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 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 338 313 320
Rank change year-on-year -25 +7 +247
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 58 205 290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.44% 0.88% 1.00%
As % of the General category 0.58% 1.29% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 34 130 107
10th Percentile £35,707 £34,200 £46,378
25th Percentile £48,750 £35,000 £47,420
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,750 £46,555 £58,761
Median % change year-on-year +19.75% -20.77% -4.06%
75th Percentile £60,287 £58,750 £68,703
90th Percentile £75,125 £72,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £51,542 £39,870 £50,000
% change year-on-year +29.28% -20.26% +16.90%

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 9,987 15,891 19,615
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 76.04% 68.21% 67.81%
Number of salaries quoted 5,630 10,890 14,640
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £71,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.63% -4.05% +5.71%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £125,000 £120,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -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 16 July 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 16 July 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
South London -5 7 £37,643 -20.75% 13
Central London +29 4 £63,500 +78.87% 16
East London -19 2 - - 10
North London -24 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 3 (5.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.90%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.45%) AutoCAD
4 1 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.72%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (5.17%) NEC Housing
1 3 (5.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 11 (18.97%) Azure
2 8 (13.79%) Power Platform
3 4 (6.90%) AWS
4 3 (5.17%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (5.17%) Azure Storage
4 3 (5.17%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (5.17%) IaaS
4 3 (5.17%) Microsoft Purview
4 3 (5.17%) PaaS
4 3 (5.17%) Power Automate
4 3 (5.17%) PowerApps
4 3 (5.17%) SaaS
5 2 (3.45%) Azure API Management
5 2 (3.45%) Azure Logic Apps
5 2 (3.45%) Kong
5 2 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.72%) Copilot Studio
6 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.72%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.17%) Firewall
1 3 (5.17%) LAN
1 3 (5.17%) WAN
1 3 (5.17%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (3.45%) SD-WAN
2 2 (3.45%) VPN
3 1 (1.72%) BGP
3 1 (1.72%) eduroam
3 1 (1.72%) IGRP
3 1 (1.72%) Internet
3 1 (1.72%) MPLS
3 1 (1.72%) VPLS
3 1 (1.72%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.62%) Power BI
2 4 (6.90%) MySQL
2 4 (6.90%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (6.90%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.45%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 4 (6.90%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.72%) JIRA
General
1 32 (55.17%) Social Skills
2 23 (39.66%) Public Sector
3 20 (34.48%) Finance
4 9 (15.52%) Retail
5 8 (13.79%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (13.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (13.79%) Legal
6 5 (8.62%) Banking
6 5 (8.62%) Influencing Skills
6 5 (8.62%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (6.90%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (5.17%) Law
9 2 (3.45%) Aviation
9 2 (3.45%) Marketing
10 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (12.07%) Developer
2 6 (10.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 6 (10.34%) Senior
3 5 (8.62%) Architect
3 5 (8.62%) Business Manager
3 5 (8.62%) Solutions Architect
4 4 (6.90%) Applications Developer
4 4 (6.90%) Applications Specialist
4 4 (6.90%) C# Application Developer
4 4 (6.90%) C# Developer
4 4 (6.90%) C# Software Developer
4 4 (6.90%) C# Web Application Developer
4 4 (6.90%) C# Web Developer
4 4 (6.90%) Civil Engineer
4 4 (6.90%) Development Engineer
4 4 (6.90%) Web Applications Developer
4 4 (6.90%) Web Applications Specialist
4 4 (6.90%) Web Developer
4 4 (6.90%) Web Specialist
5 3 (5.17%) DevOps Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.90%) .NET
1 4 (6.90%) .NET Framework
1 4 (6.90%) NHibernate
2 3 (5.17%) TAPI
3 2 (3.45%) Middleware
3 2 (3.45%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 8 (13.79%) Social Media
2 7 (12.07%) NHS
3 5 (8.62%) Security Posture
3 5 (8.62%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (6.90%) Mobile App
5 3 (5.17%) Blog
5 3 (5.17%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (3.45%) CCTV
6 2 (3.45%) Cloud Native
6 2 (3.45%) Data Centre
6 2 (3.45%) iPad
6 2 (3.45%) Product Ownership
7 1 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.72%) Housing Association
7 1 (1.72%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.72%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.45%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (43.10%) Agile
2 20 (34.48%) Mentoring
3 19 (32.76%) Project Management
4 17 (29.31%) Business Development
5 11 (18.97%) Project Delivery
6 9 (15.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (15.52%) Risk Management
7 8 (13.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 8 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (13.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 8 (13.79%) Time Management
8 7 (12.07%) Data Governance
8 7 (12.07%) DevOps
9 6 (10.34%) Coaching
9 6 (10.34%) Strategic Thinking
9 6 (10.34%) User Experience
10 5 (8.62%) Roadmaps
10 5 (8.62%) Target Operating Model
10 5 (8.62%) Thought Leadership
10 5 (8.62%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.90%) C#
1 4 (6.90%) JavaScript
1 4 (6.90%) TypeScript
2 3 (5.17%) Python
3 2 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (20.69%) Degree
2 10 (17.24%) DBS Check
3 7 (12.07%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (8.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 5 (8.62%) CCSP
4 5 (8.62%) CISM
4 5 (8.62%) CISSP
4 5 (8.62%) Master's Degree
5 3 (5.17%) Azure Certification
6 2 (3.45%) CCNP
6 2 (3.45%) Chartered Engineer
6 2 (3.45%) Postgraduate
6 2 (3.45%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.72%) ACCA
7 1 (1.72%) APMP
7 1 (1.72%) CIPFA
7 1 (1.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (18.97%) Accessibility
2 8 (13.79%) QA
3 7 (12.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (8.62%) NIST
5 4 (6.90%) Data Quality
6 3 (5.17%) GDPR
7 2 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (1.72%) PMBOK
8 1 (1.72%) PMO
8 1 (1.72%) SLA
Systems Management
1 2 (3.45%) Kubernetes
1 2 (3.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 14 (24.14%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.17%) Cisco
2 3 (5.17%) NEC
3 2 (3.45%) Facebook
3 2 (3.45%) Instagram
3 2 (3.45%) Meraki
3 2 (3.45%) Palo Alto
4 1 (1.72%) Juniper
4 1 (1.72%) Oracle
4 1 (1.72%) SAP
4 1 (1.72%) Workday