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 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 84 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 20 25 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 1.20% 2.01% -
As % of the General category 1.91% 3.03% -
Number of salaries quoted 14 2 0
10th Percentile £33,625 £36,269 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,298 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £37,329 -
Median % change year-on-year +10.50% - -
75th Percentile £52,313 £38,530 -
90th Percentile £58,522 £38,662 -
South East median annual salary £45,000 £54,493 £49,450
% change year-on-year -17.42% +10.20% +17.32%

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 1,046 824 602
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 62.82% 66.40% 60.75%
Number of salaries quoted 524 344 391
10th Percentile £27,040 £31,250 £30,460
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,688 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £75,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

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 1 January 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 1 January 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 +13 6 £40,000 - 1
Reigate -8 6 £55,040 +48.12% 3
Leatherhead - 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 5 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (10.00%) govService
2 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 7 (35.00%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (5.00%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.00%) DNS
1 1 (5.00%) Firewall
1 1 (5.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (5.00%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (20.00%) Legal
4 3 (15.00%) Finance
5 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (5.00%) Fire and Rescue
6 1 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (30.00%) Analyst
2 5 (25.00%) Lead
2 5 (25.00%) Team Leader
3 2 (10.00%) Consultant
3 2 (10.00%) Sales Consultant
4 1 (5.00%) Business Change Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) Change Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) Coordinator
4 1 (5.00%) ERP Support
4 1 (5.00%) Information Governance Specialist
4 1 (5.00%) Information Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.00%) CSS
1 2 (10.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (20.00%) Onboarding
2 3 (15.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (15.00%) NHS
3 2 (10.00%) Low-Code
3 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (5.00%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.00%) Windows
1 1 (5.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (45.00%) Project Management
2 8 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 7 (35.00%) ERP
4 5 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (25.00%) Performance Management
5 4 (20.00%) Data Migration
5 4 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 4 (20.00%) ITIL
5 4 (20.00%) Migration
5 4 (20.00%) Service Management
6 3 (15.00%) Agile
6 3 (15.00%) Business Strategy
6 3 (15.00%) Customer Requirements
6 3 (15.00%) Problem Management
6 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (15.00%) Project Delivery
6 3 (15.00%) Release Management
6 3 (15.00%) Software Testing
6 3 (15.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
6 3 (15.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 4 (20.00%) SQL
2 1 (5.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (5.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.00%) Accessibility
1 3 (15.00%) QA
1 3 (15.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (5.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (5.00%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.00%) Granicus
3 1 (5.00%) Oracle
3 1 (5.00%) SAP
3 1 (5.00%) VMware