Local Government Jobs in London

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in London. 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 323 306 338
Rank change year-on-year -17 +32 +248
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 73 208 303
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.57% 0.87% 0.94%
As % of the General category 0.74% 1.29% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 34 151 120
10th Percentile £35,707 £34,250 £46,464
25th Percentile £48,750 £35,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 £48,036 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.98% -19.94% +6.60%
75th Percentile £64,688 £59,375 £69,649
90th Percentile £75,125 £72,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £45,500 £39,870 £49,819
% change year-on-year +14.12% -19.97% +10.10%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,816 16,183 22,087
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 76.81% 67.35% 68.63%
Number of salaries quoted 5,261 11,370 15,468
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,500 £50,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,037 £73,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.09% -4.71% +5.00%
75th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £125,000 £120,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £55,565 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.84% -12.50% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in London

Local Government
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Local Government in London

Local Government
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Local Government in London

Local Government
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the London 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
Central London +32 17 £63,500 +0.34% 15
South London +2 10 £43,328 -8.78% 4
East London -19 4 £58,500 +21.78% 4
North London -22 1 - - 3
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 2 (2.74%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (15.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (13.70%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.37%) AutoCAD
3 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.37%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.37%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (5.48%) NEC Housing
2 3 (4.11%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 15 (20.55%) Azure
2 9 (12.33%) Power Platform
3 4 (5.48%) AWS
4 3 (4.11%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 3 (4.11%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (4.11%) Azure Storage
4 3 (4.11%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (4.11%) IaaS
4 3 (4.11%) Microsoft Purview
4 3 (4.11%) PaaS
4 3 (4.11%) SaaS
5 2 (2.74%) Azure API Management
5 2 (2.74%) Kong
5 2 (2.74%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (2.74%) Power Automate
5 2 (2.74%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (1.37%) Copilot Studio
6 1 (1.37%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.48%) Firewall
1 4 (5.48%) Internet
1 4 (5.48%) LAN
1 4 (5.48%) WAN
1 4 (5.48%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (4.11%) SD-WAN
2 3 (4.11%) VPN
3 1 (1.37%) BGP
3 1 (1.37%) eduroam
3 1 (1.37%) IGRP
3 1 (1.37%) MPLS
3 1 (1.37%) VPLS
3 1 (1.37%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.22%) Power BI
2 4 (5.48%) MySQL
2 4 (5.48%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (5.48%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.37%) MS Access
3 1 (1.37%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (5.48%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.37%) JIRA
General
1 33 (45.21%) Social Skills
2 23 (31.51%) Public Sector
3 16 (21.92%) Finance
4 10 (13.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (12.33%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (10.96%) Retail
7 7 (9.59%) Legal
7 7 (9.59%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (6.85%) Banking
9 4 (5.48%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (4.11%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (2.74%) Marketing
11 2 (2.74%) Police
12 1 (1.37%) Aviation
12 1 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (1.37%) Law
12 1 (1.37%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (10.96%) Lead
2 7 (9.59%) Analyst
3 6 (8.22%) Developer
3 6 (8.22%) Support Technician
4 5 (6.85%) Architect
4 5 (6.85%) Senior
4 5 (6.85%) Solutions Architect
5 4 (5.48%) Applications Developer
5 4 (5.48%) Applications Specialist
5 4 (5.48%) C# Developer
5 4 (5.48%) C# Web Application Developer
5 4 (5.48%) C# Web Developer
5 4 (5.48%) Content Manager
5 4 (5.48%) Digital Content Manager
5 4 (5.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (5.48%) Network Engineer
5 4 (5.48%) Web Applications Developer
5 4 (5.48%) Web Applications Specialist
5 4 (5.48%) Web Developer
5 4 (5.48%) Web Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.48%) .NET
1 4 (5.48%) .NET Framework
1 4 (5.48%) NHibernate
2 2 (2.74%) Middleware
2 2 (2.74%) RESTful
3 1 (1.37%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.96%) Social Media
2 5 (6.85%) NHS
2 5 (6.85%) Security Posture
3 4 (5.48%) e-Learning
3 4 (5.48%) Mobile App
3 4 (5.48%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (4.11%) Blog
4 3 (4.11%) Data Centre
4 3 (4.11%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (2.74%) Cloud Native
5 2 (2.74%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.74%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.37%) CCTV
6 1 (1.37%) Client/Server
6 1 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.37%) Housing Association
6 1 (1.37%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.74%) Windows
2 1 (1.37%) Linux
2 1 (1.37%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (34.25%) Agile
2 16 (21.92%) Mentoring
2 16 (21.92%) Project Management
3 14 (19.18%) Business Development
4 13 (17.81%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (15.07%) User Experience
6 10 (13.70%) Decision-Making
6 10 (13.70%) Risk Management
7 9 (12.33%) Data Governance
7 9 (12.33%) DevOps
7 9 (12.33%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (12.33%) Roadmaps
7 9 (12.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 8 (10.96%) Project Delivery
9 7 (9.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 7 (9.59%) Time Management
10 6 (8.22%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (8.22%) Service Delivery
10 6 (8.22%) Strategic Thinking
10 6 (8.22%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.48%) C#
1 4 (5.48%) JavaScript
1 4 (5.48%) TypeScript
2 3 (4.11%) Python
2 3 (4.11%) SQL
3 1 (1.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (1.37%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (19.18%) Degree
2 8 (10.96%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (6.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 5 (6.85%) CCSP
3 5 (6.85%) CISM
3 5 (6.85%) CISSP
3 5 (6.85%) DBS Check
3 5 (6.85%) Master's Degree
4 3 (4.11%) Azure Certification
4 3 (4.11%) CCNP
4 3 (4.11%) Security Cleared
5 2 (2.74%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.37%) ACCA
6 1 (1.37%) APMP
6 1 (1.37%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (1.37%) CIPFA
6 1 (1.37%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (12.33%) Accessibility
1 9 (12.33%) QA
2 7 (9.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (8.22%) Data Quality
4 5 (6.85%) NIST
5 3 (4.11%) GDPR
6 2 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (1.37%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (1.37%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (2.74%) Kubernetes
1 2 (2.74%) Terraform
2 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.37%) SCCM
Vendors
1 20 (27.40%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.48%) Cisco
2 4 (5.48%) NEC
3 3 (4.11%) Adobe
3 3 (4.11%) Meraki
3 3 (4.11%) Palo Alto
4 2 (2.74%) Facebook
4 2 (2.74%) Instagram
5 1 (1.37%) Juniper
5 1 (1.37%) Oracle
5 1 (1.37%) SAP
5 1 (1.37%) Workday
5 1 (1.37%) Zscaler