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 advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 261 348 367
Rank change year-on-year +87 +19 -46
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 120 63 113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.72% 0.42% 0.57%
As % of the General category 1.28% 0.65% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 80 34 56
10th Percentile £33,474 £22,293 £33,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,400 £53,500 £45,250
Median % change year-on-year -24.49% +18.23% +13.13%
75th Percentile £51,000 £62,988 £48,406
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,500 £65,000
England median annual salary £39,882 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.24% +11.11% -0.34%

All General Skills
South East

Local Government is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,383 9,680 11,482
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 56.51% 64.20% 58.26%
Number of salaries quoted 6,025 4,662 6,557
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,713 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,249 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.86% +0.42% +4.35%

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 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024. 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 +50 63 £49,500 -7.48% 22
Berkshire +48 47 £49,500 -7.48% 10
Surrey - 26 £40,400 - 13
Hampshire -12 15 £39,721 -26.87% 13
Buckinghamshire -5 14 £61,250 +128.63% 6
Kent +3 12 £54,874 +25.71% 9
West Sussex - 4 £39,013 - 5
Oxfordshire - 2 £50,000 - 6
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 13 (10.83%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.83%) Drupal
Applications
1 26 (21.67%) AutoCAD
2 3 (2.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.83%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (8.33%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 15 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
1 15 (12.50%) Power Platform
2 9 (7.50%) SaaS
3 3 (2.50%) Azure
3 3 (2.50%) Entra ID
3 3 (2.50%) OneDrive
4 1 (0.83%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.50%) Firewall
1 3 (2.50%) Wireless
2 2 (1.67%) Network Security
3 1 (0.83%) 5G
3 1 (0.83%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.17%) Oracle Database
2 3 (2.50%) GIS
2 3 (2.50%) Power BI
2 3 (2.50%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (4.17%) Oracle APEX
General
1 36 (30.00%) Social Skills
2 33 (27.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 27 (22.50%) Legal
4 24 (20.00%) Finance
5 13 (10.83%) Telecoms
6 10 (8.33%) Fire and Rescue
7 8 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (5.00%) Public Sector
9 5 (4.17%) Retail
10 4 (3.33%) Marketing
10 4 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (2.50%) Back Office
12 2 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.67%) Law
12 2 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (1.67%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 19 (15.83%) Coordinator
1 19 (15.83%) Technical Coordinator
2 17 (14.17%) Senior
3 11 (9.17%) Microsoft 365 Specialist
3 11 (9.17%) Microsoft Specialist
3 11 (9.17%) Process Improvement Specialist
4 10 (8.33%) Technical Manager
5 8 (6.67%) Project Manager
6 7 (5.83%) Developer
7 6 (5.00%) Analyst
7 6 (5.00%) Data Analyst
8 5 (4.17%) Development Manager
8 5 (4.17%) Lead
8 5 (4.17%) Oracle Developer
8 5 (4.17%) PL/SQL Developer
8 5 (4.17%) Planning Manager
9 4 (3.33%) Account Executive
9 4 (3.33%) Digital Executive
9 4 (3.33%) IT Technician
10 3 (2.50%) Senior IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.17%) CSS
1 5 (4.17%) HTML
1 5 (4.17%) JSON
1 5 (4.17%) REST
1 5 (4.17%) Ruby on Rails
1 5 (4.17%) SOAP
1 5 (4.17%) Web Services
1 5 (4.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (18.33%) Housing Association
2 21 (17.50%) Onboarding
3 8 (6.67%) PACS
4 7 (5.83%) Renewable Energy
5 5 (4.17%) NHS
5 5 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (3.33%) IoT
6 4 (3.33%) Management Information System
7 3 (2.50%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.50%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.67%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.67%) Freedom of Information
8 2 (1.67%) SystemC
9 1 (0.83%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (35.83%) Agile
2 26 (21.67%) Time Management
3 21 (17.50%) Project Management
4 20 (16.67%) Mathematics
5 13 (10.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (9.17%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (9.17%) Process Improvement
7 10 (8.33%) Business Process Improvement
7 10 (8.33%) Line Management
7 10 (8.33%) Strategic Thinking
8 8 (6.67%) Data Analysis
8 8 (6.67%) Decision-Making
9 7 (5.83%) Benchmarking
9 7 (5.83%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (5.00%) Business Development
10 6 (5.00%) CAD
10 6 (5.00%) ITIL
10 6 (5.00%) Network Management
10 6 (5.00%) Project Delivery
10 6 (5.00%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 11 (9.17%) SQL
2 5 (4.17%) Java
2 5 (4.17%) JavaScript
2 5 (4.17%) PL/SQL
2 5 (4.17%) Ruby
3 3 (2.50%) Python
3 3 (2.50%) R
4 2 (1.67%) C
Qualifications
1 29 (24.17%) HNC
1 29 (24.17%) HND
2 18 (15.00%) Degree
3 13 (10.83%) DBS Check
4 5 (4.17%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.67%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (2.50%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 19 (15.83%) Microsoft
2 10 (8.33%) NEC
3 6 (5.00%) SAP
4 5 (4.17%) Oracle
5 4 (3.33%) HubSpot
6 3 (2.50%) Cisco
6 3 (2.50%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.83%) GUPTA
7 1 (0.83%) Samsung