Local Government Job Trends in the Midlands

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 191 188
Rank change year-on-year -7 -3 -7
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 48 35 153
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.39% 0.70% 1.10%
As % of the General category 0.89% 1.05% 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 33 13 101
10th Percentile £26,500 £42,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,390 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,524 £59,652 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.63% +59.07% -40.71%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £43,750
90th Percentile £67,100 £85,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £52,679 £50,000 £39,882
% change year-on-year +5.36% +25.37% -19.95%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 5,364 3,345 7,557
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 43.37% 66.57% 54.12%
Number of salaries quoted 3,289 1,758 4,881
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,335 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,862 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.02% +1.92% -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Local Government
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Local Government

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the Midlands

Local Government
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 June 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
West Midlands -4 38 £55,000 +4.76% 33
East Midlands -26 10 £27,000 -61.33% 30
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 7 (14.58%) ArcGIS
2 3 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 3 (6.25%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 7 (14.58%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (14.58%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (4.17%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.08%) Azure
3 1 (2.08%) Azure Cognitive Services
3 1 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (2.08%) Azure Logic Apps
3 1 (2.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.42%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (14.58%) Geospatial Data
1 7 (14.58%) GIS
2 2 (4.17%) Power BI
3 1 (2.08%) Power Query
3 1 (2.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (2.08%) Star Schema
General
1 17 (35.42%) Public Sector
2 12 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (8.33%) Finance
3 4 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
3 4 (8.33%) Legal
3 4 (8.33%) Retail
4 3 (6.25%) Social Skills
5 2 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.17%) Billing
5 2 (4.17%) Fire and Rescue
5 2 (4.17%) Police
5 2 (4.17%) Social Housing
6 1 (2.08%) Banking
6 1 (2.08%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 9 (18.75%) Head of IT
2 7 (14.58%) Business Development Manager
2 7 (14.58%) Business Manager
2 7 (14.58%) Development Manager
2 7 (14.58%) GIS Technician
3 5 (10.42%) ICT Support
3 5 (10.42%) ICT Support Technician
3 5 (10.42%) ICT Technician
3 5 (10.42%) Support Technician
4 4 (8.33%) IT Manager
4 4 (8.33%) IT Support
4 4 (8.33%) Senior
5 3 (6.25%) IT Development Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Applications Support
6 2 (4.17%) Audit Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Head of IT Services
6 2 (4.17%) Head of Support
7 1 (2.08%) Business Intelligence Lead
7 1 (2.08%) Digital Analyst
7 1 (2.08%) Power BI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) .NET
1 1 (2.08%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.58%) Management Information System
1 7 (14.58%) Mobile App
2 5 (10.42%) Driving Licence
2 5 (10.42%) NHS
3 3 (6.25%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.58%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (29.17%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (18.75%) Analytics
3 8 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 8 (16.67%) Data Analytics
4 7 (14.58%) Asset Management
4 7 (14.58%) Business Development
4 7 (14.58%) Spatial Analysis
5 6 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
5 6 (12.50%) Decision-Making
6 5 (10.42%) Collaborative Culture
6 5 (10.42%) Customer Service
6 5 (10.42%) ITIL
6 5 (10.42%) Server Monitoring
7 4 (8.33%) Data Collection
7 4 (8.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 4 (8.33%) Feasibility Study
7 4 (8.33%) Geotechnical Engineering
8 3 (6.25%) Incident Management
8 3 (6.25%) Internal Audit
8 3 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 9 (18.75%) SQL
2 1 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (2.08%) Python
2 1 (2.08%) R
2 1 (2.08%) RPG
2 1 (2.08%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 5 (10.42%) Degree
2 2 (4.17%) ACCA
3 1 (2.08%) CCAB
3 1 (2.08%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.25%) COSHH
1 3 (6.25%) ISO 14001
1 3 (6.25%) ISO 9001
1 3 (6.25%) NEBOSH
2 2 (4.17%) GAAP
2 2 (4.17%) IFRS
2 2 (4.17%) QA
3 1 (2.08%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.08%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (10.42%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 15 (31.25%) Microsoft
2 7 (14.58%) ESRI
3 1 (2.08%) OpenAI