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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 326 251 283
Rank change year-on-year -75 +32 +259
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 336 665 538
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.76% 1.09% 1.13%
As % of the General category 1.18% 1.86% 1.73%
Number of salaries quoted 179 117 369
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,700 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,915 £30,066
Median % change year-on-year -7.44% +52.71% -33.19%
75th Percentile £59,652 £58,750 £50,163
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £62,125
UK median annual salary £42,500 £45,563 £26,500
% change year-on-year -6.72% +71.93% -37.67%

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 28,438 35,749 31,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 64.71% 58.59% 65.32%
Number of salaries quoted 16,887 17,341 22,947
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,000 £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 £96,250 £100,000 £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 7 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 7 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
London -49 68 £52,500 -0.59% 109
North of England -82 67 £40,433 -10.15% 56
Midlands -3 64 £42,500 -34.40% 60
South West +83 56 £75,000 +74.73% 29
South East -19 52 £48,000 +12.94% 120
West Midlands -3 48 £42,500 -33.08% 26
North West -37 44 £38,250 -4.38% 33
East of England +20 26 £38,750 +10.12% 27
Yorkshire -42 17 £43,576 -4.11% 15
East Midlands +24 16 £43,695 -32.78% 33
North East +6 6 £59,652 +83.54% 9
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 11 (3.27%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.19%) Oracle Workflow
3 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.30%) CMS
4 1 (0.30%) Drupal
4 1 (0.30%) nginx
4 1 (0.30%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.38%) AutoCAD
2 8 (2.38%) Civil 3D
3 7 (2.08%) Maya
3 7 (2.08%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.60%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (2.98%) Unit4 Business World
2 6 (1.79%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.89%) Shopify
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.30%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 16 (4.76%) SaaS
2 14 (4.17%) Power Platform
3 11 (3.27%) Azure
4 10 (2.98%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (2.38%) OCI
6 5 (1.49%) PowerApps
7 4 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.19%) Power Automate
8 3 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (0.89%) Azure Storage
8 3 (0.89%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.89%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.89%) IaaS
8 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (0.89%) PaaS
9 2 (0.60%) Azure AI
9 2 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.60%) Copilot Studio
9 2 (0.60%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.98%) Firewall
2 7 (2.08%) DNS
2 7 (2.08%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.49%) DHCP
4 3 (0.89%) Internet
4 3 (0.89%) SAN
5 2 (0.60%) BGP
5 2 (0.60%) LAN
5 2 (0.60%) WAN
5 2 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.30%) Broadband
6 1 (0.30%) IGRP
6 1 (0.30%) MPLS
6 1 (0.30%) Network Security
6 1 (0.30%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.30%) VPLS
6 1 (0.30%) VPN
6 1 (0.30%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.98%) Power BI
2 7 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.79%) MS Access
3 6 (1.79%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.19%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (1.19%) SAP Data Services
5 3 (0.89%) Oracle BI EE
5 3 (0.89%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.60%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.60%) GIS
7 1 (0.30%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (1.19%) Toad
2 1 (0.30%) JIRA
General
1 142 (42.26%) Social Skills
2 111 (33.04%) Public Sector
3 96 (28.57%) Finance
4 55 (16.37%) Influencing Skills
5 50 (14.88%) Legal
6 39 (11.61%) Law
7 37 (11.01%) Analytical Skills
8 30 (8.93%) Military
9 21 (6.25%) Fire and Rescue
10 20 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
11 18 (5.36%) Back Office
12 15 (4.46%) Retail
13 14 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (3.57%) Telecoms
15 9 (2.68%) Games
15 9 (2.68%) Marketing
16 8 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
16 8 (2.38%) Police
