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 4 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 311 218 278
Rank change year-on-year -93 +60 +218
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 332 753 511
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.70% 1.33% 1.15%
As % of the General category 1.14% 2.13% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 185 160 347
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,727 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £41,250 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +66.67% -29.86%
75th Percentile £59,652 £63,824 £49,788
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,833 £62,250
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £26,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +88.68% -37.65%

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 29,182 35,382 28,822
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 61.12% 62.27% 64.76%
Number of salaries quoted 17,237 17,121 21,527
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -0.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Local Government relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Local Government job vacancy trend 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 4 December 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 4 December 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
North of England -69 69 £38,000 -15.56% 52
London -78 64 £52,500 -1.17% 53
Midlands -5 62 £42,500 -26.09% 50
South West +59 53 £75,000 +29.43% 21
South East -24 47 £45,000 -10.00% 64
West Midlands -3 45 £42,500 -41.03% 34
North West -27 43 £38,000 -9.52% 29
East of England +19 34 £30,000 -28.57% 33
Yorkshire -47 21 £27,500 -39.48% 21
East Midlands +9 17 £45,390 -21.06% 15
North East +13 5 £59,652 +83.54% 5
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 10 (3.01%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.51%) Drupal
2 5 (1.51%) nginx
2 5 (1.51%) WordPress
3 4 (1.20%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.30%) CMS
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 18 (5.42%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.61%) Maya
3 5 (1.51%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.20%) AutoCAD
4 4 (1.20%) Civil 3D
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (2.71%) Unit4 Business World
2 6 (1.81%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.30%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 13 (3.92%) OCI
2 12 (3.61%) SaaS
3 9 (2.71%) Power Platform
4 7 (2.11%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (1.81%) Azure
6 5 (1.51%) AWS
6 5 (1.51%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (1.20%) PowerApps
8 3 (0.90%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.60%) Azure AI
9 2 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.60%) Copilot Studio
9 2 (0.60%) Google Docs
9 2 (0.60%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.30%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.30%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.30%) Lucidchart
10 1 (0.30%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.81%) Firewall
2 5 (1.51%) DNS
2 5 (1.51%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.20%) Internet
4 3 (0.90%) DHCP
5 2 (0.60%) Broadband
5 2 (0.60%) SAN
6 1 (0.30%) BGP
6 1 (0.30%) LAN
6 1 (0.30%) Network Security
6 1 (0.30%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.30%) WAN
6 1 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.61%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (2.41%) Power BI
3 6 (1.81%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.51%) MariaDB
4 5 (1.51%) MS Access
5 4 (1.20%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (1.20%) SAP Data Services
6 3 (0.90%) Oracle BI EE
6 3 (0.90%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.60%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.60%) GIS
8 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.20%) Toad
2 1 (0.30%) JIRA
General
1 132 (39.76%) Social Skills
2 105 (31.63%) Public Sector
3 81 (24.40%) Finance
4 55 (16.57%) Influencing Skills
5 45 (13.55%) Law
6 42 (12.65%) Legal
7 32 (9.64%) Military
8 30 (9.04%) Analytical Skills
9 21 (6.33%) Fire and Rescue
10 18 (5.42%) Back Office
10 18 (5.42%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (3.92%) Games
11 13 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (3.61%) Billing
12 12 (3.61%) Police
13 11 (3.31%) Retail
14 10 (3.01%) Telecoms
15 9 (2.71%) Marketing
16 7 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (1.51%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 57 (17.17%) Business Manager
2 50 (15.06%) Business Development Manager
2 50 (15.06%) Development Manager
3 40 (12.05%) Senior
4 27 (8.13%) Analyst
5 24 (7.23%) Audit Manager
5 24 (7.23%) Technical Director
6 21 (6.33%) Project Manager
7 16 (4.82%) Traffic Manager
8 15 (4.52%) Lead
8 15 (4.52%) Senior Manager
9 14 (4.22%) Business Change Analyst
9 14 (4.22%) Change Analyst
9 14 (4.22%) Civil Engineer
9 14 (4.22%) Development Engineer
9 14 (4.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 13 (3.92%) Consultant
11 12 (3.61%) Senior Audit Manager
12 10 (3.01%) Team Leader
13 8 (2.41%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.51%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.20%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (1.20%) TAPI
3 1 (0.30%) Django
3 1 (0.30%) GraphQL
3 1 (0.30%) JSON
3 1 (0.30%) Middleware
3 1 (0.30%) REST
3 1 (0.30%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 71 (21.39%) NHS
2 13 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (3.61%) Enterprise Software
4 11 (3.31%) Onboarding
5 9 (2.71%) Data Centre
6 8 (2.41%) Driving Licence
6 8 (2.41%) Social Media
7 7 (2.11%) Blockchain
7 7 (2.11%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.81%) Housing Association
8 6 (1.81%) Learning Management System
9 4 (1.20%) CCTV
9 4 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.90%) Educational Technology
10 3 (0.90%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.60%) Client/Server
11 2 (0.60%) Fibre Optics
11 2 (0.60%) Freedom of Information
11 2 (0.60%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.60%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.71%) Windows
2 8 (2.41%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.20%) Unix
4 1 (0.30%) VMS
4 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (22.89%) Agile
2 66 (19.88%) Business Development
3 59 (17.77%) Project Management
4 53 (15.96%) Business Strategy
5 52 (15.66%) Project Delivery
6 47 (14.16%) Risk Management
7 45 (13.55%) Continuous Improvement
8 43 (12.95%) Mentoring
9 38 (11.45%) Migration
10 35 (10.54%) Problem-Solving
11 34 (10.24%) Data Migration
11 34 (10.24%) Strategic Thinking
12 33 (9.94%) Due Diligence
12 33 (9.94%) Service Delivery
13 30 (9.04%) Service Management
14 29 (8.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 28 (8.43%) Collaborative Working
15 28 (8.43%) Cybersecurity
16 27 (8.13%) Budgeting
16 27 (8.13%) Innovative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 19 (5.72%) SQL
2 8 (2.41%) PowerShell
3 5 (1.51%) Python
4 4 (1.20%) Shell Script
4 4 (1.20%) VB
5 1 (0.30%) Bash
Qualifications
1 69 (20.78%) Degree
2 41 (12.35%) DBS Check
3 24 (7.23%) ACCA
4 12 (3.61%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (2.71%) Postgraduate
6 5 (1.51%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.20%) Security Cleared
8 3 (0.90%) CISSP
8 3 (0.90%) MCDST
8 3 (0.90%) MCP
8 3 (0.90%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.60%) CIPD
9 2 (0.60%) CISM
9 2 (0.60%) City & Guilds
9 2 (0.60%) CRISC
9 2 (0.60%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.60%) PMP
9 2 (0.60%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.30%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.23%) GAAP
1 24 (7.23%) IFRS
2 18 (5.42%) COSHH
3 15 (4.52%) Accessibility
3 15 (4.52%) SLA
4 9 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (2.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 6 (1.81%) ISO 14001
6 6 (1.81%) ISO 9001
6 6 (1.81%) QA
7 5 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.51%) NEBOSH
8 4 (1.20%) PMO
9 3 (0.90%) GDPR
9 3 (0.90%) NIST
10 2 (0.60%) GRC
10 2 (0.60%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 5 (1.51%) Active Directory
1 5 (1.51%) Docker
2 3 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.60%) EMC NetWorker
1 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.30%) EnCase
2 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.30%) SmoothWall
2 1 (0.30%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 28 (8.43%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.93%) Oracle
3 5 (1.51%) Salesforce
3 5 (1.51%) SAP
4 4 (1.20%) Google
4 4 (1.20%) NEC
4 4 (1.20%) Openreach
5 3 (0.90%) Blue Prism
5 3 (0.90%) VMware
6 2 (0.60%) BT
6 2 (0.60%) Cisco
6 2 (0.60%) Civica
6 2 (0.60%) Foundry
6 2 (0.60%) Northgate
6 2 (0.60%) OneLogin
6 2 (0.60%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.30%) Aruba
7 1 (0.30%) EMC
7 1 (0.30%) Meraki
7 1 (0.30%) ServiceNow