Local Government Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 3 months to 24 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Local Government UK
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	720	700	748
Rank change year-on-year	-20	+48
Permanent jobs citing Local Government	163	224	229
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.19%	0.23%	0.21%
As % of the General category	0.44%	0.53%	0.46%
Number of salaries quoted	128	194	166
Median salary	£45,483	£34,432	£41,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	+32.09%	-17.03%
90% offered a salary of more than	£31,930	£25,000	£29,150
10% offered a salary of more than	£68,250	£65,000	£61,600
UK excluding London median salary	£47,500	£30,000	£38,500
% change year-on-year	+58.33%	-22.07%

Local Government is in the common skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

General Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills	37208	42179	49434
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	42.30%	42.84%	44.57%
Number of salaries quoted	28431	34500	39149
Median salary	£52,500	£51,500	£50,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+1.94%	+3.00%
90% offered a salary of more than	£31,250	£30,000	£30,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£84,000	£80,000	£80,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£45,000

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised citing Local Government as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the General category.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the UK

Local Government
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Local Government.

Salary trend for Local Government in the UK

Local Government
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Local Government over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the UK

Local Government
Top 30 Job Locations

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 over the 3 months to 24 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+20	156	£45,483	+25.52%	27
London	+23	48	£45,483	-24.19%	7
Yorkshire	+3	25	£65,000	+109.67%	3
South West	+20	23	£67,500	+104.13%	3
South East	+29	17	£40,000	+14.28%	7
West Midlands	+9	17	£60,000	+126.41%	6
Birmingham	+11	16	£58,750	+121.69%	1
West Yorkshire	+7	13	£65,000	+136.36%	3
Leeds	+1	13	£65,000	+136.36%	2
Bristol	-7	13	£67,500	+3.84%	1
East of England	-7	13	£40,000	-	1
Hull	-	9	-	-
East Yorkshire	-	9	-	-
Gloucestershire	+3	6	£67,500	+104.13%
Surrey	+24	5	£35,000	+13.66%	2
Scotland	+3	5	£50,000	+88.67%
Barnet	-2	5	£62,500	+47.05%	1
Berkshire	+29	4	£32,500	-7.14%	1
Hampshire	+14	4	£45,658	+12.73%	1
North West	-57	4	£42,500	+60.37%
Suffolk	-	4	£41,250	-
Bedfordshire	+19	3	£21,500	-33.33%
Sheffield	-6	3	£43,750	+41.12%
Newbury	-6	3	-	-
South Yorkshire	-7	3	£43,750	+41.12%
Edinburgh	-19	3	-	-
Manchester	-31	3	£42,500	+50.44%
Guildford	-	3	£35,000	-	1
Bedford	+13	2	£21,500	-
Oxfordshire	+12	2	£50,000	+60.00%	2

Local Government
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 June 2017, IT jobs citing Local Government also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for Local Government.

1	114 (31.93%)	Finance
2	112 (31.37%)	Agile Software Development
3	111 (31.09%)	Microsoft
4	78 (21.85%)	Stakeholder Management
5	77 (21.57%)	Microsoft Azure
6	64 (17.93%)	ITIL
7	63 (17.65%)	Business Intelligence
8	55 (15.41%)	Management Information System
9	52 (14.57%)	Project Management
10	45 (12.61%)	Retail
10	45 (12.61%)	VMware
11	40 (11.20%)	SQL Server
12	39 (10.92%)	UML
12	39 (10.92%)	Security Cleared
13	38 (10.64%)	Amazon AWS

13	38 (10.64%)	CRM
13	38 (10.64%)	Middleware
13	38 (10.64%)	Migration
14	37 (10.36%)	Web Services
14	37 (10.36%)	SAP
14	37 (10.36%)	Performance Management
14	37 (10.36%)	Visualisation
14	37 (10.36%)	Stakeholder Engagement
15	36 (10.08%)	Data Visualisation
15	36 (10.08%)	Business Analysis
15	36 (10.08%)	Power BI
16	35 (9.80%)	Business Development
16	35 (9.80%)	Manufacturing
17	34 (9.52%)	C
17	34 (9.52%)	SOA

