Local Government Job Trends in West London

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
London > West London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in West London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 52 69
Rank change year-on-year -17 +17 -20
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 2 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs in West London 0.26% 1.25% 0.52%
As % of the General category 0.40% 1.54% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £49,483 - £39,250
25th Percentile £52,458 £52,619 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,559 £53,123 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.12% -15.00% -
75th Percentile £66,304 £53,626 £63,750
90th Percentile £69,065 - -
London median annual salary £63,478 £52,811 £47,500
% change year-on-year +20.20% +11.18% -18.10%

All General Skills
West 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 West London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 499 325 404
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West London 65.57% 81.05% 69.66%
Number of salaries quoted 179 86 216
10th Percentile £28,675 £25,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £42,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,188 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,500 £72,500 £90,688
London median annual salary £74,000 £76,000 £71,495
% change year-on-year -2.63% +6.30% -3.39%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in West London

Local Government
Salary Trend in West London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West London citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West London citing Local Government

Local Government
Salary Histogram in West London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in West London over the 6 months to 24 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Local Government in West London

Local Government
Job Locations in West 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 West London region over the 6 months to 24 March 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
Harrow -5 1 £69,119 -
Wembley - 1 £50,000 - 2
Local Government
London

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Business Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Development Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (50.00%) Security Management
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) SIEM
1 1 (50.00%) SOAR
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (50.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft