Local Government Jobs in the Thames Valley

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 178 233 229
Rank change year-on-year +55 -4 -24
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 63 27 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.93% 0.44% 0.69%
As % of the General category 1.78% 0.67% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 35 12 27
10th Percentile £37,700 £28,594 £33,750
25th Percentile £38,603 £51,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £53,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.48% +33.75% +3.90%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £121,250 - £67,500
South East median annual salary £40,400 £53,500 £45,250
% change year-on-year -24.49% +18.23% +13.13%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

Local Government is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,537 4,006 3,967
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 52.42% 64.86% 58.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2,259 1,772 2,155
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,600
25th Percentile £33,250 £35,400 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £82,125
South East median annual salary £47,000 £52,500 £54,250
% change year-on-year -10.48% -3.23% +8.50%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the Thames Valley

Local Government
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Local Government in the Thames Valley

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the Thames Valley

Local Government
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
Berkshire +44 47 £49,500 -7.48% 10
Buckinghamshire -6 14 £61,250 +128.63% 6
Oxfordshire - 2 £50,000 - 7
Local Government
South East

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (15.87%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.59%) Drupal
Applications
1 14 (22.22%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 14 (22.22%) Power Platform
2 12 (19.05%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (14.29%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.59%) 5G
1 1 (1.59%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.94%) Oracle Database
2 3 (4.76%) GIS
2 3 (4.76%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (7.94%) Oracle APEX
General
1 17 (26.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 17 (26.98%) Legal
2 15 (23.81%) Social Skills
3 13 (20.63%) Telecoms
4 10 (15.87%) Fire and Rescue
5 5 (7.94%) Public Sector
6 4 (6.35%) Marketing
7 3 (4.76%) Finance
8 2 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (3.17%) Public Speaking
8 2 (3.17%) Retail
Job Titles
1 17 (26.98%) Coordinator
1 17 (26.98%) Technical Coordinator
2 11 (17.46%) Microsoft 365 Specialist
2 11 (17.46%) Microsoft Specialist
2 11 (17.46%) Process Improvement Specialist
3 9 (14.29%) Senior
4 6 (9.52%) Developer
5 5 (7.94%) Oracle Developer
5 5 (7.94%) PL/SQL Developer
5 5 (7.94%) Planning Manager
6 4 (6.35%) Account Executive
6 4 (6.35%) Digital Executive
7 3 (4.76%) Analyst
7 3 (4.76%) Data Analyst
7 3 (4.76%) Lead
7 3 (4.76%) Senior Developer
7 3 (4.76%) Senior Oracle Developer
7 3 (4.76%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
8 2 (3.17%) Business Development Manager
8 2 (3.17%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.94%) CSS
1 5 (7.94%) HTML
1 5 (7.94%) JSON
1 5 (7.94%) REST
1 5 (7.94%) Ruby on Rails
1 5 (7.94%) SOAP
1 5 (7.94%) Web Services
1 5 (7.94%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (26.98%) Housing Association
2 8 (12.70%) PACS
3 6 (9.52%) Renewable Energy
4 4 (6.35%) IoT
5 3 (4.76%) Management Information System
6 2 (3.17%) Driving Licence
6 2 (3.17%) NHS
6 2 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (41.27%) Agile
2 17 (26.98%) Mathematics
3 14 (22.22%) Time Management
4 11 (17.46%) Process Improvement
5 10 (15.87%) Business Process Improvement
5 10 (15.87%) Strategic Thinking
6 7 (11.11%) Benchmarking
7 6 (9.52%) Business Development
7 6 (9.52%) CAD
7 6 (9.52%) Channel Management
7 6 (9.52%) Project Management
7 6 (9.52%) Scrum
8 5 (7.94%) Data Analysis
8 5 (7.94%) Line Management
9 4 (6.35%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (6.35%) Lead Generation
10 3 (4.76%) Commercial Awareness
10 3 (4.76%) Project Delivery
10 3 (4.76%) Stakeholder Management
11 2 (3.17%) Facilities Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (12.70%) SQL
2 5 (7.94%) Java
2 5 (7.94%) JavaScript
2 5 (7.94%) PL/SQL
2 5 (7.94%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 17 (26.98%) HNC
1 17 (26.98%) HND
2 10 (15.87%) DBS Check
3 5 (7.94%) Degree
3 5 (7.94%) SC Cleared
3 5 (7.94%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 12 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.52%) SAP
3 5 (7.94%) Oracle
4 4 (6.35%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.59%) GUPTA