Local Government Job Trends 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 22 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 82 117
Rank change year-on-year -8 +35 -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 17 14 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 0.91% 1.30% 0.12%
As % of the General category 1.53% 1.93% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 15 2 2
10th Percentile £34,000 £36,269 £28,413
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,298 £33,568
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,329 £42,894
Median % change year-on-year +7.16% -12.97% -
75th Percentile £49,761 £38,530 £52,957
90th Percentile £58,522 £38,662 £58,553
South East median annual salary £48,885 £57,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -14.98% +43.75% -10.71%

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 general skills in Surrey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,109 727 1,097
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 59.62% 67.57% 67.51%
Number of salaries quoted 576 297 728
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £32,750 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,250 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.09% +15.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £81,875 £85,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +15.79% -13.64%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Surrey

Local Government
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Local Government

Local Government
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Surrey over the 6 months to 22 February 2026.

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 22 February 2026. 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
Woking +2 6 £40,000 -
Reigate -9 4 £55,040 +48.12% 1
Oxted - 3 £40,000 - 1
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (17.65%) govService
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (17.65%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 4 (23.53%) AWS
1 4 (23.53%) Azure
1 4 (23.53%) Entra ID
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (29.41%) DNS
1 5 (29.41%) TCP/IP
2 4 (23.53%) DHCP
3 1 (5.88%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Relational Database
1 1 (5.88%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Public Sector
3 3 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (11.76%) Legal
4 2 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (5.88%) Finance
5 1 (5.88%) Fire and Rescue
5 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (47.06%) Lead
1 8 (47.06%) Team Leader
2 6 (35.29%) Analyst
3 4 (23.53%) ICT Support
3 4 (23.53%) Support Team Leader
4 2 (11.76%) Consultant
4 2 (11.76%) Sales Consultant
5 1 (5.88%) Business Change Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Change Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Information Governance Specialist
5 1 (5.88%) Information Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (17.65%) CSS
1 3 (17.65%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Driving Licence
1 4 (23.53%) Management Information System
2 3 (17.65%) Low-Code
2 3 (17.65%) NHS
3 2 (11.76%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (5.88%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 5 (29.41%) Windows
1 5 (29.41%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Project Management
2 5 (29.41%) Coaching
2 5 (29.41%) Performance Management
3 4 (23.53%) Agile
3 4 (23.53%) Line Management
3 4 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (23.53%) Resource Management
4 3 (17.65%) API Integration
4 3 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (17.65%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (17.65%) Service Design
4 3 (17.65%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 2 (11.76%) B2B
5 2 (11.76%) B2B Sales
5 2 (11.76%) Decision-Making
6 1 (5.88%) Business Strategy
6 1 (5.88%) Client Onboarding
6 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (5.88%) Customer Service
6 1 (5.88%) Information Governance
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) PowerShell
1 1 (5.88%) Python
1 1 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (23.53%) Accessibility
System Software
1 4 (23.53%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.88%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 3 (17.65%) Granicus
3 1 (5.88%) Oracle
3 1 (5.88%) VMware