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 5 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 72 124
Rank change year-on-year -25 +52 -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 15 12 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 0.72% 1.32% 0.63%
As % of the General category 1.26% 1.92% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 14 1 11
10th Percentile £34,450 - -
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,250 £33,474
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £40,400
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -7.18% -
75th Percentile £41,000 £38,750 £48,394
90th Percentile £58,522 - £57,868
South East median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £40,400
% change year-on-year - +23.76% -24.49%

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 1,188 625 1,419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 56.73% 68.68% 68.42%
Number of salaries quoted 602 326 922
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,375 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £30,115
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,750
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.18% -20.42%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,188 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £78,625
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -9.52%

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 5 April 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 5 April 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
Reigate -9 4 £55,040 -
Woking - 4 £40,000 -
Oxted - 4 £40,000 -
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 (20.00%) govService
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (33.33%) AWS
1 5 (33.33%) Azure
1 5 (33.33%) Entra ID
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (33.33%) DHCP
1 5 (33.33%) DNS
1 5 (33.33%) TCP/IP
General
1 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (53.33%) Lead
1 8 (53.33%) Team Leader
2 5 (33.33%) ICT Support
2 5 (33.33%) Support Team Leader
3 4 (26.67%) Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) Consultant
4 2 (13.33%) Sales Consultant
5 1 (6.67%) Information Governance Specialist
5 1 (6.67%) Information Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (20.00%) CSS
1 3 (20.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Driving Licence
2 4 (26.67%) Management Information System
3 3 (20.00%) Low-Code
4 2 (13.33%) NHS
4 2 (13.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (33.33%) Windows
1 5 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (33.33%) Coaching
1 5 (33.33%) Line Management
1 5 (33.33%) Performance Management
1 5 (33.33%) Resource Management
2 4 (26.67%) Project Management
3 3 (20.00%) Agile
3 3 (20.00%) API Integration
3 3 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (20.00%) Service Design
3 3 (20.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (13.33%) B2B
4 2 (13.33%) B2B Sales
4 2 (13.33%) Decision-Making
5 1 (6.67%) AI
5 1 (6.67%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (6.67%) Data Protection
5 1 (6.67%) Information Governance
5 1 (6.67%) Records Management
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (26.67%) Accessibility
System Software
1 5 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Granicus
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft