Local Government Jobs in Tyne and Wear

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 96 77
Rank change year-on-year +43 -19 -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 8 6 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 1.25% 0.40% 1.51%
As % of the General category 1.91% 0.67% 2.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 4
10th Percentile - £38,125 -
25th Percentile - £41,250 £64,356
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,652 £42,500 £67,003
Median % change year-on-year +40.36% -36.57% -
75th Percentile - £43,750 £69,649
90th Percentile - £46,875 -
North East median annual salary £59,652 £38,750 £67,003
% change year-on-year +53.94% -42.17% +70.40%

All General Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 419 898 512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 65.67% 59.35% 59.40%
Number of salaries quoted 264 740 238
10th Percentile £24,570 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £25,087 £33,406 £37,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,750 £47,234 £49,279
Median % change year-on-year -39.13% -4.15% -1.44%
75th Percentile £53,750 £63,750 £62,188
90th Percentile £68,750 £75,772 £72,875
North East median annual salary £26,465 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -41.19% -5.26% +5.56%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Tyne and Wear

Local Government
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Tyne and Wear.

Salary trend for Local Government in Tyne and Wear

Local Government
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 27 June 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +35 8 £59,652 +40.36% 10
Local Government
North East

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Applications
1 2 (25.00%) AutoCAD
General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Legal
2 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Civil Engineer
1 6 (75.00%) Development Engineer
1 6 (75.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 4 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Business Development Manager
3 2 (25.00%) Business Manager
3 2 (25.00%) Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Data Centre
2 2 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 4 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 2 (25.00%) Business Development
3 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (25.00%) Due Diligence
3 2 (25.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (25.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) DBS Check
2 2 (25.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) Accessibility