Local Government Jobs in the North East

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
England > North East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 100 86
Rank change year-on-year +34 -14 +34
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 8 20 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 0.66% 0.93% 1.39%
As % of the General category 1.10% 1.63% 2.32%
Number of salaries quoted 2 10 7
10th Percentile - - £31,892
25th Percentile - £26,250 £38,187
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,652 £38,750 £67,003
Median % change year-on-year +53.94% -42.17% +70.40%
75th Percentile - £43,750 £69,649
90th Percentile - £44,375 -
England median annual salary £49,600 £39,882 £50,000
% change year-on-year +24.37% -20.24% +11.11%

All General Skills
North East

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 North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 729 1,228 690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 60.20% 57.09% 60.10%
Number of salaries quoted 384 964 319
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £25,087 £31,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,465 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -41.19% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £49,063 £62,200 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
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 North East

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the North East

Local Government
Salary Trend in the North East

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

Salary trend for Local Government in the North East

Local Government
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the North East region over the 6 months to 26 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
Tyne and Wear +43 8 £59,652 +40.36% 10
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:

Applications
1 2 (25.00%) AutoCAD
General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Legal
2 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Civil Engineer
1 6 (75.00%) Development Engineer
1 6 (75.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 4 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Business Development Manager
3 2 (25.00%) Business Manager
3 2 (25.00%) Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Data Centre
2 2 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 4 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 2 (25.00%) Business Development
3 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (25.00%) Due Diligence
3 2 (25.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (25.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) DBS Check
2 2 (25.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) Accessibility