Local Government Jobs in the UK excluding London

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 305 292 383
Rank change year-on-year -13 +91 +88
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 617 666 605
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.83% 1.15% 0.82%
As % of the General category 1.48% 1.68% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 418 266 266
10th Percentile £25,350 £32,875 £30,163
25th Percentile £31,345 £37,594 £37,171
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £45,000 £42,074
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +6.95% -0.37%
75th Percentile £46,742 £61,875 £52,500
90th Percentile £64,674 £73,751 £65,000
UK median annual salary £39,882 £50,000 £45,250
% change year-on-year -20.24% +10.50% +0.56%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 41,817 39,575 44,804
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 56.08% 68.21% 60.98%
Number of salaries quoted 26,883 18,174 24,431
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £62,200 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £78,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the UK excluding London

Local Government
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Local Government in the UK excluding London

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the UK excluding London

Local Government
Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 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 of England -40 166 £33,911 -14.15% 119
Midlands -10 148 £36,765 -41.18% 77
South East +66 124 £40,293 -23.98% 108
West Midlands +32 116 £34,995 -49.56% 47
North West +3 95 £33,250 -24.47% 57
East of England +6 58 £42,500 -8.60% 53
South West -31 58 £38,750 -13.89% 53
Yorkshire -7 52 £33,911 -12.50% 45
Wales +25 41 £36,476 - 12
East Midlands -56 32 £37,500 -23.30% 31
Scotland -94 24 £43,750 +6.03% 33
North East -8 19 £38,750 -2.98% 17
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 22 (3.57%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.24%) Apache
3 17 (2.76%) IIS
3 17 (2.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 16 (2.59%) Tomcat
5 9 (1.46%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.49%) Totara
7 1 (0.16%) CMS
7 1 (0.16%) Confluence
7 1 (0.16%) Drupal
Applications
1 53 (8.59%) Microsoft Office
2 52 (8.43%) AutoCAD
3 43 (6.97%) Microsoft Excel
4 9 (1.46%) Revit
5 2 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 69 (11.18%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.16%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 63 (10.21%) Microsoft 365
2 45 (7.29%) Power Platform
3 43 (6.97%) Azure
4 24 (3.89%) Entra ID
5 20 (3.24%) SaaS
6 7 (1.13%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (0.97%) Power Automate
8 5 (0.81%) AWS
8 5 (0.81%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (0.49%) OCI
9 3 (0.49%) OneDrive
9 3 (0.49%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.32%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.32%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.16%) Amazon EC2
11 1 (0.16%) Amazon ELB
11 1 (0.16%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.16%) GitHub
11 1 (0.16%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.16%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.40%) Firewall
2 15 (2.43%) LAN
2 15 (2.43%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (2.27%) Wireless
4 11 (1.78%) MPLS
5 10 (1.62%) Internet
5 10 (1.62%) VPN
5 10 (1.62%) WAN
6 9 (1.46%) Network Security
7 8 (1.30%) DNS
8 7 (1.13%) SMS
9 6 (0.97%) Intranet
9 6 (0.97%) SAN
9 6 (0.97%) SD-WAN
9 6 (0.97%) Unified Communications
10 5 (0.81%) Extranet
10 5 (0.81%) VLAN
10 5 (0.81%) WLAN
11 4 (0.65%) TETRA
12 3 (0.49%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (6.32%) SQL Server
2 34 (5.51%) Oracle Database
3 32 (5.19%) Power BI
4 22 (3.57%) PostgreSQL
5 20 (3.24%) GIS
6 14 (2.27%) Oracle Database 12c
6 14 (2.27%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.62%) RDBMS
8 9 (1.46%) Spatial Data
9 8 (1.30%) Geospatial Data
10 7 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.81%) Tableau
12 4 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
12 4 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.65%) Triplestore
13 3 (0.49%) EDMS
13 3 (0.49%) MS Access
13 3 (0.49%) Semantic Layer
14 2 (0.32%) Data Mining
14 2 (0.32%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 4 (0.65%) Git
1 4 (0.65%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.16%) JIRA
3 1 (0.16%) RSpec
General
1 206 (33.39%) Social Skills
2 192 (31.12%) Finance
3 146 (23.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 140 (22.69%) Public Sector
5 91 (14.75%) Police
6 87 (14.10%) Legal
7 49 (7.94%) Analytical Skills
8 47 (7.62%) Presentation Skills
8 47 (7.62%) Telecoms
9 39 (6.32%) Retail
10 37 (6.00%) Back Office
11 31 (5.02%) Billing
11 31 (5.02%) Organisational Skills
12 29 (4.70%) Fire and Rescue
13 28 (4.54%) Marketing
14 7 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.13%) Social Housing
