Local Government Job Trends in Shropshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Shropshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - 40
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 0.17% - 0.67%
As % of the General category 0.38% - 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 - £28,000
75th Percentile £39,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £56,250 £49,887 £34,995
% change year-on-year +12.76% +42.55% -49.56%

All General Skills
Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 260 43 183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 43.70% 43.00% 61.62%
Number of salaries quoted 160 42 117
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £27,750 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.35% +6.25% -33.33%
75th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £51,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £66,500 £69,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Local Government
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Local Government

Local Government
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 28 May 2026. 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
Telford - 1 £39,000 - 1
Local Government
West Midlands

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint 2013
General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) COSHH
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 14001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (100.00%) NEBOSH