Local Government Jobs in Glasgow

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 179 104
Rank change year-on-year +118 -75 -12
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Local Government 27 16 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 3.34% 0.59% 0.57%
As % of the General category 4.99% 0.78% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 3 10 4
10th Percentile - £31,250 -
25th Percentile £25,203 - £64,356
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,835 £40,000 £67,003
Median % change year-on-year -35.41% -40.30% +67.66%
75th Percentile £26,468 £45,000 £69,649
90th Percentile - £53,750 -
Scotland median annual salary £25,835 £43,750 £25,000
% change year-on-year -40.95% +75.00% -36.42%

All General Skills
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 541 2,053 829
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 66.87% 75.39% 68.06%
Number of salaries quoted 184 348 398
10th Percentile £25,000 £36,175 £35,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,250 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.50% -9.09% +9.48%
75th Percentile £63,125 £67,500 £67,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £40,101 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -19.80% -9.09% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Glasgow

Local Government
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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 27 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 24 (88.89%) Finance
3 3 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (11.11%) Marketing
3 3 (11.11%) Police
3 3 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (88.89%) Audit Manager
1 24 (88.89%) Senior
1 24 (88.89%) Senior Audit Manager
1 24 (88.89%) Senior Manager
2 3 (11.11%) Sales Executive
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (88.89%) Agile
1 24 (88.89%) Coaching
2 3 (11.11%) Artificial Intelligence
2 3 (11.11%) Customer Experience
2 3 (11.11%) Email Marketing
2 3 (11.11%) IT Strategy
2 3 (11.11%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 24 (88.89%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (88.89%) GAAP
1 24 (88.89%) IFRS
18 Local Government jobs in Scotland