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

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 319 227 280
Rank change year-on-year -92 +53 +243
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 339 706 527
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.75% 1.17% 1.12%
As % of the General category 1.16% 1.98% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 183 117 357
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,625 £41,250 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £48,750 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% +62.50% -33.33%
75th Percentile £59,652 £58,796 £50,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £63,076
UK median annual salary £42,500 £45,915 £26,500
% change year-on-year -7.44% +73.26% -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 29,163 35,672 30,698
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 64.13% 59.15% 64.97%
Number of salaries quoted 17,072 17,026 22,724
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% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,225 £101,250 £102,500
UK median annual salary £51,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.17% - -

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 17 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 17 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 -67 71 £38,000 -15.56% 53
London -42 65 £52,500 -1.87% 73
Midlands +9 63 £42,500 -26.09% 43
South West +64 55 £75,000 +74.73% 29
South East -16 53 £45,000 -1.49% 59
West Midlands 0 47 £42,500 -33.08% 21
North West -20 46 £38,125 -4.69% 30
East of England +15 29 £30,850 +0.84% 23
Yorkshire -48 19 £27,500 -39.49% 14
East Midlands +14 16 £43,695 -24.01% 22
North East +7 6 £59,652 +83.54% 10
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 (2.95%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.18%) Oracle Workflow
3 3 (0.88%) Drupal
3 3 (0.88%) nginx
3 3 (0.88%) WordPress
4 1 (0.29%) CMS
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.36%) AutoCAD
2 8 (2.36%) Civil 3D
3 7 (2.06%) Maya
3 7 (2.06%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.59%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (2.95%) Unit4 Business World
2 6 (1.77%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.59%) Shopify
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.29%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.29%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 13 (3.83%) SaaS
2 12 (3.54%) Power Platform
3 9 (2.65%) Azure
4 8 (2.36%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (2.36%) OCI
5 5 (1.47%) PowerApps
6 4 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (1.18%) Power Automate
7 3 (0.88%) AWS
8 2 (0.59%) Azure AI
8 2 (0.59%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.59%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (0.59%) Azure Storage
8 2 (0.59%) Copilot Studio
8 2 (0.59%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.59%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.59%) IaaS
8 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.59%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.95%) Firewall
2 7 (2.06%) DNS
2 7 (2.06%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.47%) DHCP
4 3 (0.88%) Internet
5 2 (0.59%) BGP
5 2 (0.59%) Broadband
5 2 (0.59%) LAN
5 2 (0.59%) SAN
5 2 (0.59%) WAN
5 2 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.29%) IGRP
6 1 (0.29%) MPLS
6 1 (0.29%) Network Security
6 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.29%) VPLS
6 1 (0.29%) VPN
6 1 (0.29%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.65%) Power BI
2 7 (2.06%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.77%) MS Access
3 6 (1.77%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.18%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (1.18%) SAP Data Services
5 3 (0.88%) MariaDB
5 3 (0.88%) Oracle BI EE
5 3 (0.88%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.59%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.59%) GIS
7 1 (0.29%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.18%) Toad
2 1 (0.29%) JIRA
General
1 140 (41.30%) Social Skills
2 113 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 92 (27.14%) Finance
4 55 (16.22%) Influencing Skills
5 51 (15.04%) Legal
6 40 (11.80%) Law
7 32 (9.44%) Military
8 31 (9.14%) Analytical Skills
9 21 (6.19%) Fire and Rescue
9 21 (6.19%) Presentation Skills
10 18 (5.31%) Back Office
11 14 (4.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 13 (3.83%) Telecoms
13 12 (3.54%) Retail
14 10 (2.95%) Police
15 8 (2.36%) Games
15 8 (2.36%) Marketing
16 7 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (1.47%) Digital Economy