17 5 (1.49%) Banking
17 5 (1.49%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 54 (16.07%) Senior
2 51 (15.18%) Business Manager
3 44 (13.10%) Business Development Manager
3 44 (13.10%) Development Manager
4 28 (8.33%) Analyst
5 27 (8.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 24 (7.14%) Civil Engineer
6 24 (7.14%) Development Engineer
6 24 (7.14%) Technical Director
7 23 (6.85%) Lead
7 23 (6.85%) Senior Manager
8 22 (6.55%) Project Manager
9 20 (5.95%) Audit Manager
9 20 (5.95%) Senior Audit Manager
10 16 (4.76%) Traffic Manager
11 14 (4.17%) Business Change Analyst
11 14 (4.17%) Change Analyst
12 12 (3.57%) Consultant
13 11 (3.27%) Team Leader
14 10 (2.98%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.49%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (1.19%) 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 64 (19.05%) NHS
2 19 (5.65%) Onboarding
3 14 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (2.38%) Data Centre
4 8 (2.38%) Driving Licence
5 7 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (2.08%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.79%) Social Media
7 5 (1.49%) CCTV
7 5 (1.49%) Learning Management System
7 5 (1.49%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.19%) Blockchain
8 4 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.19%) Housing Association
8 4 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (0.89%) Acoustics
9 3 (0.89%) Educational Technology
9 3 (0.89%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.60%) Client/Server
10 2 (0.60%) Mashup
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.98%) Windows
2 9 (2.68%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.19%) Unix
4 2 (0.60%) VMS
4 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (27.68%) Agile
2 76 (22.62%) Project Management
3 65 (19.35%) Business Development
3 65 (19.35%) Project Delivery
4 59 (17.56%) Mentoring
5 57 (16.96%) Continuous Improvement
6 48 (14.29%) Business Strategy
6 48 (14.29%) Risk Management
7 40 (11.90%) Due Diligence
8 39 (11.61%) Strategic Thinking
9 37 (11.01%) Service Delivery
9 37 (11.01%) Stakeholder Management
10 35 (10.42%) Migration
11 32 (9.52%) Collaborative Working
11 32 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
11 32 (9.52%) Service Management
12 31 (9.23%) Coaching
12 31 (9.23%) Data Migration
13 28 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 27 (8.04%) Innovative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 23 (6.85%) SQL
2 9 (2.68%) PowerShell
2 9 (2.68%) Python
3 4 (1.19%) Shell Script
3 4 (1.19%) VB
4 1 (0.30%) Bash
4 1 (0.30%) R
Qualifications
1 73 (21.73%) Degree
2 39 (11.61%) DBS Check
3 20 (5.95%) ACCA
4 16 (4.76%) Postgraduate
5 7 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (1.79%) CISSP
6 6 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 5 (1.49%) CCSP
7 5 (1.49%) CISM
7 5 (1.49%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.19%) Security Cleared
9 3 (0.89%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.89%) MCDST
9 3 (0.89%) MCP
9 3 (0.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.60%) APMG
10 2 (0.60%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.60%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.74%) Accessibility
2 20 (5.95%) GAAP
2 20 (5.95%) IFRS
3 18 (5.36%) COSHH
4 15 (4.46%) SLA
5 9 (2.68%) QA
6 8 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (2.08%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 6 (1.79%) NIST
9 5 (1.49%) ISO 14001
9 5 (1.49%) NEBOSH
10 4 (1.19%) PMO
11 3 (0.89%) GDPR
12 2 (0.60%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.30%) PMBOK
System Software
1 9 (2.68%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.30%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (0.89%) EMC NetWorker
1 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.60%) SmoothWall
3 1 (0.30%) AirWatch
3 1 (0.30%) EnCase
3 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.30%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 34 (10.12%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.65%) Oracle
3 6 (1.79%) Salesforce
3 6 (1.79%) SAP
4 5 (1.49%) Openreach
5 4 (1.19%) Cisco
5 4 (1.19%) NEC
5 4 (1.19%) VMware
6 3 (0.89%) Palo Alto
7 2 (0.60%) BT
7 2 (0.60%) Civica
7 2 (0.60%) EMC
7 2 (0.60%) Foundry
7 2 (0.60%) Google
7 2 (0.60%) Northgate
7 2 (0.60%) OneLogin
8 1 (0.30%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.30%) Juniper
8 1 (0.30%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.30%) Workday