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 23 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 311 225 292
Rank change year-on-year -86 +67 +228
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 328 731 522
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.71% 1.19% 1.12%
As % of the General category 1.12% 1.99% 1.73%
Number of salaries quoted 183 138 353
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £41,250 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £48,750 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% +62.50% -32.20%
75th Percentile £59,652 £58,796 £50,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £62,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £26,500
% change year-on-year -10.53% +79.25% -38.05%

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 29,169 36,687 30,158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 63.14% 59.65% 64.83%
Number of salaries quoted 17,203 17,890 22,362
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,151 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £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 23 November 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 23 November 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 -70 72 £38,000 -15.56% 31
Midlands +2 62 £42,500 -26.09% 35
London -79 59 £51,250 -4.21% 49
South West +72 54 £75,000 +48.71% 19
South East -7 48 £43,750 -4.23% 66
North West -26 48 £38,125 -4.69% 16
West Midlands +4 46 £42,500 -41.03% 22
East of England +26 30 £30,000 -1.94% 25
Yorkshire -43 19 £27,500 -39.48% 9
East Midlands +22 16 £43,695 -22.83% 13
North East +13 5 £59,652 +83.54% 8
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 (3.05%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.22%) Oracle Workflow
3 3 (0.91%) Drupal
3 3 (0.91%) nginx
3 3 (0.91%) WordPress
4 1 (0.30%) CMS
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (4.27%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.13%) Maya
2 7 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.22%) AutoCAD
3 4 (1.22%) Civil 3D
4 2 (0.61%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (3.05%) Unit4 Business World
2 6 (1.83%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.30%) Shopify
4 1 (0.30%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 12 (3.66%) SaaS
2 11 (3.35%) Power Platform
3 8 (2.44%) Azure
3 8 (2.44%) OCI
4 7 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (1.52%) PowerApps
6 4 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (1.22%) Power Automate
7 3 (0.91%) AWS
8 2 (0.61%) Azure AI
8 2 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.61%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (0.61%) Copilot Studio
8 2 (0.61%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.61%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.30%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.30%) Azure Storage
9 1 (0.30%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.30%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.74%) Firewall
2 6 (1.83%) DNS
2 6 (1.83%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.22%) DHCP
3 4 (1.22%) Internet
4 2 (0.61%) BGP
4 2 (0.61%) Broadband
4 2 (0.61%) LAN
4 2 (0.61%) SAN
4 2 (0.61%) WAN
4 2 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.30%) IGRP
5 1 (0.30%) MPLS
5 1 (0.30%) Network Security
5 1 (0.30%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.30%) VPLS
5 1 (0.30%) VPN
5 1 (0.30%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.74%) Power BI
2 7 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.83%) MS Access
3 6 (1.83%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.22%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (1.22%) SAP Data Services
5 3 (0.91%) MariaDB
5 3 (0.91%) Oracle BI EE
5 3 (0.91%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.61%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.61%) GIS
7 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.22%) Toad
2 1 (0.30%) JIRA
General
1 130 (39.63%) Social Skills
2 105 (32.01%) Public Sector
3 79 (24.09%) Finance
4 55 (16.77%) Influencing Skills
5 42 (12.80%) Legal
6 40 (12.20%) Law
7 32 (9.76%) Military
8 29 (8.84%) Analytical Skills
9 21 (6.40%) Fire and Rescue
10 18 (5.49%) Back Office
10 18 (5.49%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (3.96%) Telecoms
12 12 (3.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (3.05%) Police
14 9 (2.74%) Retail
15 8 (2.44%) Billing
15 8 (2.44%) Games
15 8 (2.44%) Marketing
16 7 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (1.52%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 55 (16.77%) Business Manager
2 48 (14.63%) Business Development Manager
2 48 (14.63%) Development Manager
3 47 (14.33%) Senior
4 28 (8.54%) Analyst
4 28 (8.54%) Audit Manager
5 24 (7.32%) Technical Director
6 23 (7.01%) Senior Manager
7 21 (6.40%) Project Manager
8 20 (6.10%) Senior Audit Manager
9 19 (5.79%) Lead
10 16 (4.88%) Traffic Manager
11 14 (4.27%) Business Change Analyst
11 14 (4.27%) Change Analyst
11 14 (4.27%) Civil Engineer
11 14 (4.27%) Development Engineer
11 14 (4.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 11 (3.35%) Consultant
12 11 (3.35%) Team Leader
13 9 (2.74%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.52%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.22%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (1.22%) 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 62 (18.90%) NHS
2 14 (4.27%) Onboarding
3 12 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.74%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.44%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (2.13%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.13%) Social Media
7 6 (1.83%) Learning Management System
8 5 (1.52%) CCTV
8 5 (1.52%) Housing Association
9 4 (1.22%) Blockchain
9 4 (1.22%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.91%) Educational Technology
10 3 (0.91%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.61%) Fibre Optics
11 2 (0.61%) Freedom of Information
11 2 (0.61%) iPad
11 2 (0.61%) Legacy Systems
11 2 (0.61%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.74%) Windows
2 8 (2.44%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.22%) Unix
4 2 (0.61%) VMS
5 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (25.91%) Agile
2 63 (19.21%) Business Development
3 61 (18.60%) Project Management
4 55 (16.77%) Project Delivery
5 48 (14.63%) Business Strategy
6 46 (14.02%) Continuous Improvement
7 42 (12.80%) Mentoring
7 42 (12.80%) Risk Management
8 34 (10.37%) Migration
8 34 (10.37%) Service Delivery
9 33 (10.06%) Due Diligence
10 32 (9.76%) Strategic Thinking
11 31 (9.45%) Service Management
12 30 (9.15%) Data Migration
12 30 (9.15%) Problem-Solving
13 29 (8.84%) Coaching
13 29 (8.84%) Collaborative Working
14 27 (8.23%) Budgeting
14 27 (8.23%) Innovative Thinking
15 26 (7.93%) Feasibility Study
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.71%) SQL
2 8 (2.44%) PowerShell
3 6 (1.83%) Python
4 4 (1.22%) Shell Script
4 4 (1.22%) VB
5 1 (0.30%) Bash
Qualifications
1 66 (20.12%) Degree
2 38 (11.59%) DBS Check
3 28 (8.54%) ACCA
4 9 (2.74%) Postgraduate
5 7 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.52%) Security Cleared
7 3 (0.91%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.91%) CISSP
7 3 (0.91%) MCDST
7 3 (0.91%) MCP
7 3 (0.91%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 2 (0.61%) CIPD
8 2 (0.61%) CISM
8 2 (0.61%) City & Guilds
8 2 (0.61%) CRISC
8 2 (0.61%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.61%) PMP
8 2 (0.61%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.30%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.54%) GAAP
1 28 (8.54%) IFRS
2 18 (5.49%) COSHH
3 16 (4.88%) Accessibility
3 16 (4.88%) SLA
4 8 (2.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 7 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.83%) ISO 14001
6 6 (1.83%) QA
7 5 (1.52%) NEBOSH
8 4 (1.22%) ISO 9001
8 4 (1.22%) PMO
9 3 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.91%) GDPR
9 3 (0.91%) NIST
10 2 (0.61%) GRC
10 2 (0.61%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 7 (2.13%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.91%) Docker
2 3 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.61%) EMC NetWorker
1 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.30%) AirWatch
2 1 (0.30%) EnCase
2 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.30%) SmoothWall
2 1 (0.30%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 29 (8.84%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.79%) Oracle
3 6 (1.83%) SAP
4 5 (1.52%) Openreach
4 5 (1.52%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.22%) NEC
6 3 (0.91%) Cisco
6 3 (0.91%) VMware
7 2 (0.61%) BT
7 2 (0.61%) Civica
7 2 (0.61%) Foundry
7 2 (0.61%) Google
7 2 (0.61%) Northgate
7 2 (0.61%) OneLogin
7 2 (0.61%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.30%) Aruba
8 1 (0.30%) Liquidlogic
8 1 (0.30%) Meraki
8 1 (0.30%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.30%) Workday