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 advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 232 212 265
Rank change year-on-year -20 +53 +37
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 169 253 214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.91% 1.56% 1.16%
As % of the General category 1.67% 2.24% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 90 93 86
10th Percentile £25,875 £30,787 £30,250
25th Percentile £27,324 £35,750 £39,097
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,911 £39,942 £41,374
Median % change year-on-year -15.10% -3.46% +1.53%
75th Percentile £42,500 £51,279 £52,759
90th Percentile £50,000 £69,649 £65,000
England median annual salary £39,870 £49,819 £45,250
% change year-on-year -19.97% +10.10% +0.56%

All General Skills
North of England

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 advertised in the North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 10,102 11,301 10,814
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 54.11% 69.48% 58.73%
Number of salaries quoted 7,506 4,996 6,138
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,375 £27,821
25th Percentile £33,609 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,573 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.90% +3.15% +8.70%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,772 £80,000 £79,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

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 May 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 May 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 +2 96 £33,250 -24.47% 52
Yorkshire -8 54 £33,911 -12.50% 40
North East -14 19 £38,750 -27.53% 13
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 8 (4.73%) Apache
1 8 (4.73%) IIS
1 8 (4.73%) Tomcat
2 6 (3.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.55%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.37%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.59%) CMS
4 1 (0.59%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (7.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (5.92%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (3.55%) AutoCAD
4 2 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 24 (14.20%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 16 (9.47%) Azure
2 14 (8.28%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (5.33%) Entra ID
4 4 (2.37%) AWS
4 4 (2.37%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.78%) SaaS
6 2 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.59%) Amazon EC2
7 1 (0.59%) Amazon ELB
7 1 (0.59%) Amazon S3
7 1 (0.59%) GitHub
7 1 (0.59%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.59%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.59%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.55%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (2.37%) Firewall
2 4 (2.37%) TETRA
3 3 (1.78%) DNS
3 3 (1.78%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.88%) Oracle Database
2 8 (4.73%) PostgreSQL
2 8 (4.73%) SQL Server
3 7 (4.14%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (1.78%) Power BI
5 2 (1.18%) Data Mining
5 2 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.59%) GIS
6 1 (0.59%) Metadata
6 1 (0.59%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.59%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (1.78%) Git
2 1 (0.59%) JIRA
General
1 70 (41.42%) Public Sector
2 65 (38.46%) Finance
3 62 (36.69%) Social Skills
4 35 (20.71%) Presentation Skills
5 33 (19.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (15.98%) Billing
7 24 (14.20%) Police
8 11 (6.51%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (6.51%) Retail
9 8 (4.73%) Back Office
9 8 (4.73%) Telecoms
10 7 (4.14%) Legal
11 6 (3.55%) Games
11 6 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.96%) Fire and Rescue
13 4 (2.37%) Social Housing
14 2 (1.18%) Environmental Health
15 1 (0.59%) Automotive
15 1 (0.59%) Manufacturing
15 1 (0.59%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 27 (15.98%) Audit Manager
2 16 (9.47%) Senior
3 12 (7.10%) Administrator
3 12 (7.10%) Project Manager
4 11 (6.51%) Analyst
5 10 (5.92%) IT Technician
6 9 (5.33%) Applications Support
7 8 (4.73%) IT Manager
8 7 (4.14%) Change Analyst
8 7 (4.14%) DBA
8 7 (4.14%) Oracle DBA
8 7 (4.14%) PostgreSQL DBA
8 7 (4.14%) Senior IT Technician
8 7 (4.14%) Senior Technician
9 6 (3.55%) Cloud Engineer
9 6 (3.55%) Lead
10 5 (2.96%) Migration Engineer
11 4 (2.37%) Development Manager
11 4 (2.37%) Planning Manager
11 4 (2.37%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.73%) Web Services
2 2 (1.18%) .NET
3 1 (0.59%) CSS
3 1 (0.59%) HTML
3 1 (0.59%) jQuery
3 1 (0.59%) JSON
3 1 (0.59%) Node.js
3 1 (0.59%) RESTful
3 1 (0.59%) Twitter Bootstrap
3 1 (0.59%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (20.12%) NHS
2 28 (16.57%) Housing Association
3 13 (7.69%) Educational Technology
4 12 (7.10%) Driving Licence
5 10 (5.92%) Management Information System
6 9 (5.33%) Public Cloud
7 7 (4.14%) CCTV
7 7 (4.14%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.37%) PACS
8 4 (2.37%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.78%) Acoustics
10 2 (1.18%) Low-Code
11 1 (0.59%) Blockchain
11 1 (0.59%) Cloud Native
11 1 (0.59%) Cyber Security Posture
11 1 (0.59%) PMI
11 1 (0.59%) Robotics
11 1 (0.59%) Security Posture
11 1 (0.59%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 15 (8.88%) Unix
2 12 (7.10%) Windows
3 8 (4.73%) Linux
3 8 (4.73%) Solaris
4 1 (0.59%) VMS
4 1 (0.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (21.89%) Coaching
2 34 (20.12%) Service Management
3 32 (18.93%) Business Development
3 32 (18.93%) Problem-Solving
4 30 (17.75%) People Management
5 28 (16.57%) Project Management
6 27 (15.98%) Performance Management
7 24 (14.20%) Customer Service
8 17 (10.06%) Agile
9 15 (8.88%) ITIL
10 11 (6.51%) Risk Management
10 11 (6.51%) Service Delivery
11 10 (5.92%) Change Management
11 10 (5.92%) Continuous Improvement
11 10 (5.92%) Cybersecurity
11 10 (5.92%) Project Delivery
12 9 (5.33%) Data Security
13 8 (4.73%) IT Strategy
13 8 (4.73%) Migration
13 8 (4.73%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.73%) Shell Script
1 8 (4.73%) SQL
2 7 (4.14%) Python
3 6 (3.55%) C#
4 5 (2.96%) Java
5 1 (0.59%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.59%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.59%) Ruby
5 1 (0.59%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.59%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 27 (15.98%) ACCA
1 27 (15.98%) Security Cleared
2 24 (14.20%) Degree
3 8 (4.73%) DBS Check
4 7 (4.14%) Oracle Certification
5 5 (2.96%) A+ Certification
5 5 (2.96%) Azure Certification
5 5 (2.96%) MCP
5 5 (2.96%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (2.96%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (2.37%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.78%) HNC
7 3 (1.78%) HND
7 3 (1.78%) PMP
8 2 (1.18%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.18%) PhD
8 2 (1.18%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (0.59%) CISSP
9 1 (0.59%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (15.98%) GAAP
1 27 (15.98%) IFRS
2 24 (14.20%) Accessibility
3 5 (2.96%) Data Quality
4 4 (2.37%) SLA
5 2 (1.18%) GDPR
5 2 (1.18%) QA
6 1 (0.59%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.59%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.59%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 9 (5.33%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.78%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (1.78%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (5.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.59%) Terraform
Vendors
1 46 (27.22%) Microsoft
2 30 (17.75%) CA
3 25 (14.79%) NEC
4 16 (9.47%) Oracle
5 3 (1.78%) VMware
6 2 (1.18%) Liquidlogic
7 1 (0.59%) Google