Local Government Jobs in the West Midlands

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 140 184 212
Rank change year-on-year +44 +28 -7
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 113 83 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.53% 1.32% 0.93%
As % of the General category 2.65% 1.73% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 73 48 44
10th Percentile £24,000 £37,875 £22,150
25th Percentile £25,000 £60,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,995 £69,378 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -49.56% +113.47% -32.99%
75th Percentile £43,750 £78,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £84,500 £82,751 £53,750
England median annual salary £39,876 £49,450 £45,250
% change year-on-year -19.36% +9.28% +0.56%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,260 4,788 4,593
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.71% 76.13% 62.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3,017 2,195 2,859
10th Percentile £25,500 £29,750 £30,312
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,662
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,750
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +9.95% +0.79%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
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 West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the West Midlands

Local Government
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Local Government in the West Midlands

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the West Midlands

Local Government
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 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
Birmingham -21 48 £42,500 -38.74% 11
Warwickshire - 18 £40,478 - 6
Tipton - 11 £25,000 -
Worcestershire -24 9 £46,000 +18.71% 1
Herefordshire +9 7 £27,500 - 2
Staffordshire - 7 £42,500 - 3
Dudley - 5 £25,000 -
Shropshire - 2 £28,000 - 3
Coventry - 2 £45,000 - 1
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 7 (6.19%) Apache
1 7 (6.19%) IIS
1 7 (6.19%) Tomcat
2 3 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.77%) SharePoint
Applications
1 32 (28.32%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (16.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (6.19%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 16 (14.16%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 22 (19.47%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (12.39%) Azure
2 14 (12.39%) Power Platform
3 10 (8.85%) Entra ID
4 8 (7.08%) SaaS
5 2 (1.77%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.88%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.08%) Firewall
1 8 (7.08%) LAN
1 8 (7.08%) Wireless
2 6 (5.31%) MPLS
2 6 (5.31%) SD-WAN
3 4 (3.54%) VPN
3 4 (3.54%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.77%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (12.39%) Oracle Database
1 14 (12.39%) Power BI
2 13 (11.50%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (7.96%) SQL Server
4 7 (6.19%) Oracle Database 12c
5 4 (3.54%) GIS
6 1 (0.88%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.88%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.88%) Semantic Layer
6 1 (0.88%) Tableau
General
1 51 (45.13%) Finance
1 51 (45.13%) Social Skills
2 28 (24.78%) Public Sector
3 20 (17.70%) Back Office
4 19 (16.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 18 (15.93%) Police
6 16 (14.16%) Legal
7 12 (10.62%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (9.73%) Telecoms
9 9 (7.96%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (6.19%) Fire and Rescue
10 7 (6.19%) Marketing
10 7 (6.19%) Retail
11 4 (3.54%) Billing
11 4 (3.54%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (2.65%) Social Housing
13 2 (1.77%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 16 (14.16%) Analyst
2 13 (11.50%) Administrator
3 12 (10.62%) Commercial Analyst
4 11 (9.73%) IT Technician
4 11 (9.73%) Project Manager
5 10 (8.85%) IT Support
5 10 (8.85%) IT Support Technician
5 10 (8.85%) Support Technician
6 9 (7.96%) Lead
7 7 (6.19%) Applications Support
7 7 (6.19%) Business Development Manager
7 7 (6.19%) Business Manager
7 7 (6.19%) Coordinator
7 7 (6.19%) DBA
7 7 (6.19%) Development Manager
7 7 (6.19%) Oracle DBA
7 7 (6.19%) PostgreSQL DBA
7 7 (6.19%) Technical Coordinator
8 6 (5.31%) 1st Line Support
8 6 (5.31%) Help Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.19%) Web Services
2 1 (0.88%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 18 (15.93%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (11.50%) CCTV
3 12 (10.62%) Smartcard
4 10 (8.85%) Driving Licence
5 7 (6.19%) Housing Association
5 7 (6.19%) NHS
5 7 (6.19%) Public Cloud
6 6 (5.31%) Data Centre
7 3 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (2.65%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.77%) Blog
8 2 (1.77%) Social Media
9 1 (0.88%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.88%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 18 (15.93%) Unix
2 15 (13.27%) Windows
3 9 (7.96%) Linux
4 7 (6.19%) Solaris
5 4 (3.54%) Windows 10
6 2 (1.77%) Windows 7
6 2 (1.77%) Windows 8
6 2 (1.77%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (25.66%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (18.58%) Agile
3 20 (17.70%) Customer Service
4 16 (14.16%) Business Intelligence
5 14 (12.39%) Mathematics
5 14 (12.39%) Time Management
6 12 (10.62%) Business Development
6 12 (10.62%) Data Analysis
6 12 (10.62%) Economics
6 12 (10.62%) ITIL
6 12 (10.62%) Problem Management
7 11 (9.73%) Data Security
8 10 (8.85%) Project Management
9 8 (7.08%) Channel Management
10 7 (6.19%) Incident Management
10 7 (6.19%) Network Architecture
10 7 (6.19%) Performance Tuning
10 7 (6.19%) Server Management
10 7 (6.19%) Service Management
10 7 (6.19%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 12 (10.62%) SQL
2 7 (6.19%) Shell Script
3 1 (0.88%) Python
Qualifications
1 48 (42.48%) Degree
2 16 (14.16%) Security Cleared
3 10 (8.85%) HND
4 7 (6.19%) A+ Certification
4 7 (6.19%) Oracle Certification
5 6 (5.31%) DBS Check
5 6 (5.31%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (3.54%) ACCA
6 4 (3.54%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (2.65%) HNC
8 2 (1.77%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.77%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.88%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (14.16%) Accessibility
2 8 (7.08%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (5.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (3.54%) GAAP
4 4 (3.54%) IFRS
5 2 (1.77%) ISO 9001
5 2 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 2 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.77%) NIST
5 2 (1.77%) PMO
5 2 (1.77%) QA
6 1 (0.88%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (10.62%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.31%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.65%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (2.65%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (2.65%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (1.77%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.54%) AirWatch
2 3 (2.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 50 (44.25%) Microsoft
2 17 (15.04%) Oracle
3 16 (14.16%) NEC
4 4 (3.54%) CA
5 2 (1.77%) Cisco
5 2 (1.77%) VMware
6 1 (0.88%) Alteryx
6 1 (0.88%) Databricks