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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 151 171 222
Rank change year-on-year +20 +51 -19
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 113 78 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.41% 1.34% 0.82%
As % of the General category 2.54% 1.77% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 70 48 38
10th Percentile £24,000 £37,875 £20,500
25th Percentile £25,000 £60,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £69,378 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -49.55% +113.47% -35.64%
75th Percentile £43,750 £78,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,751 £53,750
England median annual salary £39,870 £50,000 £45,250
% change year-on-year -20.26% +10.50% +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 4,455 4,401 4,797
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 55.62% 75.57% 63.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3,058 2,212 2,961
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,525 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £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 1 June 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 1 June 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 -22 45 £46,250 -33.34% 25
Warwickshire - 18 £40,478 - 5
Worcestershire -23 12 £46,000 +18.71%
Tipton - 11 £25,000 - 1
Herefordshire +8 7 £27,500 - 4
Staffordshire - 7 £42,500 - 1
Dudley - 5 £25,000 - 1
Shropshire - 2 £28,000 - 1
Coventry - 2 £45,000 - 4
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 8 (7.08%) Apache
1 8 (7.08%) IIS
1 8 (7.08%) Tomcat
2 3 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.77%) SharePoint
Applications
1 31 (27.43%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (16.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (6.19%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 18 (15.93%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 18 (15.93%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (14.16%) Power Platform
3 14 (12.39%) Azure
4 10 (8.85%) Entra ID
5 8 (7.08%) SaaS
6 1 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.88%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.19%) Firewall
1 7 (6.19%) LAN
1 7 (6.19%) Wireless
2 6 (5.31%) MPLS
2 6 (5.31%) SD-WAN
3 4 (3.54%) VPN
3 4 (3.54%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.88%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (14.16%) Power BI
2 15 (13.27%) Oracle Database
3 13 (11.50%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (7.96%) SQL Server
5 7 (6.19%) Oracle Database 12c
6 4 (3.54%) GIS
7 3 (2.65%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (2.65%) Semantic Layer
8 1 (0.88%) Tableau
General
1 54 (47.79%) Finance
2 49 (43.36%) Social Skills
3 32 (28.32%) Public Sector
4 20 (17.70%) Back Office
4 20 (17.70%) Police
5 19 (16.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (14.16%) Legal
7 15 (13.27%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (9.73%) Telecoms
9 10 (8.85%) Organisational Skills
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%) Fire and Rescue
12 3 (2.65%) Social Housing
13 2 (1.77%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 15 (13.27%) 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 8 (7.08%) Applications Support
6 8 (7.08%) Lead
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%) First Line Help Desk Support
8 6 (5.31%) Help Desk Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (7.08%) Web Services
2 1 (0.88%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 14 (12.39%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (11.50%) CCTV
3 12 (10.62%) Smartcard
4 10 (8.85%) Driving Licence
5 8 (7.08%) Public Cloud
6 7 (6.19%) Housing Association
6 7 (6.19%) NHS
7 6 (5.31%) Data Centre
8 3 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.77%) Blog
9 2 (1.77%) Social Media
10 1 (0.88%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 18 (15.93%) Unix
2 12 (10.62%) Windows
3 10 (8.85%) Linux
4 8 (7.08%) Solaris
5 2 (1.77%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.88%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.88%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.88%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (22.12%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (16.81%) Customer Service
3 18 (15.93%) Business Intelligence
4 17 (15.04%) Agile
5 15 (13.27%) Mathematics
6 14 (12.39%) Time Management
7 12 (10.62%) Business Development
7 12 (10.62%) Data Analysis
7 12 (10.62%) Data Security
7 12 (10.62%) Economics
8 11 (9.73%) Project Management
9 9 (7.96%) ITIL
10 8 (7.08%) Channel Management
10 8 (7.08%) Network Architecture
10 8 (7.08%) Problem Management
10 8 (7.08%) Server Management
10 8 (7.08%) Task Automation
11 7 (6.19%) Creative Thinking
11 7 (6.19%) Performance Tuning
12 5 (4.42%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 14 (12.39%) SQL
2 8 (7.08%) Shell Script
3 1 (0.88%) Python
Qualifications
1 51 (45.13%) Degree
2 17 (15.04%) Security Cleared
3 10 (8.85%) HND
4 7 (6.19%) DBS Check
4 7 (6.19%) Oracle Certification
5 6 (5.31%) A+ Certification
5 6 (5.31%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (3.54%) ACCA
6 4 (3.54%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.65%) HNC
8 2 (1.77%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.77%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.88%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.88%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (15.93%) Accessibility
2 7 (6.19%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (5.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (3.54%) GAAP
4 4 (3.54%) IFRS
5 3 (2.65%) QA
6 2 (1.77%) ISO 9001
6 2 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 2 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.77%) PMO
7 1 (0.88%) NIST
System Software
1 10 (8.85%) 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 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 49 (43.36%) Microsoft
2 18 (15.93%) NEC
2 18 (15.93%) Oracle
3 4 (3.54%) CA
4 2 (1.77%) Cisco
4 2 (1.77%) VMware
5 1 (0.88%) Alteryx
5 1 (0.88%) Databricks