Local Government Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Northamptonshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 0.086% - -
As % of the General category 0.20% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 - -
75th Percentile £31,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £50,512 £45,390 £39,377
% change year-on-year +11.28% +15.27% +0.83%

All General Skills
Northamptonshire

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 general skills in Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 496 433 546
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 42.43% 77.74% 58.09%
Number of salaries quoted 307 167 221
10th Percentile £28,400 £28,150 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,375 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -27.27%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,750 £68,750
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Local Government relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.

Local Government job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Local Government
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Sales Executive
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Workload Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft