Local Government Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 266 327 292
Rank change year-on-year +61 -35 -12
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 418 218 631
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.63% 0.73% 0.83%
As % of the General category 1.38% 1.03% 1.50%
Number of salaries quoted 288 110 416
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,575 £25,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,794 £31,345
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,100 £39,013
Median % change year-on-year +10.86% +15.60% -13.31%
75th Percentile £65,000 £59,652 £47,615
90th Percentile £86,790 - £64,674
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £39,882
% change year-on-year +5.00% +25.37% -20.24%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 30,279 21,145 42,100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 45.47% 71.19% 55.26%
Number of salaries quoted 17,726 9,433 27,291
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,200
90th Percentile £83,840 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,745 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.08% +8.09% -12.50%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Local Government relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Local Government job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Local Government
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Local Government

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the UK excluding London

Local Government
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 June 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
North of England +15 101 £60,000 +0.58% 50
North West +49 77 £60,000 +0.58% 27
South East -4 74 £50,000 +8.58% 46
South West -8 71 £42,500 +23.19% 28
East of England -4 54 £55,000 +30.82% 26
Midlands -16 48 £52,679 -8.11% 57
Wales -5 39 £55,260 - 4
West Midlands -14 37 £55,000 +4.76% 33
Scotland 0 31 £50,000 - 18
Yorkshire -30 18 £70,355 +17.94% 16
East Midlands -32 11 £36,125 -39.44% 25
North East -41 6 - - 8
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 9 (2.15%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.67%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.72%) govService
5 2 (0.48%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.24%) CMS
6 1 (0.24%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (6.70%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.24%) InDesign
4 1 (0.24%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 34 (8.13%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (5.98%) Azure
3 24 (5.74%) AWS
4 11 (2.63%) Power Platform
5 9 (2.15%) SaaS
6 6 (1.44%) Entra ID
6 6 (1.44%) Google Workspace
7 3 (0.72%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.48%) GCP
9 1 (0.24%) Azure Cognitive Services
9 1 (0.24%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.24%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.24%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.91%) DHCP
1 8 (1.91%) DNS
2 6 (1.44%) Network Security
3 5 (1.20%) IP Telephony
3 5 (1.20%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.96%) Internet
5 2 (0.48%) WebEx
5 2 (0.48%) Wireless
6 1 (0.24%) Firewall
6 1 (0.24%) Intranet
6 1 (0.24%) LAN
6 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.39%) GIS
2 9 (2.15%) Power BI
3 7 (1.67%) Geospatial Data
4 6 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.20%) Power Query
6 4 (0.96%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.96%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (0.96%) Metadata
7 2 (0.48%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.24%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (0.72%) JIRA
General
1 72 (17.22%) Social Skills
2 62 (14.83%) Public Sector
3 42 (10.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 35 (8.37%) Finance
5 32 (7.66%) Influencing Skills
6 26 (6.22%) Welsh Language
7 24 (5.74%) Social Housing
8 22 (5.26%) Law
9 21 (5.02%) Back Office
9 21 (5.02%) Military
10 19 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
11 14 (3.35%) Fire and Rescue
12 13 (3.11%) Retail
13 12 (2.87%) Marketing
14 11 (2.63%) Legal
15 10 (2.39%) Police
16 6 (1.44%) Manufacturing
16 6 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
17 4 (0.96%) Billing
17 4 (0.96%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 89 (21.29%) Business Development Manager
1 89 (21.29%) Business Manager
1 89 (21.29%) Development Manager
2 54 (12.92%) Senior
3 33 (7.89%) Lead
4 26 (6.22%) Project Manager
5 23 (5.50%) Developer
6 21 (5.02%) Service Manager
6 21 (5.02%) Traffic Manager
7 17 (4.07%) Analyst
8 16 (3.83%) Consultant
8 16 (3.83%) Infrastructure Manager
9 15 (3.59%) Head of IT
10 14 (3.35%) ICT Support
11 13 (3.11%) C++ Developer
11 13 (3.11%) Senior C++ Developer
11 13 (3.11%) Senior Developer
11 13 (3.11%) Team Leader
12 11 (2.63%) Management Consultant
12 11 (2.63%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.67%) MFC
2 6 (1.44%) React
3 5 (1.20%) CSS
3 5 (1.20%) HTML
4 4 (0.96%) AWS CDK
4 4 (0.96%) Node.js
4 4 (0.96%) React Native
5 3 (0.72%) .NET
5 3 (0.72%) JSON
5 3 (0.72%) XML
6 2 (0.48%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.48%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.48%) JSF
6 2 (0.48%) PrimeFaces
6 2 (0.48%) Vue
7 1 (0.24%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.24%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 61 (14.59%) Management Information System
2 37 (8.85%) NHS
3 33 (7.89%) Driving Licence
4 15 (3.59%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (2.63%) Cloud Native
5 11 (2.63%) Mobile App
6 6 (1.44%) Housing Association
6 6 (1.44%) IoT
6 6 (1.44%) Product Ownership
6 6 (1.44%) Social Media
7 3 (0.72%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (0.72%) Low-Code
7 3 (0.72%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.48%) AI Agents
8 2 (0.48%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.24%) Enterprise Cloud
9 1 (0.24%) Freedom of Information
9 1 (0.24%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.24%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 34 (8.13%) Windows
2 9 (2.15%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.24%) Linux
3 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (22.25%) Business Development
2 55 (13.16%) Decision-Making
3 48 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 41 (9.81%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (7.18%) Agile
6 29 (6.94%) Project Management
7 28 (6.70%) Cybersecurity
8 26 (6.22%) Service Delivery
8 26 (6.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 25 (5.98%) Coaching
10 24 (5.74%) Line Management
10 24 (5.74%) Mentoring
11 20 (4.78%) Asset Management
12 19 (4.55%) Customer Service
13 18 (4.31%) IT Strategy
14 17 (4.07%) Business Intelligence
14 17 (4.07%) Collaborative Working
14 17 (4.07%) Digital Strategy
14 17 (4.07%) Migration
15 15 (3.59%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (5.02%) SQL
2 13 (3.11%) C++
3 9 (2.15%) C#
4 7 (1.67%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.44%) Java
5 6 (1.44%) Python
5 6 (1.44%) TypeScript
6 3 (0.72%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.72%) R
7 1 (0.24%) Bicep
7 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.24%) RPG
7 1 (0.24%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 51 (12.20%) Degree
2 21 (5.02%) DBS Check
3 13 (3.11%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (1.44%) ACCA
5 4 (0.96%) AWS Certified Developer
5 4 (0.96%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.48%) AAT
7 1 (0.24%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.24%) CCAB
7 1 (0.24%) CCNA
7 1 (0.24%) CIMA
7 1 (0.24%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.50%) COSHH
2 16 (3.83%) QA
3 11 (2.63%) PMO
4 10 (2.39%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.91%) GRC
6 7 (1.67%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.44%) GAAP
7 6 (1.44%) IFRS
8 5 (1.20%) GDPR
9 2 (0.48%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.48%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.48%) NEBOSH
9 2 (0.48%) WCAG
10 1 (0.24%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (4.55%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.72%) vSphere
3 1 (0.24%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (0.72%) SCCM
2 1 (0.24%) Terraform
Vendors
1 50 (11.96%) Microsoft
2 10 (2.39%) Google
3 7 (1.67%) ESRI
4 3 (0.72%) Aruba
4 3 (0.72%) Facebook
4 3 (0.72%) Granicus
4 3 (0.72%) Instagram
4 3 (0.72%) VMware
5 2 (0.48%) Blue Prism
5 2 (0.48%) Foundry
5 2 (0.48%) Liquidlogic
5 2 (0.48%) Yealink
6 1 (0.24%) Adobe
6 1 (0.24%) Apple
6 1 (0.24%) Hotjar
6 1 (0.24%) OpenAI
6 1 (0.24%) Salesforce