Local Government Jobs

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 417 330 330
Rank change year-on-year -87 0 +158
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 328 893 975
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.58% 0.82% 1.05%
As % of the General category 0.83% 1.43% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 148 604 403
10th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £35,916
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £39,882 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.37% -20.24% +10.50%
75th Percentile £59,652 £52,250 £68,703
90th Percentile £68,687 £70,000 £77,066
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,700 £39,013 £45,000
% change year-on-year +14.58% -13.31% +8.77%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 39,420 62,409 62,826
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 70.09% 57.55% 67.49%
Number of salaries quoted 18,449 40,598 35,177
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £32,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £98,474 £92,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,947 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.05% -9.52% +5.00%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the UK

Local Government
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Local Government in the UK

Local Government
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government over the 6 months to 10 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the UK

Local Government
Top 16 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 10 June 2025. 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
England -115 270 £50,000 +25.41% 510
UK excluding London -55 231 £44,700 +14.58% 349
Work from Home +3 135 £50,000 +8.54% 213
London -1 66 £56,101 +16.79% 198
South East +13 51 £42,500 +5.20% 104
North of England -64 46 £59,652 +75.91% 95
Scotland +124 36 £50,000 +11.11% 12
Midlands -29 35 £59,652 +59.07% 61
East of England +12 30 £42,042 -1.08% 20
South West +80 27 £38,500 -2.08% 44
North West -66 26 £59,652 +70.44% 53
West Midlands -20 23 £52,500 +50.00% 31
East Midlands +31 12 £69,826 +86.20% 29
Yorkshire +16 10 £52,176 +53.86% 23
North East +37 8 £59,652 +53.94% 20
Wales +3 6 - - 14

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 15 (4.57%) IIS
2 13 (3.96%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.52%) Apache
3 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.91%) CMS
5 2 (0.61%) OpenEdge
5 2 (0.61%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.61%) WordPress
6 1 (0.30%) Drupal
Applications
1 18 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.05%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.44%) AutoCAD
4 4 (1.22%) Chatbot
4 4 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.61%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (3.66%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 4 (1.22%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.91%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.91%) Shopify
3 3 (0.91%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.61%) Infor M3
4 2 (0.61%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.61%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.61%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.61%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 30 (9.15%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (8.84%) Azure
3 22 (6.71%) Power Platform
4 18 (5.49%) SaaS
5 7 (2.13%) AWS
5 7 (2.13%) Entra ID
5 7 (2.13%) Power Automate
6 5 (1.52%) Google Workspace
6 5 (1.52%) PaaS
7 4 (1.22%) Azure Storage
7 4 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.22%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (0.91%) IaaS
8 3 (0.91%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.61%) AWS CloudFormation
9 2 (0.61%) AWS CodeCommit
9 2 (0.61%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.61%) GitHub
9 2 (0.61%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.71%) Firewall
2 13 (3.96%) DNS
3 12 (3.66%) TCP/IP
3 12 (3.66%) WPA
4 10 (3.05%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (2.44%) VPN
5 8 (2.44%) WAN
6 7 (2.13%) FTP
6 7 (2.13%) LAN
6 7 (2.13%) SD-WAN
7 6 (1.83%) BGP
7 6 (1.83%) DHCP
7 6 (1.83%) VLAN
8 4 (1.22%) OSPF
8 4 (1.22%) SAN
8 4 (1.22%) VoIP
9 3 (0.91%) IPsec
10 2 (0.61%) Reverse Proxy
10 2 (0.61%) Wireless
10 2 (0.61%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.10%) SQL Server
2 18 (5.49%) Power BI
3 6 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (1.52%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.22%) MySQL
6 2 (0.61%) Looker
6 2 (0.61%) MS Access
6 2 (0.61%) Tableau
7 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.30%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.30%) GIS
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 7 (2.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (1.22%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.91%) Git
4 2 (0.61%) Checkstyle
4 2 (0.61%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.61%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.30%) ERwin
5 1 (0.30%) JIRA
General
1 147 (44.82%) Social Skills
2 140 (42.68%) Finance
3 125 (38.11%) Public Sector
4 42 (12.80%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (11.28%) Legal
6 33 (10.06%) Influencing Skills
7 29 (8.84%) Marketing
8 17 (5.18%) Retail
9 11 (3.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (3.35%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (3.05%) Fire and Rescue
11 8 (2.44%) Law
11 8 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.13%) Social Housing
13 6 (1.83%) Advertising
13 6 (1.83%) Banking
13 6 (1.83%) Police
14 5 (1.52%) Back Office
14 5 (1.52%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.91%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 87 (26.52%) Senior
2 43 (13.11%) Business Manager
3 41 (12.50%) Audit Manager
3 41 (12.50%) Business Development Manager
3 41 (12.50%) Development Manager
3 41 (12.50%) Senior Audit Manager
3 41 (12.50%) Senior Manager
4 39 (11.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 35 (10.67%) Civil Engineer
5 35 (10.67%) Development Engineer
6 32 (9.76%) Analyst
7 26 (7.93%) Lead
8 19 (5.79%) Principal Engineer
9 15 (4.57%) Developer
9 15 (4.57%) Project Manager
9 15 (4.57%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (3.66%) Senior Development Engineer
11 10 (3.05%) Applications Support
11 10 (3.05%) Architect
12 9 (2.74%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.74%) XML
2 7 (2.13%) .NET
3 4 (1.22%) .NET Framework
3 4 (1.22%) NHibernate
3 4 (1.22%) REST
4 2 (0.61%) CSS
4 2 (0.61%) Django
4 2 (0.61%) EJB
4 2 (0.61%) HTML
4 2 (0.61%) Middleware
4 2 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.61%) RESTful
4 2 (0.61%) SOAP
4 2 (0.61%) TAPI
4 2 (0.61%) Web Services
5 1 (0.30%) Bootstrap
5 1 (0.30%) COM+
5 1 (0.30%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 37 (11.28%) NHS
2 22 (6.71%) Social Media
3 19 (5.79%) Onboarding
4 17 (5.18%) Management Information System
5 14 (4.27%) Data Centre
6 13 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.83%) Client/Server
9 5 (1.52%) e-Learning
9 5 (1.52%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.22%) Blog
10 4 (1.22%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.22%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.91%) Acoustics
11 3 (0.91%) Housing Association
11 3 (0.91%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.91%) Robotics
12 2 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.61%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.61%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 32 (9.76%) Windows
2 12 (3.66%) Windows Vista
3 11 (3.35%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.13%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.91%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.61%) VMS
7 1 (0.30%) Linux
7 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.30%) Solaris
7 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (26.83%) Agile
2 82 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 68 (20.73%) Project Management
4 63 (19.21%) Business Development
5 61 (18.60%) Mentoring
6 58 (17.68%) Problem-Solving
7 52 (15.85%) Continuous Improvement
8 50 (15.24%) Coaching
9 43 (13.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 38 (11.59%) ITIL
11 37 (11.28%) Stakeholder Management
12 28 (8.54%) Budgeting
12 28 (8.54%) Innovative Thinking
13 26 (7.93%) Strategic Planning
14 25 (7.62%) CRM
15 23 (7.01%) Cybersecurity
15 23 (7.01%) Due Diligence
16 22 (6.71%) Customer Service
17 19 (5.79%) Line Management
17 19 (5.79%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (10.37%) SQL
2 15 (4.57%) PowerShell
3 10 (3.05%) Python
4 9 (2.74%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.44%) T-SQL
6 7 (2.13%) C#
7 4 (1.22%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.91%) Java
8 3 (0.91%) VB.NET
9 2 (0.61%) Progress 4GL
10 1 (0.30%) Bash
10 1 (0.30%) PHP
10 1 (0.30%) R
Qualifications
1 73 (22.26%) DBS Check
2 53 (16.16%) Degree
3 42 (12.80%) ACCA
4 19 (5.79%) Postgraduate
5 12 (3.66%) CISSP
6 11 (3.35%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (3.35%) CISM
7 8 (2.44%) Security Cleared
8 6 (1.83%) HNC
8 6 (1.83%) HND
8 6 (1.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (1.83%) MOS
9 5 (1.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (1.52%) CCSP
9 5 (1.52%) CEH
9 5 (1.52%) GIAC
9 5 (1.52%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.52%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.22%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (12.50%) GAAP
1 41 (12.50%) IFRS
2 33 (10.06%) Accessibility
3 26 (7.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (4.57%) QA
5 12 (3.66%) NIST
6 10 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (2.44%) Data Quality
8 6 (1.83%) NCSC
9 5 (1.52%) GDPR
10 4 (1.22%) PCI DSS
10 4 (1.22%) SLA
11 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.30%) PMO
System Software
1 12 (3.66%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.61%) vSphere
4 1 (0.30%) Docker
4 1 (0.30%) LXC
4 1 (0.30%) Samba
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 6 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.52%) FortiGate
2 5 (1.52%) ZABBIX
3 4 (1.22%) Nessus
3 4 (1.22%) Terraform
4 3 (0.91%) SmoothWall
5 2 (0.61%) EMC NetWorker
5 2 (0.61%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.30%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.30%) SCCM
Vendors
1 66 (20.12%) Microsoft
2 13 (3.96%) Cisco
3 10 (3.05%) VMware
4 9 (2.74%) Oracle
5 7 (2.13%) Google
5 7 (2.13%) Palo Alto
5 7 (2.13%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.22%) Meraki
6 4 (1.22%) NEC
6 4 (1.22%) Qualys
6 4 (1.22%) SolarWinds
6 4 (1.22%) Tenable
7 3 (0.91%) Capita
7 3 (0.91%) EMC
7 3 (0.91%) Fortinet
7 3 (0.91%) UiPath
8 2 (0.61%) Databricks
8 2 (0.61%) Instagram
8 2 (0.61%) Liquidlogic
8 2 (0.61%) Zscaler
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