Local Government Jobs in Essex

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 59 77
Rank change year-on-year +3 +18 +10
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 3 17 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 0.63% 1.95% 1.19%
As % of the General category 0.88% 3.35% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 3 12 10
10th Percentile - £27,150 £43,015
25th Percentile £47,999 £42,000 £43,105
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,584 £46,297 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.26% -0.44% -5.44%
75th Percentile £53,170 £57,500 £49,982
90th Percentile - - £50,143
East of England median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year -1.18% -8.60% -15.64%

All General Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 340 507 680
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 70.98% 58.14% 81.24%
Number of salaries quoted 140 399 256
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £47,490
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -5.24% -3.08%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,875 £73,250 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £49,000 £45,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +8.89% -16.67% +13.68%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Essex

Local Government
Salary Trend in Essex

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

Salary trend for Local Government in Essex

Local Government
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Essex region over the 6 months to 17 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
Chelmsford +12 3 £50,584 +9.26% 1
Local Government
East of England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Law
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree