Local Government Jobs 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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 195 198 278
Rank change year-on-year +3 +80 -25
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 117 89 97
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.01% 1.17% 0.79%
As % of the General category 1.86% 1.68% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 61 64 38
10th Percentile £26,250 £38,213 £20,500
25th Percentile £28,694 £49,676 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £69,378 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -43.79% +54.17% -14.29%
75th Percentile £73,750 £78,000 £52,453
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,301 £66,450
England median annual salary £41,711 £50,000 £42,773
% change year-on-year -16.58% +16.90% -4.95%

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 common skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,276 5,313 8,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 54.02% 69.96% 67.13%
Number of salaries quoted 3,549 2,948 4,722
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,000 £28,125
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £66,004 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £75,040
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the Midlands

Local Government
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Local Government in the Midlands

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

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 26 July 2024. 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 +27 92 £38,223 -44.91% 28
East Midlands -29 25 £39,000 -13.33% 24
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 8 (6.84%) Apache
1 8 (6.84%) IIS
1 8 (6.84%) Tomcat
2 3 (2.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.56%) Totara
Applications
1 23 (19.66%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (10.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (6.84%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 26 (22.22%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 17 (14.53%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (9.40%) SaaS
3 9 (7.69%) Power Platform
4 8 (6.84%) Azure
5 5 (4.27%) Figma
6 4 (3.42%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.85%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.42%) VPN
1 4 (3.42%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.85%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (12.82%) Oracle Database
2 9 (7.69%) Power BI
3 7 (5.98%) Oracle Database 12c
3 7 (5.98%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (5.98%) SQL Server
4 4 (3.42%) GIS
5 3 (2.56%) BusinessObjects
5 3 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (2.56%) Semantic Layer
6 1 (0.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (4.27%) JIRA
General
1 53 (45.30%) Finance
2 49 (41.88%) Public Sector
3 47 (40.17%) Social Skills
4 26 (22.22%) Police
5 25 (21.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (13.68%) Telecoms
7 15 (12.82%) Analytical Skills
8 14 (11.97%) Back Office
8 14 (11.97%) Legal
9 9 (7.69%) Marketing
10 8 (6.84%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (6.84%) Retail
11 7 (5.98%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (5.98%) Social Housing
12 6 (5.13%) Fire and Rescue
13 3 (2.56%) Billing
14 2 (1.71%) Military
14 2 (1.71%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 13 (11.11%) Administrator
2 9 (7.69%) Associate Director
3 8 (6.84%) Analyst
3 8 (6.84%) Applications Support
4 7 (5.98%) Business Development Manager
4 7 (5.98%) Business Manager
4 7 (5.98%) Coordinator
4 7 (5.98%) DBA
4 7 (5.98%) Development Manager
4 7 (5.98%) Oracle DBA
4 7 (5.98%) PostgreSQL DBA
4 7 (5.98%) Technical Coordinator
5 6 (5.13%) Developer
5 6 (5.13%) Project Manager
6 5 (4.27%) Commercial Analyst
6 5 (4.27%) IT Technician
6 5 (4.27%) Product Manager
7 4 (3.42%) IT Support
7 4 (3.42%) IT Support Technician
7 4 (3.42%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.84%) Web Services
2 1 (0.85%) .NET
2 1 (0.85%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 13 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (7.69%) Driving Licence
3 8 (6.84%) Public Cloud
4 7 (5.98%) CCTV
5 6 (5.13%) Housing Association
5 6 (5.13%) NHS
6 5 (4.27%) Blog
6 5 (4.27%) Mobile App
6 5 (4.27%) Smartcard
6 5 (4.27%) Social Media
7 3 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (2.56%) Learning Management System
7 3 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.56%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 15 (12.82%) Unix
2 11 (9.40%) Windows
3 8 (6.84%) Linux
3 8 (6.84%) Solaris
4 3 (2.56%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (17.95%) Agile
1 21 (17.95%) Customer Service
2 19 (16.24%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (13.68%) Time Management
4 14 (11.97%) Business Development
5 12 (10.26%) Data Security
6 10 (8.55%) Business Intelligence
6 10 (8.55%) Project Management
7 9 (7.69%) ITIL
8 8 (6.84%) Mathematics
8 8 (6.84%) Network Architecture
8 8 (6.84%) Server Management
8 8 (6.84%) Task Automation
8 8 (6.84%) User Experience
9 7 (5.98%) Artificial Intelligence
9 7 (5.98%) Channel Management
9 7 (5.98%) Creative Thinking
9 7 (5.98%) Performance Tuning
9 7 (5.98%) Presales
9 7 (5.98%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (8.55%) SQL
2 8 (6.84%) Shell Script
3 3 (2.56%) JavaScript
3 3 (2.56%) Python
4 2 (1.71%) C#
Qualifications
1 41 (35.04%) Degree
2 18 (15.38%) DBS Check
2 18 (15.38%) Security Cleared
3 10 (8.55%) HND
4 7 (5.98%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (5.98%) Oracle Certification
5 4 (3.42%) A+ Certification
5 4 (3.42%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (2.56%) ACCA
6 3 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.56%) HNC
7 1 (0.85%) AAT
7 1 (0.85%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.85%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (23.08%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.56%) GAAP
2 3 (2.56%) IFRS
2 3 (2.56%) QA
3 2 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.71%) PMO
4 1 (0.85%) GDPR
System Software
1 9 (7.69%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (2.56%) Virtual Desktop
2 3 (2.56%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 4 (3.42%) AirWatch
2 3 (2.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 41 (35.04%) Microsoft
2 26 (22.22%) NEC
3 18 (15.38%) Oracle
4 5 (4.27%) Openreach
5 3 (2.56%) CA
6 2 (1.71%) Liquidlogic
7 1 (0.85%) Alteryx
7 1 (0.85%) Databricks