Local Government Job Trends in Staffordshire

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 - 45
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 9 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.91% - 0.74%
As % of the General category 1.40% - 1.36%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 3
10th Percentile £33,000 - £28,116
25th Percentile £35,000 - £36,457
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £51,128
75th Percentile £43,750 - £51,896
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £80,035 £26,500
% change year-on-year -46.90% +202.02% -38.37%

All General Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 643 366 220
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 65.28% 65.24% 54.46%
Number of salaries quoted 187 251 190
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £23,450
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +12.50% -15.79%
75th Percentile £54,375 £53,759 £53,750
90th Percentile £64,250 £64,000 £63,875
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Local Government
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Local Government

Local Government
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Stoke-on-Trent - 7 £42,500 - 10
Rugeley - 2 - -
Local Government
West Midlands

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

General
1 4 (44.44%) Back Office
1 4 (44.44%) Law
1 4 (44.44%) Military
2 2 (22.22%) Fire and Rescue
2 2 (22.22%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Legal
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Project Manager
1 4 (44.44%) Traffic Manager
2 3 (33.33%) Field Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Business Change Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Business Change Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Business Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Change Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Change Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Agile
1 2 (22.22%) Case Management
1 2 (22.22%) Digital Innovation
1 2 (22.22%) ITSM
1 2 (22.22%) Service Management
2 1 (11.11%) Change Management
2 1 (11.11%) Data Migration
2 1 (11.11%) Migration
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) COSHH