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 advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 182 181 231
Rank change year-on-year -1 +50 +25
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 140 147 121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.20% 1.53% 1.12%
As % of the General category 2.12% 2.07% 1.83%
Number of salaries quoted 109 68 56
10th Percentile £24,879 £35,916 £26,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £39,781 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,765 £58,750 £37,742
Median % change year-on-year -37.42% +55.66% -16.13%
75th Percentile £43,750 £75,625 £53,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,251 £56,250
England median annual salary £39,870 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.26% +11.11% -

All General Skills
Midlands

Local Government is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,613 7,111 6,621
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 56.75% 73.90% 61.03%
Number of salaries quoted 4,705 3,141 4,184
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,000 £35,740
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,991 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,255 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.87% +0.43% +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 April 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 April 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 +49 105 £34,995 -49.56% 31
East Midlands -48 35 £37,500 -16.67% 26
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 3 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (2.14%) Totara
2 2 (1.43%) Apache
2 2 (1.43%) IIS
2 2 (1.43%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.43%) Tomcat
Applications
1 29 (20.71%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (12.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (5.00%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 10 (7.14%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 27 (19.29%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (10.71%) Azure
2 15 (10.71%) Power Platform
3 12 (8.57%) Entra ID
4 8 (5.71%) SaaS
5 3 (2.14%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.71%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.43%) Firewall
1 9 (6.43%) LAN
1 9 (6.43%) Wireless
2 6 (4.29%) MPLS
2 6 (4.29%) SD-WAN
3 5 (3.57%) SMS
4 4 (2.86%) VPN
4 4 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (2.14%) WAN
6 1 (0.71%) 5G
6 1 (0.71%) Internet
6 1 (0.71%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (10.71%) Power BI
2 9 (6.43%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (3.57%) Oracle Database
3 5 (3.57%) SQL Server
4 4 (2.86%) GIS
5 3 (2.14%) Oracle Database 12c
6 2 (1.43%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.71%) Tableau
General
1 54 (38.57%) Finance
1 54 (38.57%) Social Skills
2 30 (21.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 25 (17.86%) Public Sector
4 19 (13.57%) Retail
5 17 (12.14%) Back Office
5 17 (12.14%) Telecoms
6 16 (11.43%) Legal
7 15 (10.71%) Fire and Rescue
8 11 (7.86%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (7.86%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (7.14%) Marketing
10 7 (5.00%) Police
11 6 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (3.57%) Billing
13 3 (2.14%) Social Housing
14 2 (1.43%) Advertising
15 1 (0.71%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.71%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 18 (12.86%) Analyst
2 12 (8.57%) Commercial Analyst
2 12 (8.57%) Project Manager
2 12 (8.57%) Senior
2 12 (8.57%) Support Technician
3 11 (7.86%) IT Technician
4 10 (7.14%) IT Support
4 10 (7.14%) IT Support Technician
5 9 (6.43%) Administrator
5 9 (6.43%) Business Manager
5 9 (6.43%) Lead
6 7 (5.00%) Business Development Manager
6 7 (5.00%) Coordinator
6 7 (5.00%) Development Manager
6 7 (5.00%) Technical Coordinator
7 6 (4.29%) 1st Line Support
7 6 (4.29%) 1st Line Support Technician
7 6 (4.29%) Consultant
7 6 (4.29%) Help Desk Support
7 6 (4.29%) Help Desk Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.14%) EDI
2 2 (1.43%) Web Services
3 1 (0.71%) .NET
3 1 (0.71%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (9.29%) CCTV
3 12 (8.57%) Management Information System
3 12 (8.57%) Smartcard
4 11 (7.86%) Driving Licence
5 9 (6.43%) Housing Association
6 8 (5.71%) NHS
7 7 (5.00%) Data Centre
8 5 (3.57%) Acoustics
8 5 (3.57%) Blog
8 5 (3.57%) Onboarding
8 5 (3.57%) Renewable Energy
8 5 (3.57%) Social Media
9 3 (2.14%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (2.14%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (2.14%) Freedom of Information
9 3 (2.14%) Freedom of Information Act
9 3 (2.14%) Learning Management System
9 3 (2.14%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (1.43%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 11 (7.86%) Windows
2 10 (7.14%) Unix
3 4 (2.86%) Linux
3 4 (2.86%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.43%) Solaris
4 2 (1.43%) Windows 7
4 2 (1.43%) Windows 8
4 2 (1.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (22.14%) Agile
1 31 (22.14%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (15.71%) Project Management
3 18 (12.86%) Business Development
3 18 (12.86%) Business Intelligence
3 18 (12.86%) Customer Service
4 17 (12.14%) Data Analysis
5 15 (10.71%) Time Management
6 12 (8.57%) Economics
6 12 (8.57%) Mathematics
6 12 (8.57%) Service Management
7 11 (7.86%) ITIL
7 11 (7.86%) Service Delivery
8 10 (7.14%) Performance Management
9 9 (6.43%) Change Management
9 9 (6.43%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (5.71%) Channel Management
10 8 (5.71%) Incident Management
10 8 (5.71%) Problem Management
11 7 (5.00%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 13 (9.29%) SQL
2 2 (1.43%) Shell Script
3 1 (0.71%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.71%) Python
Qualifications
1 46 (32.86%) Degree
2 12 (8.57%) DBS Check
3 10 (7.14%) HND
4 8 (5.71%) Security Cleared
5 7 (5.00%) A+ Certification
6 6 (4.29%) Network+ Certification
7 5 (3.57%) ACCA
8 4 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (2.14%) HNC
9 3 (2.14%) Oracle Certification
9 3 (2.14%) SC Cleared
10 2 (1.43%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.71%) AAT
11 1 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.71%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.43%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (4.29%) Accessibility
2 6 (4.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 5 (3.57%) GAAP
3 5 (3.57%) IFRS
4 4 (2.86%) NIST
5 3 (2.14%) Data Quality
5 3 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.43%) ISO 9001
6 2 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 2 (1.43%) PMO
6 2 (1.43%) SLA
7 1 (0.71%) GDPR
7 1 (0.71%) NCSC
7 1 (0.71%) RMADS
System Software
1 15 (10.71%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.29%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (2.14%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (2.14%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (1.43%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.86%) AirWatch
2 3 (2.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (1.43%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 50 (35.71%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.14%) NEC
3 7 (5.00%) Oracle
4 5 (3.57%) CA
4 5 (3.57%) Northgate
4 5 (3.57%) Openreach
5 2 (1.43%) Cisco
5 2 (1.43%) VMware
6 1 (0.71%) Alteryx
6 1 (0.71%) Databricks