Local Government Jobs in the North West

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 273 204 206
Rank change year-on-year -69 +2 -17
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 17 95 91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.22% 0.92% 1.20%
As % of the General category 0.31% 1.75% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 8 50 27
10th Percentile £39,882 £25,875 £35,948
25th Percentile £50,709 £27,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,021 £33,250 £44,023
Median % change year-on-year +80.52% -24.47% +6.40%
75th Percentile £68,489 £42,500 £64,965
90th Percentile £71,457 £53,100 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £39,870 £49,783
% change year-on-year +19.14% -19.91% +10.02%

All General Skills
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,490 5,440 5,083
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 70.35% 52.58% 66.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,395 3,982 2,369
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £27,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +3.02%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,772 £80,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the North West over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the North West

Local Government
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Manchester -5 13 £55,043 +79.58% 44
Merseyside +36 2 £65,000 +58.54% 14
Cheshire 0 1 - - 27
Lancashire -72 1 - - 12
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (11.76%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.76%) Azure
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.88%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.76%) DMZ
1 2 (11.76%) DNS
1 2 (11.76%) TCP/IP
1 2 (11.76%) VPN
2 1 (5.88%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) SQL Server
2 1 (5.88%) GIS
General
1 11 (64.71%) Public Sector
2 4 (23.53%) Finance
3 3 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Social Skills
4 2 (11.76%) Legal
5 1 (5.88%) Games
5 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (29.41%) Senior
2 4 (23.53%) Audit Manager
2 4 (23.53%) Senior Audit Manager
2 4 (23.53%) Senior Manager
3 3 (17.65%) Project Manager
4 2 (11.76%) Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Architect
4 2 (11.76%) Business Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Civil Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Development Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Head of Business Transformation
4 2 (11.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Lead
4 2 (11.76%) Lead Business Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Security Architect
5 1 (5.88%) IT Architect
5 1 (5.88%) IT Project Manager
5 1 (5.88%) IT Security Architect
5 1 (5.88%) Principal Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Senior Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) COM+
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Management Information System
2 2 (11.76%) Housing Association
2 2 (11.76%) NHS
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.76%) Windows
1 2 (11.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Project Management
2 7 (41.18%) Agile
3 5 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (29.41%) Mentoring
4 4 (23.53%) Coaching
4 4 (23.53%) Project Delivery
5 3 (17.65%) Business Case
5 3 (17.65%) Business Transformation
5 3 (17.65%) Process Improvement
5 3 (17.65%) Risk Assessment
6 2 (11.76%) Change Management
6 2 (11.76%) Identity Management
6 2 (11.76%) Incident Management
6 2 (11.76%) Information Security
6 2 (11.76%) ITIL
6 2 (11.76%) ITSM
6 2 (11.76%) Security Architecture
6 2 (11.76%) Service Management
6 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (11.76%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) ACCA
2 2 (11.76%) CISM
2 2 (11.76%) CISSP
2 2 (11.76%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (11.76%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (11.76%) TOGAF Certification
3 1 (5.88%) Degree
3 1 (5.88%) Postgraduate
3 1 (5.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (23.53%) GAAP
1 4 (23.53%) IFRS
2 2 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (11.76%) NCSC
2 2 (11.76%) NIST
2 2 (11.76%) PCI DSS
3 1 (5.88%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) Google
2 1 (5.88%) Liquidlogic