Local Government Job Trends in Yorkshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
England > Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 155 135
Rank change year-on-year -23 -20 +13
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 17 7 84
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 0.25% 0.20% 1.39%
As % of the General category 0.57% 0.29% 2.50%
Number of salaries quoted 10 7 32
10th Percentile £44,750 £37,279 £23,610
25th Percentile £55,750 £43,799 £30,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £59,652 £33,911
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% +75.91% -10.76%
75th Percentile £79,129 - £47,645
90th Percentile £85,922 - £49,965
England median annual salary £51,000 £51,542 £39,870
% change year-on-year -1.05% +29.28% -20.26%

All General Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,986 2,438 3,360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 43.32% 70.71% 55.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,857 1,092 2,321
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,250 £27,300
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,042 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.93% -11.49% -7.53%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,500 £84,875 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Local Government
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Local Government

Local Government
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Local Government in Yorkshire

Local Government
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
West Yorkshire -24 12 £56,500 +26.40% 8
North Yorkshire - 4 £83,210 -
South Yorkshire -36 1 £45,000 -24.56% 8
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 3 (17.65%) AWS
1 3 (17.65%) Azure
1 3 (17.65%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (29.41%) Data Warehouse
1 5 (29.41%) Metadata
General
1 5 (29.41%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Finance
3 3 (17.65%) Fire and Rescue
3 3 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (17.65%) Police
4 2 (11.76%) Public Sector
5 1 (5.88%) Back Office
5 1 (5.88%) Law
5 1 (5.88%) Military
5 1 (5.88%) Retail
5 1 (5.88%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (29.41%) Architect
1 5 (29.41%) Data Architect
2 4 (23.53%) Senior
3 3 (17.65%) ICT Director
3 3 (17.65%) Technology Director
4 2 (11.76%) Data Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Project Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Audit Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Business Development Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Business Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Cloud Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Consultant
5 1 (5.88%) Development Manager
5 1 (5.88%) Senior Consultant
5 1 (5.88%) Senior Software Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Software Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Support Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Traffic Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Driving Licence
2 2 (11.76%) NHS
3 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
3 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Decision-Making
2 6 (35.29%) Coaching
2 6 (35.29%) Mentoring
3 5 (29.41%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (29.41%) Data Architecture
3 5 (29.41%) Data Modelling
3 5 (29.41%) Integration Patterns
3 5 (29.41%) Master Data Management
3 5 (29.41%) Metadata Management
3 5 (29.41%) Translating Business Requirements
4 4 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (17.65%) Agile
5 3 (17.65%) Business Transformation
5 3 (17.65%) Cost Reduction
5 3 (17.65%) CRM
5 3 (17.65%) Data Governance
5 3 (17.65%) Emotional Intelligence
5 3 (17.65%) Performance Improvement
5 3 (17.65%) Project Delivery
5 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (23.53%) Python
2 3 (17.65%) SQL
3 1 (5.88%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (35.29%) Degree
2 2 (11.76%) DBS Check
3 1 (5.88%) ACCA
3 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (29.41%) Data Quality
1 5 (29.41%) GDPR
2 1 (5.88%) COSHH
2 1 (5.88%) GAAP
2 1 (5.88%) IFRS
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Docker
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) Google
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle