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 in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 164 180 238
Rank change year-on-year +16 +58 -8
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 22 62 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.65% 0.92% 0.40%
As % of the General category 0.85% 1.75% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 18 34 13
10th Percentile £37,250 £37,650 £28,957
25th Percentile £38,669 £38,603 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% -9.35% +33.75%
75th Percentile £73,833 £62,188 £63,750
90th Percentile - £123,750 -
South East median annual salary £49,800 £40,400 £52,500
% change year-on-year +23.27% -23.05% +16.02%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,598 3,543 3,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 76.52% 52.71% 64.45%
Number of salaries quoted 763 2,209 1,700
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,682 £34,000 £35,463
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £69,375 £60,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,800 £73,750 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.55%

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 11 May 2025.

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 11 May 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
Buckinghamshire +42 17 £73,833 +55.44% 6
Berkshire -3 5 £37,500 -24.24% 13
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 5 (22.73%) Apache
1 5 (22.73%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (13.64%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (22.73%) DNS
1 5 (22.73%) Firewall
1 5 (22.73%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (22.73%) Relational Database
1 5 (22.73%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (31.82%) Social Housing
2 6 (27.27%) Fire and Rescue
2 6 (27.27%) Public Sector
2 6 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 5 (22.73%) Back Office
4 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Retail
5 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (27.27%) ICT Trainer
1 6 (27.27%) Trainer
2 5 (22.73%) Analyst
3 3 (13.64%) Project Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Architect
4 1 (4.55%) Data Architect
4 1 (4.55%) Principal Architect
4 1 (4.55%) Principal Data Architect
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Housing Association
2 5 (22.73%) Client/Server
2 5 (22.73%) Data Centre
2 5 (22.73%) Management Information System
2 5 (22.73%) Onboarding
3 3 (13.64%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 5 (22.73%) Windows
1 5 (22.73%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (68.18%) Customer Service
2 8 (36.36%) Data Management
2 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (36.36%) Project Delivery
2 8 (36.36%) Project Management
2 8 (36.36%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (31.82%) Asset Management
3 7 (31.82%) Collaborative Culture
3 7 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (31.82%) Decarbonisation
3 7 (31.82%) Decision-Making
4 6 (27.27%) Change Management
4 6 (27.27%) Culture Change
5 5 (22.73%) Analytics
5 5 (22.73%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (22.73%) Incident Management
5 5 (22.73%) Information Security
5 5 (22.73%) ITIL
5 5 (22.73%) ITSM
5 5 (22.73%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (22.73%) SQL
2 4 (18.18%) PowerShell
2 4 (18.18%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (31.82%) Degree
1 7 (31.82%) MRICS
2 6 (27.27%) DBS Check
2 6 (27.27%) HNC
2 6 (27.27%) HND
2 6 (27.27%) MOS
3 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.55%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.64%) QA
System Software
1 5 (22.73%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (22.73%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 11 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (22.73%) Oracle
2 5 (22.73%) VMware