Local Government Jobs in the South East

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 260 275 330
Rank change year-on-year +15 +55 +52
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 51 129 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.53% 0.69% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.78% 1.26% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 26 81 29
10th Percentile £37,250 £33,474 £33,086
25th Percentile £38,438 £38,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,050 £40,400 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.99% -23.05% +16.02%
75th Percentile £59,652 £51,000 £55,859
90th Percentile £68,576 £70,000 £66,250
England median annual salary £50,000 £39,876 £49,748
% change year-on-year +25.39% -19.84% +9.94%

All General Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,577 10,257 8,291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 68.45% 55.02% 62.50%
Number of salaries quoted 2,829 6,287 4,241
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,760 £28,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the South East

Local Government
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the South East.

Salary trend for Local Government in the South East

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the South East over the 6 months to 13 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the South East

Local Government
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 June 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
Thames Valley +20 17 £40,197 -17.12% 56
Surrey +36 16 £59,652 +47.66% 13
Hampshire +76 11 £42,500 +4.65% 9
Buckinghamshire +25 9 £50,000 +33.33% 9
Berkshire +3 6 £37,500 -25.00% 37
East Sussex - 4 £29,750 - 6
Oxfordshire +49 2 £59,652 +19.30% 10
Kent +27 1 - - 9
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 5 (9.80%) Apache
1 5 (9.80%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.88%) Chatbot
3 2 (3.92%) AutoCAD
4 1 (1.96%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (5.88%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 6 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (9.80%) SaaS
3 4 (7.84%) Power Automate
4 2 (3.92%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.80%) DNS
1 5 (9.80%) Firewall
1 5 (9.80%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (9.80%) Relational Database
1 5 (9.80%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.96%) Power BI
2 1 (1.96%) Tableau
General
1 29 (56.86%) Social Skills
2 22 (43.14%) Finance
3 11 (21.57%) Public Sector
4 8 (15.69%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (11.76%) Fire and Rescue
6 5 (9.80%) Back Office
7 3 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (5.88%) Legal
7 3 (5.88%) Music Industry
7 3 (5.88%) Telecoms
8 2 (3.92%) Electronics
8 2 (3.92%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (3.92%) Retail
9 1 (1.96%) Brand Awareness
9 1 (1.96%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 9 (17.65%) Lead
2 8 (15.69%) Business Development Manager
2 8 (15.69%) Business Manager
2 8 (15.69%) Development Manager
3 6 (11.76%) Analyst
3 6 (11.76%) ICT Trainer
3 6 (11.76%) Trainer
4 4 (7.84%) Developer
5 3 (5.88%) Account Manager
5 3 (5.88%) Automation Developer
5 3 (5.88%) Civil Engineer
5 3 (5.88%) Development Engineer
5 3 (5.88%) Development Team Leader
5 3 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (5.88%) Robotic Process Automation Developer
5 3 (5.88%) Robotics Developer
5 3 (5.88%) Senior
5 3 (5.88%) Team Leader
6 2 (3.92%) Programme Director
6 2 (3.92%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.88%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 19 (37.25%) Onboarding
2 5 (9.80%) Client/Server
2 5 (9.80%) Data Centre
2 5 (9.80%) Management Information System
3 4 (7.84%) Driving Licence
4 3 (5.88%) Acoustics
4 3 (5.88%) NHS
4 3 (5.88%) Robotics
5 1 (1.96%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.96%) Smart Meter
5 1 (1.96%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.80%) Windows
1 5 (9.80%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (45.10%) Project Delivery
2 12 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (17.65%) Customer Service
3 9 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (15.69%) Budgeting
4 8 (15.69%) Business Development
4 8 (15.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (15.69%) Innovative Thinking
4 8 (15.69%) ITIL
4 8 (15.69%) Service Delivery
4 8 (15.69%) Service Management
5 7 (13.73%) Change Management
5 7 (13.73%) Project Management
6 6 (11.76%) Analytics
6 6 (11.76%) Culture Change
6 6 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (11.76%) Information Security
7 5 (9.80%) Client Onboarding
7 5 (9.80%) Co-Creation
7 5 (9.80%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (17.65%) SQL
2 5 (9.80%) Python
3 4 (7.84%) PowerShell
4 3 (5.88%) C#
4 3 (5.88%) JavaScript
4 3 (5.88%) VB.NET
5 1 (1.96%) R
Qualifications
1 14 (27.45%) DBS Check
2 6 (11.76%) HNC
2 6 (11.76%) HND
2 6 (11.76%) MOS
3 3 (5.88%) Postgraduate
4 2 (3.92%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.84%) QA
2 3 (5.88%) Accessibility
2 3 (5.88%) SLA
3 1 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (9.80%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (9.80%) ZABBIX
2 1 (1.96%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 15 (29.41%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.80%) Oracle
2 5 (9.80%) VMware
3 3 (5.88%) UiPath
4 1 (1.96%) Openreach
4 1 (1.96%) SAP