Local Government
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	11 (3.08%)	MS Exchange
1	11 (3.08%)	SharePoint
2	8 (2.24%)	Tomcat
3	6 (1.68%)	Drupal
3	6 (1.68%)	Exchange Server 2007
3	6 (1.68%)	Exchange Server 2013
3	6 (1.68%)	IIS
4	5 (1.40%)	Confluence
4	5 (1.40%)	Exchange Server 2010
4	5 (1.40%)	GlassFish
5	4 (1.12%)	Apache Solr
5	4 (1.12%)	Skype for Business
6	3 (0.84%)	WordPress
7	2 (0.56%)	NetWeaver
8	1 (0.28%)	Alfresco
8	1 (0.28%)	BizTalk Server

Applications
1	31 (8.68%)	Microsoft Office
2	15 (4.20%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
3	7 (1.96%)	Microsoft Excel
4	5 (1.40%)	InfoPath
4	5 (1.40%)	Microsoft Project
4	5 (1.40%)	Photoshop
5	3 (0.84%)	MS Visio
6	2 (0.56%)	Adobe Illustrator
6	2 (0.56%)	InDesign
7	1 (0.28%)	Adobe Creative Suite

Business Applications
1	10 (2.80%)	SAP BPC
2	9 (2.52%)	Dynamics CRM
3	4 (1.12%)	SAP ERP
3	4 (1.12%)	Unit4 Business World
4	2 (0.56%)	Dynamics AX
4	2 (0.56%)	Dynamics NAV
4	2 (0.56%)	Northgate Housing
4	2 (0.56%)	Oracle CRM
4	2 (0.56%)	Sage CRM
4	2 (0.56%)	SAP CRM
5	1 (0.28%)	Academy Housing
5	1 (0.28%)	Dynamics GP
5	1 (0.28%)	OPENHousing
5	1 (0.28%)	Oracle EBS
5	1 (0.28%)	Payment Gateway
5	1 (0.28%)	SAP Oil and Gas

Cloud Services
1	77 (21.57%)	Microsoft Azure
2	38 (10.64%)	Amazon AWS
3	31 (8.68%)	Google Cloud Platform
4	19 (5.32%)	Office 365
5	9 (2.52%)	Azure Data Factory
6	7 (1.96%)	SaaS
7	2 (0.56%)	Dynamics 365
8	1 (0.28%)	OneDrive

Communications & Networking
1	16 (4.48%)	Internet
2	8 (2.24%)	Firewall
2	8 (2.24%)	SSL
3	5 (1.40%)	Skype
4	4 (1.12%)	SAN
5	3 (0.84%)	DHCP
5	3 (0.84%)	DNS
5	3 (0.84%)	TCP/IP
6	2 (0.56%)	FTP
6	2 (0.56%)	LAN
6	2 (0.56%)	Remote Desktop
6	2 (0.56%)	VoIP
6	2 (0.56%)	VPN
7	1 (0.28%)	DKIM
7	1 (0.28%)	DMARC
7	1 (0.28%)	MPLS
7	1 (0.28%)	VLAN
7	1 (0.28%)	WAN
7	1 (0.28%)	Wi-Fi
7	1 (0.28%)	Wireless

Database & Business Intelligence
1	40 (11.20%)	SQL Server
2	36 (10.08%)	Power BI
3	34 (9.52%)	Big Data
4	27 (7.56%)	QlikView
4	27 (7.56%)	Spotfire
5	23 (6.44%)	Data Warehouse
6	20 (5.60%)	BusinessObjects
7	17 (4.76%)	BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8	13 (3.64%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
9	12 (3.36%)	SAP BW
10	11 (3.08%)	DataStage
10	11 (3.08%)	SQL Server Integration Services
11	10 (2.80%)	MySQL
11	10 (2.80%)	PostgreSQL
11	10 (2.80%)	SAP HANA
12	9 (2.52%)	Data Lake
12	9 (2.52%)	Lumira
12	9 (2.52%)	Pentaho
12	9 (2.52%)	Star Schema
12	9 (2.52%)	Sybase IQ

Development Applications
1	11 (3.08%)	Git (software)
2	9 (2.52%)	Talend Open Studio
3	6 (1.68%)	JIRA
4	5 (1.40%)	Ant
4	5 (1.40%)	Gradle
4	5 (1.40%)	Maven
4	5 (1.40%)	Visual Studio
5	3 (0.84%)	Balsamiq Mockups
6	2 (0.56%)	Team Foundation Server
7	1 (0.28%)	CruiseControl
7	1 (0.28%)	NUnit
7	1 (0.28%)	Subversion

General
1	114 (31.93%)	Finance
2	45 (12.61%)	Retail
3	35 (9.80%)	Manufacturing
4	17 (4.76%)	Marketing
5	14 (3.92%)	Legal
6	12 (3.36%)	Telecoms
7	5 (1.40%)	Back Office
8	4 (1.12%)	Advertising
9	3 (0.84%)	Electronics
10	2 (0.56%)	Front Office
10	2 (0.56%)	Games
11	1 (0.28%)	Automotive
11	1 (0.28%)	Banking
11	1 (0.28%)	Billing

Job Titles
1	96 (26.89%)	Consultant
2	77 (21.57%)	Developer
3	63 (17.65%)	Architect
4	49 (13.73%)	Senior Architect
5	44 (12.32%)	Business Intelligence Developer
6	41 (11.48%)	Analyst
7	38 (10.64%)	Senior Consultant
8	36 (10.08%)	Power BI Developer
9	33 (9.24%)	AWS Architect
9	33 (9.24%)	Cloud Architect
10	31 (8.68%)	AWS Consultant
10	31 (8.68%)	Cloud Consultant
10	31 (8.68%)	Web Architect
10	31 (8.68%)	Web Consultant
11	27 (7.56%)	QlikView Developer
11	27 (7.56%)	Tableau Developer
12	24 (6.72%)	Project Manager
13	22 (6.16%)	Enterprise Architect
14	14 (3.92%)	Principal Architect
14	14 (3.92%)	Principal Enterprise Architect

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	38 (10.64%)	Middleware
2	37 (10.36%)	Web Services
3	24 (6.72%)	.NET
4	18 (5.04%)	CSS
5	14 (3.92%)	ASP.NET
5	14 (3.92%)	HTML
5	14 (3.92%)	XML
6	12 (3.36%)	WCF
7	7 (1.96%)	.NET Framework
7	7 (1.96%)	REST
7	7 (1.96%)	SOAP
8	6 (1.68%)	ASP.NET Web Forms
8	6 (1.68%)	jQuery
9	5 (1.40%)	DCOM
9	5 (1.40%)	J2EE
9	5 (1.40%)	WF
9	5 (1.40%)	WinForms
9	5 (1.40%)	WPF
10	4 (1.12%)	JSON
10	4 (1.12%)	LESS

Miscellaneous
1	55 (15.41%)	Management Information System
2	34 (9.52%)	Enterprise Software
3	18 (5.04%)	Driving Licence
4	16 (4.48%)	Internet of Things
5	11 (3.08%)	NHS
6	10 (2.80%)	Mobile App
7	9 (2.52%)	Analytical Skills
8	8 (2.24%)	CESG
9	6 (1.68%)	Computer Science
9	6 (1.68%)	Data Centre
9	6 (1.68%)	User Experience
10	4 (1.12%)	iSeries
11	3 (0.84%)	Greenfield Project
11	3 (0.84%)	Robotics
11	3 (0.84%)	Virtual Team
12	2 (0.56%)	Hybrid Cloud
12	2 (0.56%)	Minimum Viable Product
13	1 (0.28%)	CESG CLAS
13	1 (0.28%)	CMDB
13	1 (0.28%)	Replication

Operating Systems
1	29 (8.12%)	Windows
2	9 (2.52%)	Unix
2	9 (2.52%)	Windows Server
3	8 (2.24%)	Windows Server 2008
4	7 (1.96%)	Windows Server 2003
5	6 (1.68%)	Linux
6	5 (1.40%)	Windows 10
7	4 (1.12%)	Windows 7
8	3 (0.84%)	Android
9	2 (0.56%)	Apple iOS
9	2 (0.56%)	Windows 8
9	2 (0.56%)	Windows Server 2012
9	2 (0.56%)	Windows Vista
9	2 (0.56%)	Windows XP
10	1 (0.28%)	Solaris

