Local Government Jobs in Surrey

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Surrey. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 113 -
Rank change year-on-year +26 - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 15 40 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 1.23% 1.48% -
As % of the General category 1.77% 2.25% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 29 0
10th Percentile - £31,345 -
25th Percentile £59,652 £35,042 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,326 £43,923 -
Median % change year-on-year +41.90% - -
75th Percentile £72,500 £49,027 -
90th Percentile £81,500 £50,047 -
South East median annual salary £46,050 £40,400 £44,800
% change year-on-year +13.99% -9.82% -0.99%

All General Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 848 1,777 1,239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 69.51% 65.74% 69.37%
Number of salaries quoted 379 977 694
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £57,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -17.75% +2.67%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £90,000
South East median annual salary £52,713 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.97% -9.52% -2.78%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Surrey

Local Government
Salary Trend in Surrey

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

Salary trend for Local Government in Surrey

Local Government
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Surrey over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Local Government in Surrey

Local Government
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 2 July 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
Guildford +30 6 - - 9
Reigate -2 5 - - 2
Staines - 2 £75,000 -
Camberley - 2 £59,652 - 2
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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 3 (20.00%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 3 (20.00%) SaaS
2 1 (6.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) Power BI
1 1 (6.67%) Tableau
General
1 10 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 9 (60.00%) Finance
3 3 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Music Industry
4 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
5 1 (6.67%) Legal
Job Titles
1 9 (60.00%) Lead
2 3 (20.00%) Development Team Leader
2 3 (20.00%) Team Leader
3 2 (13.33%) Business Development Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Business Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Development Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Senior
4 1 (6.67%) Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Consultant
4 1 (6.67%) Delivery Director
4 1 (6.67%) Delivery Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Development Consultant
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Consultant
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Delivery Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 11 (73.33%) Onboarding
2 3 (20.00%) Acoustics
3 2 (13.33%) NHS
4 1 (6.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Project Delivery
2 7 (46.67%) Service Delivery
2 7 (46.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (26.67%) Data Management
5 3 (20.00%) Budget Management
5 3 (20.00%) Co-Creation
5 3 (20.00%) Data Migration
5 3 (20.00%) ERP
5 3 (20.00%) ITIL
5 3 (20.00%) Line Management
5 3 (20.00%) Migration
5 3 (20.00%) Problem Management
5 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (20.00%) Project Planning
5 3 (20.00%) Release Management
5 3 (20.00%) Service Management
5 3 (20.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
6 2 (13.33%) Budgeting
6 2 (13.33%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 4 (26.67%) SQL
2 1 (6.67%) Python
2 1 (6.67%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (20.00%) SLA
2 1 (6.67%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) OneLogin