17 5 (1.47%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 54 (15.93%) Senior
2 52 (15.34%) Business Manager
3 45 (13.27%) Business Development Manager
3 45 (13.27%) Development Manager
4 28 (8.26%) Analyst
5 26 (7.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 24 (7.08%) Audit Manager
6 24 (7.08%) Civil Engineer
6 24 (7.08%) Development Engineer
6 24 (7.08%) Technical Director
7 23 (6.78%) Senior Manager
8 21 (6.19%) Lead
8 21 (6.19%) Project Manager
9 20 (5.90%) Senior Audit Manager
10 16 (4.72%) Traffic Manager
11 14 (4.13%) Business Change Analyst
11 14 (4.13%) Change Analyst
12 13 (3.83%) Consultant
13 11 (3.24%) Team Leader
14 10 (2.95%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.47%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.18%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (1.18%) TAPI
3 1 (0.29%) Django
3 1 (0.29%) GraphQL
3 1 (0.29%) JSON
3 1 (0.29%) Middleware
3 1 (0.29%) REST
3 1 (0.29%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 68 (20.06%) NHS
2 17 (5.01%) Onboarding
3 12 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.65%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.36%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (2.06%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.77%) Learning Management System
7 6 (1.77%) Social Media
8 5 (1.47%) CCTV
8 5 (1.47%) Housing Association
9 4 (1.18%) Blockchain
9 4 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.88%) Educational Technology
10 3 (0.88%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.88%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.59%) Client/Server
11 2 (0.59%) Freedom of Information
11 2 (0.59%) Mashup
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.65%) Windows
2 8 (2.36%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.18%) Unix
4 2 (0.59%) VMS
5 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (26.55%) Agile
2 70 (20.65%) Project Management
3 64 (18.88%) Project Delivery
4 63 (18.58%) Business Development
5 56 (16.52%) Mentoring
6 55 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 48 (14.16%) Business Strategy
8 45 (13.27%) Risk Management
9 40 (11.80%) Due Diligence
10 36 (10.62%) Service Delivery
11 34 (10.03%) Migration
11 34 (10.03%) Stakeholder Management
11 34 (10.03%) Strategic Thinking
12 32 (9.44%) Problem-Solving
13 31 (9.14%) Coaching
13 31 (9.14%) Service Management
14 30 (8.85%) Collaborative Working
14 30 (8.85%) Data Migration
15 27 (7.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 27 (7.96%) Innovative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.49%) SQL
2 8 (2.36%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.06%) Python
4 4 (1.18%) Shell Script
4 4 (1.18%) VB
5 1 (0.29%) Bash
Qualifications
1 68 (20.06%) Degree
2 38 (11.21%) DBS Check
3 24 (7.08%) ACCA
4 16 (4.72%) Postgraduate
5 7 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.47%) Security Cleared
7 4 (1.18%) CISSP
8 3 (0.88%) AWS Certification
8 3 (0.88%) CISM
8 3 (0.88%) MCDST
8 3 (0.88%) MCP
8 3 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.59%) APMG
9 2 (0.59%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.59%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (0.59%) CIPD
9 2 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.59%) CRISC
9 2 (0.59%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.67%) Accessibility
2 24 (7.08%) GAAP
2 24 (7.08%) IFRS
3 18 (5.31%) COSHH
4 16 (4.72%) SLA
5 8 (2.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 8 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (2.06%) QA
7 6 (1.77%) ISO 14001
8 5 (1.47%) NEBOSH
9 4 (1.18%) ISO 9001
9 4 (1.18%) NIST
9 4 (1.18%) PMO
10 3 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.88%) GDPR
11 2 (0.59%) GRC
11 2 (0.59%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 8 (2.36%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.88%) Docker
2 3 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.59%) EMC NetWorker
1 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.29%) AirWatch
2 1 (0.29%) EnCase
2 1 (0.29%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.29%) SmoothWall
2 1 (0.29%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 30 (8.85%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.60%) Oracle
3 6 (1.77%) SAP
4 5 (1.47%) Openreach
4 5 (1.47%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.18%) NEC
6 3 (0.88%) Cisco
6 3 (0.88%) VMware
7 2 (0.59%) BT
7 2 (0.59%) Civica
7 2 (0.59%) Foundry
7 2 (0.59%) Northgate
7 2 (0.59%) OneLogin
7 2 (0.59%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.29%) Aruba
8 1 (0.29%) Google
8 1 (0.29%) Liquidlogic
8 1 (0.29%) Meraki
8 1 (0.29%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.29%) Workday