Local Government Jobs in Merseyside

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
North West > Merseyside

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 94 75
Rank change year-on-year +40 -19 +8
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 2 2 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 0.45% 0.15% 2.19%
As % of the General category 0.54% 0.29% 3.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile - £36,050 £31,600
25th Percentile £62,500 £37,625 £32,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £41,000 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year +58.54% +13.89% -30.01%
75th Percentile £67,500 £45,125 £38,287
90th Percentile - £47,150 £38,715
North West median annual salary £65,000 £33,250 £44,023
% change year-on-year +95.49% -24.47% +6.40%

All General Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 372 680 726
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 83.78% 50.11% 69.01%
Number of salaries quoted 134 489 250
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,700 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £44,875
Median % change year-on-year - -10.86% -0.37%
75th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £57,375
90th Percentile £74,375 £68,750 £66,375
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +2.98%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Merseyside

Local Government
Salary Trend in Merseyside

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

Salary trend for Local Government in Merseyside

Local Government
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 28 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
Liverpool +43 2 £65,000 +58.54% 6
Local Government
North West

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Head of Business Transformation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) COM+
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps