Local Government Job Trends in England

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 358 296 344
Rank change year-on-year -62 +48 +194
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 303 624 490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.71% 0.91% 0.88%
As % of the General category 1.03% 1.60% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 182 191 402
10th Percentile £30,050 £31,251 £26,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,502 £26,723
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,390 £45,000 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% +4.05% -3.89%
75th Percentile £59,652 £55,903 £59,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £71,200 £72,250
UK median annual salary £45,390 £45,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year +0.87% +25.00% -15.29%

All General Skills
England

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 in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 29,457 39,033 36,257
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 68.57% 57.11% 65.47%
Number of salaries quoted 15,495 20,718 25,961
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,536 £41,250 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £78,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% -8.33% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in England

Local Government
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Local Government

Local Government
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in England over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Local Government in England

Local Government
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
London +21 65 £53,500 -3.60% 67
North of England -77 60 £42,616 -5.30% 52
South West +96 56 £58,576 +46.87% 25
Midlands -13 45 £42,500 +8.97% 43
North West -23 43 £42,616 +0.27% 39
South East -31 43 £59,652 +38.05% 66
West Midlands -1 33 £42,500 +21.45% 27
East of England -19 29 £42,085 -9.10% 25
East Midlands +15 12 £45,390 +15.27% 16
North East +7 9 £59,652 +83.54% 5
Yorkshire -55 8 £44,326 -2.45% 9
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 19 (6.27%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.97%) IIS
3 4 (1.32%) Oracle Workflow
4 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.33%) Apache
5 1 (0.33%) CMS
Applications
1 14 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.64%) AutoCAD
3 8 (2.64%) Civil 3D
4 3 (0.99%) Maya
5 2 (0.66%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.33%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (2.97%) Unit4 Business World
2 6 (1.98%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.32%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 4 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.99%) Shopify
5 1 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.33%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.33%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 19 (6.27%) Microsoft 365
1 19 (6.27%) Power Platform
2 18 (5.94%) SaaS
3 11 (3.63%) Azure
4 4 (1.32%) Entra ID
4 4 (1.32%) OCI
4 4 (1.32%) Power Automate
4 4 (1.32%) PowerApps
5 3 (0.99%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (0.99%) Azure Storage
5 3 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (0.99%) Google Workspace
5 3 (0.99%) IaaS
5 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (0.99%) PaaS
6 2 (0.66%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (0.66%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.66%) Google Tag Manager
6 2 (0.66%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.29%) Firewall
2 7 (2.31%) DNS
2 7 (2.31%) FTP
2 7 (2.31%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.65%) DHCP
4 4 (1.32%) SAN
4 4 (1.32%) WPA
5 3 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.66%) BGP
6 2 (0.66%) Internet
6 2 (0.66%) LAN
6 2 (0.66%) VPN
6 2 (0.66%) WAN
7 1 (0.33%) Broadband
7 1 (0.33%) DMZ
7 1 (0.33%) IGRP
7 1 (0.33%) MPLS
7 1 (0.33%) Network Security
7 1 (0.33%) VPLS
7 1 (0.33%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.62%) Power BI
2 13 (4.29%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.98%) MS Access
4 4 (1.32%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (1.32%) SAP Data Services
5 3 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.99%) Oracle BI EE
5 3 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.66%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.66%) GIS
6 2 (0.66%) Looker
7 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (2.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (1.32%) Toad
3 1 (0.33%) JIRA
General
1 149 (49.17%) Social Skills
2 119 (39.27%) Public Sector
3 100 (33.00%) Finance
4 35 (11.55%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (11.55%) Legal
5 32 (10.56%) Influencing Skills
6 21 (6.93%) Marketing
7 18 (5.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (5.94%) Law
8 15 (4.95%) Retail
9 9 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (2.64%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.31%) Back Office
11 7 (2.31%) Police
12 6 (1.98%) Military
12 6 (1.98%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.65%) Advertising
13 5 (1.65%) Banking
13 5 (1.65%) Games
13 5 (1.65%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 63 (20.79%) Senior
2 39 (12.87%) Business Development Manager
2 39 (12.87%) Business Manager
2 39 (12.87%) Development Manager
3 34 (11.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 30 (9.90%) Civil Engineer
4 30 (9.90%) Development Engineer
5 24 (7.92%) Technical Director
6 23 (7.59%) Senior Manager
7 22 (7.26%) Lead
8 21 (6.93%) Analyst
9 20 (6.60%) Audit Manager
9 20 (6.60%) Senior Audit Manager
10 15 (4.95%) Principal Engineer
10 15 (4.95%) Support Engineer
11 13 (4.29%) Project Manager
12 12 (3.96%) Applications Support
13 11 (3.63%) Applications Support Engineer
13 11 (3.63%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 11 (3.63%) Senior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.64%) XML
2 5 (1.65%) Software Packaging
3 4 (1.32%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (0.99%) TAPI
5 1 (0.33%) COM+
5 1 (0.33%) Django
5 1 (0.33%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.33%) JSON
5 1 (0.33%) Middleware
5 1 (0.33%) REST
5 1 (0.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 44 (14.52%) NHS
2 19 (6.27%) Onboarding
3 18 (5.94%) Social Media
4 13 (4.29%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (3.30%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.98%) Housing Association
7 5 (1.65%) CCTV
7 5 (1.65%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.65%) Learning Management System
7 5 (1.65%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (0.99%) Acoustics
9 3 (0.99%) Blog
9 3 (0.99%) Educational Technology
9 3 (0.99%) e-Learning
9 3 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.66%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.66%) Blockchain
10 2 (0.66%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 22 (7.26%) Windows
2 10 (3.30%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.31%) Windows 10
4 4 (1.32%) Unix
5 3 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.66%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (26.07%) Project Management
2 73 (24.09%) Project Delivery
3 71 (23.43%) Agile
4 58 (19.14%) Business Development
5 56 (18.48%) Mentoring
6 55 (18.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 45 (14.85%) Risk Management
8 43 (14.19%) Due Diligence
9 39 (12.87%) Business Strategy
10 38 (12.54%) Strategic Thinking
11 36 (11.88%) Stakeholder Management
12 35 (11.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 34 (11.22%) Problem-Solving
14 33 (10.89%) ITIL
15 32 (10.56%) Collaborative Working
16 30 (9.90%) Service Delivery
17 29 (9.57%) Coaching
18 27 (8.91%) Budgeting
18 27 (8.91%) Innovative Thinking
19 26 (8.58%) Feasibility Study
Programming Languages
1 35 (11.55%) SQL
2 15 (4.95%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.31%) T-SQL
4 5 (1.65%) Python
5 4 (1.32%) Shell Script
5 4 (1.32%) VB
6 1 (0.33%) Bash
6 1 (0.33%) R
Qualifications
1 82 (27.06%) Degree
2 48 (15.84%) DBS Check
3 21 (6.93%) ACCA
4 15 (4.95%) Postgraduate
5 11 (3.63%) CISSP
6 10 (3.30%) CISM
7 6 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (1.65%) CCSP
8 5 (1.65%) CEH
8 5 (1.65%) GIAC
8 5 (1.65%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.32%) CREST Certified
9 4 (1.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.32%) Security Cleared
10 3 (0.99%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.66%) APMG
11 2 (0.66%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (10.23%) Accessibility
2 20 (6.60%) GAAP
2 20 (6.60%) IFRS
2 20 (6.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.63%) NIST
3 11 (3.63%) QA
4 10 (3.30%) SLA
5 6 (1.98%) COSHH
6 5 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.65%) NCSC
7 4 (1.32%) GDPR
8 3 (0.99%) PMO
9 2 (0.66%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.33%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.33%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 1 (0.33%) PMBOK
System Software
1 10 (3.30%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.65%) FortiGate
2 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.32%) Nessus
3 3 (0.99%) EMC NetWorker
3 3 (0.99%) SmoothWall
4 1 (0.33%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.33%) EnCase
4 1 (0.33%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 45 (14.85%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.62%) Oracle
3 7 (2.31%) Salesforce
4 6 (1.98%) SAP
5 5 (1.65%) Cisco
5 5 (1.65%) Google
6 4 (1.32%) NEC
6 4 (1.32%) Openreach
6 4 (1.32%) Palo Alto
6 4 (1.32%) Qualys
6 4 (1.32%) Tenable
6 4 (1.32%) VMware
7 3 (0.99%) EMC
8 2 (0.66%) Civica
8 2 (0.66%) Facebook
8 2 (0.66%) Instagram
8 2 (0.66%) Liquidlogic
8 2 (0.66%) Northgate
8 2 (0.66%) OneLogin
9 1 (0.33%) Workday