 (1.08%) Acoustics
14 8 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
15 6 (0.81%) Data Centre
15 6 (0.81%) IoT
15 6 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 33 (4.45%) Windows
2 28 (3.77%) Unix
3 18 (2.43%) Linux
4 12 (1.62%) Solaris
5 5 (0.67%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.54%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.54%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.40%) Android
8 2 (0.27%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.27%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.13%) VMS
9 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (19.27%) Agile
2 115 (15.50%) Problem-Solving
3 100 (13.48%) Project Management
4 77 (10.38%) Customer Service
5 68 (9.16%) Business Development
5 68 (9.16%) Continuous Improvement
6 58 (7.82%) Coaching
6 58 (7.82%) Time Management
7 51 (6.87%) Mathematics
8 50 (6.74%) Service Management
9 49 (6.60%) Business Intelligence
9 49 (6.60%) Performance Management
10 48 (6.47%) Thought Leadership
11 45 (6.06%) Project Delivery
12 44 (5.93%) Data Analysis
12 44 (5.93%) People Management
13 39 (5.26%) Collaborative Working
13 39 (5.26%) ITIL
13 39 (5.26%) Line Management
14 36 (4.85%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 57 (7.68%) SQL
2 29 (3.91%) C#
3 20 (2.70%) Python
4 16 (2.16%) Bicep
5 12 (1.62%) PL/SQL
5 12 (1.62%) Shell Script
6 11 (1.48%) JavaScript
7 10 (1.35%) Java
7 10 (1.35%) Ruby
8 8 (1.08%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.67%) R
10 4 (0.54%) SPARQL
11 2 (0.27%) C
11 2 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.13%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.13%) Objective-C
12 1 (0.13%) PHP
12 1 (0.13%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.13%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 159 (21.43%) Degree
2 61 (8.22%) HND
3 52 (7.01%) HNC
4 47 (6.33%) Security Cleared
5 41 (5.53%) DBS Check
6 35 (4.72%) ACCA
7 15 (2.02%) SC Cleared
8 12 (1.62%) A+ Certification
8 12 (1.62%) Oracle Certification
9 11 (1.48%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.48%) Network+ Certification
10 10 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.81%) MCP
12 5 (0.67%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.67%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.54%) Chartered Engineer
13 4 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.40%) CCNP
14 3 (0.40%) PMP
14 3 (0.40%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (4.72%) Accessibility
2 32 (4.31%) GAAP
2 32 (4.31%) IFRS
3 25 (3.37%) Data Quality
4 21 (2.83%) QA
5 11 (1.48%) GDPR
6 8 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.94%) NEBOSH
8 6 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (0.67%) PMO
9 5 (0.67%) SLA
10 4 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.40%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.40%) NIST
12 2 (0.27%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
12 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.13%) COBIT
13 1 (0.13%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.13%) NCSC
System Software
1 45 (6.06%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.21%) Docker
3 6 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.67%) Firmware
5 3 (0.40%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.40%) vSphere
6 2 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (0.54%) AirWatch
2 4 (0.54%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.13%) QRadar
3 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 172 (23.18%) Microsoft
2 49 (6.60%) NEC
3 45 (6.06%) Oracle
4 37 (4.99%) CA
5 13 (1.75%) Cisco
5 13 (1.75%) Google
6 11 (1.48%) Openreach
7 8 (1.08%) VMware
8 7 (0.94%) SAP
9 6 (0.81%) BT
9 6 (0.81%) Sage
10 5 (0.67%) ESRI
10 5 (0.67%) Northgate
11 4 (0.54%) Civica
11 4 (0.54%) HubSpot
12 3 (0.40%) SolarWinds
13 2 (0.27%) Apple
13 2 (0.27%) Capita
13 2 (0.27%) Dell
13 2 (0.27%) Liquidlogic