Local Government Jobs in Suffolk

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
East of England > Suffolk

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Suffolk. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 41 37
Rank change year-on-year -21 -4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 2 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 0.40% 1.02% 0.38%
As % of the General category 0.81% 1.95% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,770 £34,823 £24,315
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,416 £37,000 £26,260
Median % change year-on-year +6.53% +40.90% -59.60%
75th Percentile £41,062 £54,575 £28,206
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £42,000 £45,649 £46,500
% change year-on-year -7.99% -1.83% -15.64%

All General Skills
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 248 256 166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 50.20% 52.14% 63.36%
Number of salaries quoted 102 142 48
10th Percentile £25,625 £25,050 £26,225
25th Percentile £27,250 £27,000 £30,710
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,250 £42,500 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.71% +10.39% -6.05%
75th Percentile £57,188 £52,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £66,901 £57,450 £72,525
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -16.67% +13.68%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Suffolk

Local Government
Salary Trend in Suffolk

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Suffolk.

Salary trend for Local Government in Suffolk

Local Government
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Ipswich - 2 £39,416 - 2
Local Government
East of England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Infor M3
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Intranet
General
1 2 (100.00%) Environmental Health
1 2 (100.00%) Police
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Support Officer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Support
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Case Management
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (100.00%) NVQ Level 4
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Northgate