Local Government Jobs in Northern Ireland

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 61 86
Rank change year-on-year +25 +25 0
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Local Government 1 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.31% 0.30% 0.27%
As % of the General category 0.49% 0.57% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,750 £26,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £27,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +14.55% - -
75th Percentile £33,250 £28,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £45,445 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +6.93% - -0.64%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 206 353 464
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 64.38% 52.61% 63.39%
Number of salaries quoted 76 175 146
10th Percentile £24,752 £28,600 £32,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,250 £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £65,938 £62,200 £63,438
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% -8.33% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Northern Ireland

Local Government
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Local Government

Local Government
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
County Londonderry - 1 £31,500 - 1
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 1 (100.00%) ArcGIS
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) GIS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ESRI