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 17 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 218 194 185
Rank change year-on-year -24 -9 +70
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 34 153 131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.51% 1.07% 1.54%
As % of the General category 0.81% 1.99% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 13 101 67
10th Percentile £42,250 £25,000 £37,225
25th Percentile £47,390 £26,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,652 £37,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +59.07% -40.00% +85.19%
75th Percentile - £43,750 £78,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,750 £81,851
England median annual salary £49,943 £39,876 £49,874
% change year-on-year +25.25% -20.05% +10.22%

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 4,180 7,682 6,160
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 62.11% 53.75% 72.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,819 4,892 3,031
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £28,625
25th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

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 17 June 2025.

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 17 June 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
West Midlands -20 22 £52,500 +50.00% 274
East Midlands +29 12 £69,826 +86.20% 213
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 2 (5.88%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (2.94%) CMS
2 1 (2.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (5.88%) Oracle Smart View
1 2 (5.88%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Oracle Assets
1 2 (5.88%) Oracle Cash Management
1 2 (5.88%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (5.88%) Oracle Financials
1 2 (5.88%) Oracle General Ledger
1 2 (5.88%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (5.88%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.82%) Azure
2 2 (5.88%) Google Analytics
2 2 (5.88%) Google Tag Manager
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (5.88%) OCI
2 2 (5.88%) PaaS
2 2 (5.88%) Power Platform
2 2 (5.88%) ShareGate
3 1 (2.94%) AWS
3 1 (2.94%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (2.94%) Azure Storage
3 1 (2.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.94%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (2.94%) SaaS
3 1 (2.94%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.94%) Firewall
1 1 (2.94%) SAN
1 1 (2.94%) SD-WAN
1 1 (2.94%) VLAN
1 1 (2.94%) VPN
1 1 (2.94%) WAN
1 1 (2.94%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) Looker
1 2 (5.88%) Power BI
2 1 (2.94%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (2.94%) Data Mining
2 1 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (2.94%) ERwin
General
1 18 (52.94%) Finance
2 16 (47.06%) Social Skills
3 13 (38.24%) Public Sector
4 5 (14.71%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (11.76%) Influencing Skills
5 4 (11.76%) Retail
6 3 (8.82%) Legal
6 3 (8.82%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (5.88%) General Ledger
7 2 (5.88%) Marketing
8 1 (2.94%) Digital Health
8 1 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.94%) Police
8 1 (2.94%) Public Speaking
8 1 (2.94%) Social Housing
8 1 (2.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (32.35%) Analyst
2 7 (20.59%) Civil Engineer
2 7 (20.59%) Development Engineer
2 7 (20.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 6 (17.65%) IT Analyst
3 6 (17.65%) Service Analyst
3 6 (17.65%) Service Desk Analyst
4 5 (14.71%) Business Development Manager
4 5 (14.71%) Business Manager
4 5 (14.71%) Development Manager
5 4 (11.76%) Principal Engineer
6 3 (8.82%) Lead
6 3 (8.82%) Lecturer
6 3 (8.82%) Senior
7 2 (5.88%) Analytics Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Google Analytics Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) Google Analytics Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Performance Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) Performance Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Senior Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.88%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (5.88%) REST
1 2 (5.88%) SOAP
2 1 (2.94%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.59%) NHS
2 1 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (2.94%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (2.94%) Learning Management System
2 1 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.94%) Media Streaming
2 1 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
1 10 (29.41%) Project Delivery
2 9 (26.47%) Business Development
3 8 (23.53%) Project Management
4 7 (20.59%) Customer Service
4 7 (20.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 7 (20.59%) Mentoring
5 6 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (17.65%) ITIL
6 4 (11.76%) Budgeting
6 4 (11.76%) CRM
6 4 (11.76%) Data Migration
6 4 (11.76%) Data Science
6 4 (11.76%) Due Diligence
6 4 (11.76%) Innovative Thinking
6 4 (11.76%) Line Management
6 4 (11.76%) Migration
6 4 (11.76%) Requirements Gathering
6 4 (11.76%) Strategic Planning
7 3 (8.82%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.82%) SQL
2 2 (5.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (5.88%) Python
3 1 (2.94%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (38.24%) DBS Check
2 6 (17.65%) Degree
3 3 (8.82%) Postgraduate
3 3 (8.82%) Security Cleared
4 2 (5.88%) CTC Cleared
4 2 (5.88%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.94%) A+ Certification
5 1 (2.94%) Azure Certification
5 1 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.94%) CEH
5 1 (2.94%) CISSP
5 1 (2.94%) GIAC
5 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (2.94%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (2.94%) SANS
5 1 (2.94%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.76%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.94%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 1 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.94%) PCI DSS
2 1 (2.94%) QA
System Software
1 2 (5.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.94%) AirWatch
1 1 (2.94%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 8 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.88%) Databricks
2 2 (5.88%) Google
2 2 (5.88%) Oracle
3 1 (2.94%) Avaya
3 1 (2.94%) Cisco
3 1 (2.94%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.94%) SolarWinds
3 1 (2.94%) Zscaler