Local Government Job Trends in Poole

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Dorset > Poole

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Poole. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Poole 0.72% - 1.40%
As % of the General category 2.70% - 2.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,750 - £12,665
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 - £15,144
Median % change year-on-year - - -64.37%
75th Percentile £33,250 - £17,623
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median annual salary £31,500 - £38,750
% change year-on-year - - -8.82%

All General Skills
Poole

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 Poole.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 37 18 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Poole 26.81% 46.15% 58.04%
Number of salaries quoted 26 16 75
10th Percentile £27,707 £30,500 £27,200
25th Percentile £27,718 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £33,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -33.50% +17.65%
75th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £47,100 £53,750 £55,000
Dorset median annual salary £36,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -27.00% +5.26% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Poole

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Poole

Local Government
Salary Trend in Poole

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Poole citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Poole citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) 1st Line Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) 1st Line Support
1 1 (100.00%) 1st Line Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Applications Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Applications Support
1 1 (100.00%) Applications Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) JSON
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree