Local Government Jobs with Work from Home Options

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 367 249 384
Rank change year-on-year -118 +135 +32
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 232 591 580
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.69% 1.37% 0.87%
As % of the General category 1.12% 2.06% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 202 203 203
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,086 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,390 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,313 £44,047
Median % change year-on-year -12.54% +23.31% -2.12%
75th Percentile £58,000 £73,125 £61,421
90th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £39,882 £50,748 £44,177
% change year-on-year -21.41% +14.87% -1.83%

All General Skills
Work from Home

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 20,739 28,671 41,558
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.32% 66.30% 62.28%
Number of salaries quoted 15,133 18,978 24,199
10th Percentile £31,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £46,570 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £101,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Local Government
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Local Government trend for jobs with a WFH option

Local Government
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Local Government.

Local Government salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Local Government
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Local Government over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Local Government salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 9 (3.88%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.02%) Apache
2 7 (3.02%) IIS
2 7 (3.02%) Tomcat
3 4 (1.72%) ArcGIS
4 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.29%) Totara
5 2 (0.86%) CMS
Applications
1 13 (5.60%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (5.60%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.88%) AutoCAD
3 3 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.43%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 16 (6.90%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.86%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.43%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 28 (12.07%) Power Platform
2 24 (10.34%) Azure
3 17 (7.33%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (5.60%) SaaS
5 7 (3.02%) PowerApps
6 6 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (2.59%) Power Automate
7 5 (2.16%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.29%) AWS
8 3 (1.29%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (1.29%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.86%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.86%) Google Analytics
9 2 (0.86%) Google Tag Manager
9 2 (0.86%) Siteimprove
10 1 (0.43%) OCI
10 1 (0.43%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.16%) Firewall
1 5 (2.16%) WAN
2 4 (1.72%) LAN
2 4 (1.72%) TETRA
2 4 (1.72%) Wireless
3 2 (0.86%) Network Security
4 1 (0.43%) DHCP
4 1 (0.43%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.43%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.43%) VoIP
4 1 (0.43%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (9.48%) Power BI
2 15 (6.47%) Data Warehouse
2 15 (6.47%) SQL Server
3 13 (5.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 12 (5.17%) Oracle Database
4 12 (5.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (3.88%) Relational Database
6 7 (3.02%) BusinessObjects
6 7 (3.02%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 7 (3.02%) GIS
6 7 (3.02%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (3.02%) Semantic Layer
7 5 (2.16%) Tableau
8 4 (1.72%) MS Access
8 4 (1.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (1.29%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.86%) QlikView
11 1 (0.43%) Metadata
11 1 (0.43%) MySQL
11 1 (0.43%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (3.02%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 7 (3.02%) Visual Studio
2 5 (2.16%) JIRA
2 5 (2.16%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (1.29%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (1.29%) Selenium
3 3 (1.29%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 63 (27.16%) Finance
2 62 (26.72%) Social Skills
3 40 (17.24%) Public Sector
4 26 (11.21%) Marketing
5 25 (10.78%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (9.91%) Police
7 21 (9.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (7.33%) Fire and Rescue
9 11 (4.74%) Retail
10 10 (4.31%) Legal
11 8 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (2.59%) Social Housing
13 5 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.72%) Environmental Health
15 2 (0.86%) Electronics
15 2 (0.86%) Law
15 2 (0.86%) Portuguese Language
16 1 (0.43%) Billing
16 1 (0.43%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 38 (16.38%) Senior
2 35 (15.09%) Analyst
3 22 (9.48%) Lead
3 22 (9.48%) Project Manager
4 15 (6.47%) Development Manager
5 14 (6.03%) Developer
6 12 (5.17%) Applications Support
6 12 (5.17%) Operations Manager
7 11 (4.74%) Data Analyst
7 11 (4.74%) Research Manager
8 10 (4.31%) Architect
9 9 (3.88%) Consultant
9 9 (3.88%) Trainer
10 8 (3.45%) Business Analyst
11 6 (2.59%) Senior Analyst
11 6 (2.59%) Senior Consultant
11 6 (2.59%) Senior Manager
12 5 (2.16%) Oracle Developer
12 5 (2.16%) Senior Developer
12 5 (2.16%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.17%) Web Services
2 8 (3.45%) HTML
3 7 (3.02%) CSS
4 6 (2.59%) JSON
4 6 (2.59%) XML
5 5 (2.16%) REST
5 5 (2.16%) Ruby on Rails
5 5 (2.16%) SOAP
6 2 (0.86%) .NET
7 1 (0.43%) HTML5
7 1 (0.43%) HTML5 Canvas
7 1 (0.43%) jQuery
7 1 (0.43%) Laravel
7 1 (0.43%) React
7 1 (0.43%) React Native
7 1 (0.43%) TAPI
7 1 (0.43%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.62%) Driving Licence
2 15 (6.47%) Social Media
3 14 (6.03%) Onboarding
4 13 (5.60%) Management Information System
5 9 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (3.45%) Housing Association
7 7 (3.02%) Blog
7 7 (3.02%) Public Cloud
8 6 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.59%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (2.16%) Acoustics
9 5 (2.16%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.72%) Freedom of Information
10 4 (1.72%) IoT
11 3 (1.29%) Learning Management System
11 3 (1.29%) NHS
11 3 (1.29%) Product Ownership
11 3 (1.29%) PropTech
12 2 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.86%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 16 (6.90%) Windows
2 10 (4.31%) Unix
3 7 (3.02%) Linux
3 7 (3.02%) Solaris
4 5 (2.16%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.86%) Windows 7
5 2 (0.86%) Windows 8
6 1 (0.43%) Android
6 1 (0.43%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.43%) VMS
6 1 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (23.71%) Project Management
2 34 (14.66%) Agile
3 33 (14.22%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (13.36%) Project Delivery
5 28 (12.07%) Business Intelligence
6 23 (9.91%) Continuous Improvement
6 23 (9.91%) Customer Service
6 23 (9.91%) Service Delivery
7 22 (9.48%) Change Management
8 21 (9.05%) Analytics
8 21 (9.05%) PRINCE2
8 21 (9.05%) Visualisation
9 20 (8.62%) Business Analysis
9 20 (8.62%) ITIL
10 18 (7.76%) Business Development
11 16 (6.90%) Business Strategy
11 16 (6.90%) Line Management
11 16 (6.90%) Requirements Gathering
12 15 (6.47%) Decision-Making
13 14 (6.03%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 34 (14.66%) SQL
2 12 (5.17%) PL/SQL
3 8 (3.45%) T-SQL
4 7 (3.02%) JavaScript
4 7 (3.02%) Shell Script
5 6 (2.59%) Java
5 6 (2.59%) Python
6 5 (2.16%) R
6 5 (2.16%) Ruby
7 3 (1.29%) C#
8 2 (0.86%) C
8 2 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.86%) PHP
9 1 (0.43%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.43%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.43%) VB
9 1 (0.43%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 73 (31.47%) Degree
2 24 (10.34%) Security Cleared
3 13 (5.60%) SC Cleared
4 7 (3.02%) DBS Check
5 4 (1.72%) HNC
5 4 (1.72%) HND
5 4 (1.72%) PMP
6 2 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.86%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.43%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.43%) CCNA
7 1 (0.43%) CCNP
7 1 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.43%) MCP
7 1 (0.43%) MCSE
7 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.43%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.43%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.03%) Accessibility
2 13 (5.60%) Data Quality
3 9 (3.88%) QA
4 4 (1.72%) NIST
4 4 (1.72%) PMO
5 3 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.86%) GDPR
6 2 (0.86%) SLA
7 1 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.43%) NCSC
7 1 (0.43%) RMADS
System Software
1 8 (3.45%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.16%) Firmware
3 2 (0.86%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (2.16%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 58 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 26 (11.21%) Oracle
3 16 (6.90%) NEC
4 5 (2.16%) Google
5 4 (1.72%) Cisco
5 4 (1.72%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.29%) Civica
7 2 (0.86%) Liquidlogic
7 2 (0.86%) SAP
8 1 (0.43%) Adobe
8 1 (0.43%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.43%) Aruba
8 1 (0.43%) Capita
8 1 (0.43%) Databricks
8 1 (0.43%) GUPTA
8 1 (0.43%) Pega
8 1 (0.43%) Samsung
8 1 (0.43%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.43%) VMware