Local Government Jobs 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 10 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 430 301 321
Rank change year-on-year -129 +20 +205
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 287 824 794
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.55% 0.91% 1.03%
As % of the General category 0.80% 1.57% 1.57%
Number of salaries quoted 168 474 366
10th Percentile £33,375 £26,250 £33,232
25th Percentile £39,750 £33,838 £41,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,584 £39,876 £49,748
Median % change year-on-year +26.85% -19.84% +16.00%
75th Percentile £59,652 £52,214 £65,062
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,375 £75,330
UK median annual salary £50,584 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +26.46% -20.00% +18.21%

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 35,686 52,430 50,718
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 67.84% 57.69% 66.04%
Number of salaries quoted 17,425 34,928 31,484
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £43,015
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £54,793 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.37% -12.50% -

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

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in England.

Salary trend for Local Government in England

Local Government
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in England over the 6 months to 10 July 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 10 July 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 -36 63 £55,750 +17.37% 177
North of England -83 59 £57,347 +63.85% 114
South East -26 50 £46,050 +14.59% 100
South West +96 42 £43,419 +10.44% 44
North West -39 42 £55,043 +57.26% 80
Midlands -21 32 £53,750 +43.33% 83
East of England -1 28 £42,042 -1.08% 39
West Midlands -20 24 £47,693 +36.29% 52
North East +30 8 £59,652 +53.94% 11
East Midlands +19 8 £69,826 +79.04% 30
Yorkshire -28 7 £59,652 +75.91% 23
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 16 (5.57%) SharePoint
2 14 (4.88%) IIS
3 5 (1.74%) Apache
3 5 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.35%) CMS
5 1 (0.35%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 17 (5.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (5.23%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.79%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Smart View
4 2 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.35%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.35%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (4.18%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 4 (1.39%) NEC Housing
3 3 (1.05%) Shopify
3 3 (1.05%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.70%) Infor M3
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 31 (10.80%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (8.71%) Azure
3 19 (6.62%) Power Platform
4 14 (4.88%) SaaS
5 6 (2.09%) Entra ID
6 5 (1.74%) AWS
6 5 (1.74%) PaaS
7 4 (1.39%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.05%) Azure Storage
8 3 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.05%) Google Workspace
8 3 (1.05%) IaaS
8 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (1.05%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.70%) Azure API Management
9 2 (0.70%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.70%) Google Tag Manager
9 2 (0.70%) Kong
9 2 (0.70%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.67%) Firewall
2 14 (4.88%) DNS
2 14 (4.88%) TCP/IP
3 12 (4.18%) WPA
4 10 (3.48%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (2.79%) VPN
5 8 (2.79%) WAN
6 7 (2.44%) DHCP
6 7 (2.44%) FTP
6 7 (2.44%) LAN
6 7 (2.44%) SD-WAN
7 6 (2.09%) BGP
8 5 (1.74%) VLAN
9 4 (1.39%) OSPF
9 4 (1.39%) SAN
9 4 (1.39%) VoIP
10 2 (0.70%) DMZ
10 2 (0.70%) Intranet
10 2 (0.70%) PSTN
10 2 (0.70%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.27%) SQL Server
2 15 (5.23%) Power BI
3 5 (1.74%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.39%) MySQL
4 4 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (1.05%) GIS
6 2 (0.70%) Looker
6 2 (0.70%) MS Access
6 2 (0.70%) Tableau
7 1 (0.35%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 7 (2.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (1.39%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.70%) JIRA
General
1 143 (49.83%) Social Skills
2 100 (34.84%) Public Sector
3 93 (32.40%) Finance
4 41 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (11.50%) Influencing Skills
5 33 (11.50%) Legal
6 26 (9.06%) Marketing
7 14 (4.88%) Retail
8 9 (3.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.79%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (2.79%) Police
9 8 (2.79%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.44%) Telecoms
11 6 (2.09%) Fire and Rescue
11 6 (2.09%) Law
12 5 (1.74%) Advertising
12 5 (1.74%) Back Office
12 5 (1.74%) Banking
12 5 (1.74%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.05%) Music Industry
Job Titles
1 60 (20.91%) Senior
2 46 (16.03%) Business Manager
3 44 (15.33%) Business Development Manager
3 44 (15.33%) Development Manager
4 34 (11.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 30 (10.45%) Civil Engineer
5 30 (10.45%) Development Engineer
6 27 (9.41%) Analyst
7 23 (8.01%) Senior Manager
8 21 (7.32%) Lead
9 20 (6.97%) Audit Manager
9 20 (6.97%) Senior Audit Manager
10 15 (5.23%) Principal Engineer
11 12 (4.18%) Technical Director
12 11 (3.83%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 10 (3.48%) Project Manager
14 9 (3.14%) Developer
14 9 (3.14%) Network Engineer
14 9 (3.14%) Support Analyst
15 8 (2.79%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.14%) XML
2 4 (1.39%) .NET
2 4 (1.39%) .NET Framework
2 4 (1.39%) NHibernate
3 3 (1.05%) Software Packaging
3 3 (1.05%) TAPI
4 2 (0.70%) Middleware
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.70%) REST
4 2 (0.70%) RESTful
4 2 (0.70%) SOAP
5 1 (0.35%) COM+
5 1 (0.35%) CSS
5 1 (0.35%) Django
5 1 (0.35%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (12.54%) NHS
2 21 (7.32%) Social Media
3 17 (5.92%) Onboarding
4 14 (4.88%) Data Centre
4 14 (4.88%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.09%) Housing Association
7 5 (1.74%) Client/Server
7 5 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.74%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.39%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.39%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.39%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.05%) Acoustics
9 3 (1.05%) Blog
10 2 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.70%) CCTV
10 2 (0.70%) iPad
10 2 (0.70%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.70%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 30 (10.45%) Windows
2 12 (4.18%) Windows Vista
3 10 (3.48%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.44%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.70%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (26.13%) Project Delivery
2 71 (24.74%) Project Management
3 62 (21.60%) Business Development
4 61 (21.25%) Agile
5 53 (18.47%) Mentoring
6 47 (16.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 45 (15.68%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (13.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 37 (12.89%) ITIL
10 34 (11.85%) Stakeholder Management
11 31 (10.80%) Due Diligence
12 30 (10.45%) Risk Management
13 29 (10.10%) Coaching
14 27 (9.41%) Budgeting
14 27 (9.41%) Innovative Thinking
15 26 (9.06%) Business Strategy
16 22 (7.67%) Strategic Planning
17 21 (7.32%) Strategic Thinking
18 20 (6.97%) Collaborative Working
18 20 (6.97%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 30 (10.45%) SQL
2 14 (4.88%) PowerShell
3 9 (3.14%) Python
4 8 (2.79%) T-SQL
5 5 (1.74%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.39%) C#
6 4 (1.39%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.35%) Progress 4GL
7 1 (0.35%) R
Qualifications
1 63 (21.95%) Degree
2 62 (21.60%) DBS Check
3 21 (7.32%) ACCA
4 15 (5.23%) Postgraduate
5 12 (4.18%) CISSP
6 11 (3.83%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (3.83%) CISM
7 8 (2.79%) Security Cleared
8 6 (2.09%) HNC
8 6 (2.09%) HND
8 6 (2.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 6 (2.09%) MOS
9 5 (1.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (1.74%) CCSP
9 5 (1.74%) CEH
9 5 (1.74%) GIAC
9 5 (1.74%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.74%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.39%) CREST Certified
10 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (10.80%) Accessibility
2 24 (8.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (6.97%) GAAP
3 20 (6.97%) IFRS
4 12 (4.18%) NIST
5 9 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (3.14%) QA
6 7 (2.44%) Data Quality
7 6 (2.09%) NCSC
8 4 (1.39%) GDPR
8 4 (1.39%) SLA
9 3 (1.05%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.70%) PMO
11 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.35%) PMBOK
System Software
1 12 (4.18%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.70%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.74%) FortiGate
1 5 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (1.74%) ZABBIX
2 4 (1.39%) Nessus
3 3 (1.05%) EMC NetWorker
3 3 (1.05%) SmoothWall
4 2 (0.70%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.70%) Terraform
5 1 (0.35%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 59 (20.56%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.53%) Cisco
3 10 (3.48%) VMware
4 8 (2.79%) Oracle
5 7 (2.44%) Palo Alto
6 5 (1.74%) Google
6 5 (1.74%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.39%) Meraki
7 4 (1.39%) NEC
7 4 (1.39%) Qualys
7 4 (1.39%) SolarWinds
7 4 (1.39%) Tenable
8 3 (1.05%) EMC
8 3 (1.05%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.70%) CheckPoint
9 2 (0.70%) Facebook
9 2 (0.70%) HP
9 2 (0.70%) Northgate
9 2 (0.70%) OneLogin
9 2 (0.70%) SAP