Processes & Methodologies
1	112 (31.37%)	Agile Software Development
2	78 (21.85%)	Stakeholder Management
3	64 (17.93%)	ITIL
4	63 (17.65%)	Business Intelligence
5	52 (14.57%)	Project Management
6	39 (10.92%)	UML
7	38 (10.64%)	CRM
7	38 (10.64%)	Migration
8	37 (10.36%)	Performance Management
8	37 (10.36%)	Stakeholder Engagement
8	37 (10.36%)	Visualisation
9	36 (10.08%)	Business Analysis
9	36 (10.08%)	Data Visualisation
10	35 (9.80%)	Business Development
11	34 (9.52%)	IT Strategy
11	34 (9.52%)	Open Source
11	34 (9.52%)	SOA
12	33 (9.24%)	DevOps
12	33 (9.24%)	Requirements Analysis
12	33 (9.24%)	Use Case

Programming Languages
1	34 (9.52%)	C
2	33 (9.24%)	SQL
3	20 (5.60%)	C#
4	15 (4.20%)	Java
5	14 (3.92%)	JavaScript
6	7 (1.96%)	PHP
7	5 (1.40%)	VB.NET
8	3 (0.84%)	T-SQL
9	2 (0.56%)	Korn
9	2 (0.56%)	VBA
9	2 (0.56%)	VBScript
10	1 (0.28%)	C++
10	1 (0.28%)	PL/SQL
10	1 (0.28%)	PowerShell
10	1 (0.28%)	Python
10	1 (0.28%)	Shell Script

Qualifications
1	39 (10.92%)	Security Cleared
2	30 (8.40%)	Degree
3	26 (7.28%)	DV Cleared
4	18 (5.04%)	CISA
5	12 (3.36%)	CISM
6	9 (2.52%)	CISSP
6	9 (2.52%)	DBS Check
7	8 (2.24%)	CESG Certified Professional
8	7 (1.96%)	Master's Degree
9	6 (1.68%)	CIMA
9	6 (1.68%)	Microsoft Certification
10	5 (1.40%)	ACCA
10	5 (1.40%)	MCITP
10	5 (1.40%)	MCP
10	5 (1.40%)	MCSE
11	4 (1.12%)	CIPFA
11	4 (1.12%)	ISEB
11	4 (1.12%)	ITIL Certification
11	4 (1.12%)	ITIL Foundation Certificate
11	4 (1.12%)	QiCA

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	21 (5.88%)	COBIT
2	17 (4.76%)	SLA
3	11 (3.08%)	ISO/IEC 27001
4	9 (2.52%)	PMO
5	5 (1.40%)	QA
5	5 (1.40%)	WCAG
6	4 (1.12%)	ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6	4 (1.12%)	Sarbanes-Oxley
7	1 (0.28%)	Cyber Essentials
7	1 (0.28%)	Cyber Essentials PLUS
7	1 (0.28%)	GPG13
7	1 (0.28%)	HMG Security Policy Framework
7	1 (0.28%)	ISO 9001
7	1 (0.28%)	PCI DSS

System Software
1	15 (4.20%)	Active Directory
2	11 (3.08%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	8 (2.24%)	Hyper-V
4	3 (0.84%)	Terminal Server
5	1 (0.28%)	Microsoft App-V
5	1 (0.28%)	XenApp

Systems Management
1	2 (0.56%)	Nagios
1	2 (0.56%)	Netcool
1	2 (0.56%)	Netcool/OMNIbus
1	2 (0.56%)	SCOM
1	2 (0.56%)	Tivoli
2	1 (0.28%)	Backup Exec
2	1 (0.28%)	DameWare
2	1 (0.28%)	McAfee ePO
2	1 (0.28%)	Opscode Chef
2	1 (0.28%)	SCCM
2	1 (0.28%)	Symantec Enterprise Vault

Vendors
1	111 (31.09%)	Microsoft
2	45 (12.61%)	VMware
3	37 (10.36%)	SAP
4	33 (9.24%)	Oracle
4	33 (9.24%)	Rackspace
5	31 (8.68%)	Google
6	28 (7.84%)	TIBCO
7	27 (7.56%)	MicroStrategy
7	27 (7.56%)	Tableau
8	14 (3.92%)	Citrix
9	11 (3.08%)	Cognos
10	9 (2.52%)	Informatica
10	9 (2.52%)	Talend
11	8 (2.24%)	Cisco
12	4 (1.12%)	Civica
12	4 (1.12%)	Northgate
13	3 (0.84%)	Adobe
13	3 (0.84%)	CA
13	3 (0.84%)	Dell
13	3 (0.84%)	Remedy