Local Government Job Trends 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 6 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 311 307 312
Rank change year-on-year -4 +5 +43
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 140 73 155
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.54% 0.62% 0.84%
As % of the General category 1.04% 0.82% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 62 25 44
10th Percentile £33,454 £33,700 £34,767
25th Percentile £45,563 £35,500 £40,029
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -5.41% +15.68%
75th Percentile £64,875 £59,000 £69,925
90th Percentile £88,686 £64,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £43,042 £45,741
% change year-on-year +16.16% -5.90% +17.48%

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 general skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 13,471 8,939 12,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 51.90% 76.28% 69.07%
Number of salaries quoted 8,245 5,365 7,412
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £125,000 £122,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,793 £57,945
% change year-on-year +0.38% -5.44% -3.43%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Local Government relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Local Government job vacancy trend in London

Local Government
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Local Government

Local Government
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in London over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

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 6 October 2026. 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
South London +8 17 £32,020 -11.84% 6
Central London +15 11 £50,000 - 15
North London 0 4 £55,000 -
East London -8 2 - - 4
West London - 1 £86,000 - 11
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.43%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.71%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.14%) AutoCAD
3 3 (2.14%) Civil 3D
3 3 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.43%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.71%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.71%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.71%) InDesign
5 1 (0.71%) Inkscape
5 1 (0.71%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.71%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (1.43%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.71%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.71%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 8 (5.71%) Azure
2 6 (4.29%) AWS
2 6 (4.29%) GCP
3 5 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (2.14%) Entra ID
4 3 (2.14%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.71%) Canva
5 1 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.43%) DHCP
1 2 (1.43%) DNS
2 1 (0.71%) DSL
2 1 (0.71%) PPP
2 1 (0.71%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.14%) Power BI
2 2 (1.43%) Power Query
3 1 (0.71%) GIS
3 1 (0.71%) QGIS
General
1 59 (42.14%) Social Skills
2 45 (32.14%) Public Sector
3 34 (24.29%) Finance
4 30 (21.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 29 (20.71%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (12.86%) Retail
7 16 (11.43%) Banking
8 14 (10.00%) Fire and Rescue
9 13 (9.29%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (8.57%) Marketing
11 11 (7.86%) Social Housing
12 10 (7.14%) Legal
13 7 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (2.14%) Law
15 2 (1.43%) Back Office
15 2 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (1.43%) Military
16 1 (0.71%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 25 (17.86%) Business Manager
2 23 (16.43%) Consultant
3 22 (15.71%) Business Development Manager
3 22 (15.71%) Development Manager
4 16 (11.43%) Senior
5 13 (9.29%) Bid Consultant
6 10 (7.14%) Analyst
7 6 (4.29%) Senior Consultant
8 5 (3.57%) Lead
8 5 (3.57%) Project Manager
9 4 (2.86%) Business Development Executive
9 4 (2.86%) Delivery Manager
9 4 (2.86%) Product Analyst
9 4 (2.86%) Programme Manager
9 4 (2.86%) Software Analyst
9 4 (2.86%) Software Product Analyst
9 4 (2.86%) Solutions Analyst
10 3 (2.14%) Associate Director
10 3 (2.14%) Associate Project Manager
10 3 (2.14%) Programme Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.71%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (2.14%) TAPI
3 1 (0.71%) .NET
3 1 (0.71%) RESTful
3 1 (0.71%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.86%) NHS
2 16 (11.43%) Security Posture
3 13 (9.29%) Management Information System
4 10 (7.14%) CCTV
4 10 (7.14%) Housing Association
5 7 (5.00%) Replication
6 6 (4.29%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (2.86%) Data Centre
7 4 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (2.14%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (2.14%) PropTech
9 2 (1.43%) Cloud Native
9 2 (1.43%) Driving Licence
9 2 (1.43%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.71%) Acoustics
10 1 (0.71%) Blog
10 1 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.71%) e-Learning
10 1 (0.71%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.71%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.71%) Windows
1 1 (0.71%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (30.71%) Business Development
2 30 (21.43%) Mentoring
3 26 (18.57%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (18.57%) Risk Management
4 20 (14.29%) Information Security
5 18 (12.86%) Target Operating Model
6 17 (12.14%) Project Management
7 16 (11.43%) Time Management
8 15 (10.71%) AI
8 15 (10.71%) Continuous Improvement
9 14 (10.00%) Business Analysis
9 14 (10.00%) Line Management
9 14 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 13 (9.29%) Presales
10 13 (9.29%) Programme Management
11 12 (8.57%) Problem-Solving
11 12 (8.57%) Project Delivery
11 12 (8.57%) Strategic Thinking
12 11 (7.86%) Data Protection
12 11 (7.86%) Lead Generation
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.14%) Python
2 2 (1.43%) R
3 1 (0.71%) Ada
3 1 (0.71%) Bicep
3 1 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.71%) Java
3 1 (0.71%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (18.57%) Degree
2 19 (13.57%) CISM
2 19 (13.57%) CISSP
3 14 (10.00%) DBS Check
4 11 (7.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 11 (7.86%) CCSP
4 11 (7.86%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (7.86%) Master's Degree
5 8 (5.71%) CRISC
6 4 (2.86%) Security Cleared
7 3 (2.14%) CISA
7 3 (2.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 3 (2.14%) RIBA
8 2 (1.43%) ACCA
8 2 (1.43%) CIMA
8 2 (1.43%) CIPFA
9 1 (0.71%) APMG
9 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.71%) Postgraduate
9 1 (0.71%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (15.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 21 (15.00%) NIST
2 16 (11.43%) QA
3 7 (5.00%) GRC
4 6 (4.29%) NIST 800
5 3 (2.14%) COBIT
5 3 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 3 (2.14%) NCSC
6 2 (1.43%) COSHH
7 1 (0.71%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.71%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.71%) PMO
7 1 (0.71%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.43%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.71%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (13.57%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.14%) Oracle
3 6 (4.29%) Google
4 2 (1.43%) Adobe
4 2 (1.43%) NEC
4 2 (1.43%) SAP
4 2 (1.43%) Workday
5 1 (0.71%) Apple
5 1 (0.71%) Capita
5 1 (0.71%) Civica
5 1 (0.71%) Instagram
5 1 (0.71%) Northgate
5 1 (0.71%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.71%) Xero