Local Government Jobs in the North of England

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 146 221 267
Rank change year-on-year +75 +46 +71
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 199 82 195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.40% 0.95% 1.14%
As % of the General category 2.44% 1.43% 1.81%
Number of salaries quoted 30 68 154
10th Percentile £31,925 £26,000 £28,702
25th Percentile £40,250 £27,688 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £30,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -25.00% +6.67%
75th Percentile £49,094 £51,897 £47,669
90th Percentile £50,752 £66,864 £60,253
England median annual salary £45,915 £32,062 £46,378
% change year-on-year +43.21% -30.87% +9.12%

All General Skills
North of England

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 common skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,151 5,720 10,798
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 57.48% 66.33% 63.32%
Number of salaries quoted 3,365 3,798 6,127
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £38,156 £38,386
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £51,903 £52,130
Median % change year-on-year -3.56% -0.44% +9.75%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,548 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +1.69%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the North of England.

Salary trend for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the North of England over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the North of England region over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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 West +22 113 £40,000 -16.49% 22
Yorkshire +70 76 £45,445 +51.48% 13
North East -32 10 £32,501 +30.00% 3
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 10 (5.03%) SharePoint
2 6 (3.02%) Skype for Business
3 4 (2.01%) Apache
3 4 (2.01%) IIS
3 4 (2.01%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.50%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.51%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 87 (43.72%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 21 (10.55%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (5.53%) Azure
3 7 (3.52%) Figma
4 3 (1.51%) Power Platform
5 2 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (1.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.50%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.50%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.50%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.50%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.50%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.50%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.02%) Firewall
2 7 (3.52%) LAN
2 7 (3.52%) WAN
3 6 (3.02%) Skype
4 3 (1.51%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.50%) Network Security
5 1 (0.50%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.50%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.50%) VPN
5 1 (0.50%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (9.55%) Oracle Database
2 16 (8.04%) BusinessObjects
3 8 (4.02%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.51%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (1.51%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.01%) Metadata
5 2 (1.01%) Metadata Repository
5 2 (1.01%) Power BI
5 2 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.50%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.50%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 8 (4.02%) JIRA
General
1 134 (67.34%) Public Sector
2 98 (49.25%) Finance
3 87 (43.72%) Police
4 46 (23.12%) Social Housing
5 29 (14.57%) Social Skills
6 23 (11.56%) Presentation Skills
7 17 (8.54%) Retail
8 13 (6.53%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (3.52%) Analytical Skills
9 7 (3.52%) Military
10 4 (2.01%) Back Office
11 3 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (1.01%) Legal
13 1 (0.50%) Banking
13 1 (0.50%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.50%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.50%) Marketing
13 1 (0.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 65 (32.66%) Consultant
2 48 (24.12%) Implementation Consultant
3 41 (20.60%) Senior
4 22 (11.06%) Project Manager
5 20 (10.05%) Audit Manager
6 17 (8.54%) Business Manager
7 16 (8.04%) Business Development Manager
7 16 (8.04%) Development Manager
7 16 (8.04%) Senior Consultant
7 16 (8.04%) Senior Support Consultant
7 16 (8.04%) Support Consultant
8 11 (5.53%) Senior Manager
8 11 (5.53%) Senior Project Manager
9 9 (4.52%) Technical Consultant
9 9 (4.52%) Technical Implementation Consultant
10 7 (3.52%) Product Manager
11 6 (3.02%) Developer
12 5 (2.51%) Analyst
12 5 (2.51%) IT Manager
12 5 (2.51%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.01%) Web Services
2 3 (1.51%) Middleware
3 1 (0.50%) .NET
3 1 (0.50%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 39 (19.60%) Housing Association
2 19 (9.55%) Driving Licence
3 16 (8.04%) iPad
4 7 (3.52%) Mobile App
5 5 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.01%) Educational Technology
6 4 (2.01%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.01%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.50%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.50%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.50%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.50%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 46 (23.12%) Unix
2 32 (16.08%) Windows
3 20 (10.05%) Linux
3 20 (10.05%) Solaris
4 5 (2.51%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (31.16%) Housing Management
2 38 (19.10%) Agile
3 24 (12.06%) Coaching
4 23 (11.56%) Customer Requirements
5 19 (9.55%) Business Development
6 18 (9.05%) ITIL
7 16 (8.04%) B2B
7 16 (8.04%) Customer Service
7 16 (8.04%) Facilities Management
7 16 (8.04%) Project Management
8 14 (7.04%) PRINCE2
9 12 (6.03%) CRM
10 11 (5.53%) Asset Management
10 11 (5.53%) Business Case
10 11 (5.53%) Migration
11 10 (5.03%) Cybersecurity
12 9 (4.52%) Analytics
12 9 (4.52%) Data Cleansing
12 9 (4.52%) Data Migration
12 9 (4.52%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 67 (33.67%) SQL
2 10 (5.03%) PL/SQL
3 4 (2.01%) Shell Script
4 2 (1.01%) C#
4 2 (1.01%) Python
5 1 (0.50%) Scala
5 1 (0.50%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 83 (41.71%) DBS Check
2 20 (10.05%) ACCA
3 18 (9.05%) Degree
4 9 (4.52%) Security Cleared
5 6 (3.02%) PMP
6 3 (1.51%) Oracle Certification
6 3 (1.51%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.51%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (0.50%) CCNP
7 1 (0.50%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.50%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (43.72%) Accessibility
2 20 (10.05%) GAAP
2 20 (10.05%) IFRS
3 16 (8.04%) ISO 9001
4 10 (5.03%) QA
5 6 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (2.51%) SLA
7 4 (2.01%) GDPR
8 2 (1.01%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.50%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.50%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (4.52%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.51%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (2.51%) SCCM
2 3 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 87 (43.72%) NEC
2 44 (22.11%) Microsoft
3 23 (11.56%) Oracle
4 16 (8.04%) Citrix
5 1 (0.50%) Apple
5 1 (0.50%) BiZZdesign
5 1 (0.50%) Cisco
5 1 (0.50%) GoldenSource
5 1 (0.50%) Google
5 1 (0.50%) Juniper
5 1 (0.50%) Workday