15 6 (0.97%) Games
16 5 (0.81%) Environmental Health
16 5 (0.81%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 73 (11.83%) Senior
2 56 (9.08%) Analyst
3 44 (7.13%) Coordinator
4 42 (6.81%) Project Manager
5 39 (6.32%) Lead
6 37 (6.00%) Technical Coordinator
7 31 (5.02%) Audit Manager
8 26 (4.21%) IT Technician
9 25 (4.05%) Administrator
10 20 (3.24%) Applications Support
10 20 (3.24%) Development Manager
11 19 (3.08%) Developer
12 17 (2.76%) Team Leader
13 16 (2.59%) Business Manager
13 16 (2.59%) Technical Manager
14 15 (2.43%) Data Analyst
14 15 (2.43%) ICT Engineer
15 14 (2.27%) IT Manager
15 14 (2.27%) Oracle DBA
15 14 (2.27%) PostgreSQL DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.40%) Web Services
2 11 (1.78%) .NET
3 6 (0.97%) CSS
3 6 (0.97%) HTML
4 5 (0.81%) JSON
4 5 (0.81%) RESTful
4 5 (0.81%) Ruby on Rails
4 5 (0.81%) XML
5 4 (0.65%) REST
5 4 (0.65%) SOAP
6 1 (0.16%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.16%) HTML5 Canvas
6 1 (0.16%) jQuery
6 1 (0.16%) Node.js
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.16%) Sidekiq
6 1 (0.16%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 74 (11.99%) Housing Association
2 46 (7.46%) NHS
3 45 (7.29%) Driving Licence
4 40 (6.48%) Management Information System
5 33 (5.35%) Self-Motivation
6 32 (5.19%) Onboarding
7 20 (3.24%) CCTV
7 20 (3.24%) Renewable Energy
8 17 (2.76%) Public Cloud
9 16 (2.59%) Data Centre
10 12 (1.94%) Educational Technology
10 12 (1.94%) PACS
10 12 (1.94%) Smartcard
11 10 (1.62%) Data Structures
12 9 (1.46%) Blog
13 8 (1.30%) Acoustics
14 7 (1.13%) Social Media
15 6 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
15 6 (0.97%) Smartphone
16 4 (0.65%) Linked Data
Operating Systems
1 41 (6.65%) Windows
2 35 (5.67%) Unix
3 23 (3.73%) Linux
4 17 (2.76%) Solaris
5 8 (1.30%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.97%) Android
7 3 (0.49%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.16%) VMS
8 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.16%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (18.48%) Agile
2 99 (16.05%) Problem-Solving
3 98 (15.88%) Project Management
4 92 (14.91%) Customer Service
5 62 (10.05%) Mathematics
6 60 (9.72%) Business Development
7 57 (9.24%) Continuous Improvement
7 57 (9.24%) Time Management
8 53 (8.59%) Coaching
9 49 (7.94%) Service Management
10 46 (7.46%) Performance Management
11 39 (6.32%) Project Delivery
12 38 (6.16%) Business Intelligence
13 37 (6.00%) ITIL
13 37 (6.00%) People Management
14 29 (4.70%) Line Management
15 28 (4.54%) Data Security
16 27 (4.38%) Data Analysis
17 26 (4.21%) Service Delivery
18 25 (4.05%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 51 (8.27%) SQL
2 16 (2.59%) Python
2 16 (2.59%) Shell Script
3 13 (2.11%) C#
4 9 (1.46%) Java
4 9 (1.46%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.97%) Ruby
6 4 (0.65%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.65%) SPARQL
7 3 (0.49%) R
8 2 (0.32%) C
9 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 136 (22.04%) Degree
2 54 (8.75%) HND
3 53 (8.59%) Security Cleared
4 50 (8.10%) DBS Check
5 48 (7.78%) HNC
6 31 (5.02%) ACCA
7 14 (2.27%) Oracle Certification
8 13 (2.11%) SC Cleared
9 12 (1.94%) A+ Certification
10 11 (1.78%) Network+ Certification
11 10 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
12 9 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (0.97%) MCP
14 5 (0.81%) Azure Certification
15 4 (0.65%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.65%) PMP
16 3 (0.49%) CCNP
16 3 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
16 3 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
17 2 (0.32%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (8.91%) Accessibility
2 31 (5.02%) GAAP
2 31 (5.02%) IFRS
3 27 (4.38%) QA
4 11 (1.78%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.13%) NEBOSH
7 6 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.97%) SLA
8 4 (0.65%) PMO
9 3 (0.49%) GDPR
9 3 (0.49%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.32%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
10 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 2 (0.32%) NIST
11 1 (0.16%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.16%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 31 (5.02%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.81%) Docker
5 3 (0.49%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.49%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (2.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.81%) SCCM
2 5 (0.81%) SCOM
3 4 (0.65%) AirWatch
3 4 (0.65%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 178 (28.85%) Microsoft
2 70 (11.35%) NEC
3 47 (7.62%) Oracle
4 34 (5.51%) CA
5 15 (2.43%) Cisco
6 13 (2.11%) VMware
7 11 (1.78%) Openreach
8 9 (1.46%) SAP
9 6 (0.97%) BT
9 6 (0.97%) Citrix
10 5 (0.81%) ESRI
10 5 (0.81%) HP
10 5 (0.81%) NetApp
10 5 (0.81%) Northgate
11 4 (0.65%) HubSpot
12 3 (0.49%) Civica
12 3 (0.49%) SolarWinds
13 2 (0.32%) Liquidlogic
14 1 (0.16%) Databricks
14 1 (0.16%) Samsung