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

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 332 209 275
Rank change year-on-year -123 +66 +220
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 302 764 512
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.61% 1.37% 1.14%
As % of the General category 0.99% 2.19% 1.76%
Number of salaries quoted 156 164 348
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,026 £26,000
25th Percentile £34,688 £41,314 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,386 £50,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.23% +66.67% -30.50%
75th Percentile £57,175 £63,824 £49,575
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,833 £62,188
UK median annual salary £42,386 £50,000 £26,500
% change year-on-year -15.23% +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 30,518 34,941 29,131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 62.00% 62.76% 64.66%
Number of salaries quoted 17,095 16,937 21,831
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £44,106 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -0.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,750 £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 7 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 7 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 -76 62 £27,500 -37.50% 111
London -86 61 £52,500 -0.59% 54
Midlands -30 57 £42,500 -26.09% 104
South West +60 49 £75,000 +29.43% 50
West Midlands -21 42 £42,500 -41.03% 61
North West -30 42 £38,000 -5.00% 52
South East -32 39 £42,386 -15.23% 119
East of England +14 32 £30,000 -28.57% 69
Yorkshire -60 17 £27,500 -39.48% 54
East Midlands +2 15 £42,000 -26.96% 37
North East +4 3 £25,835 -20.51% 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 (3.31%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.66%) Drupal
2 5 (1.66%) nginx
2 5 (1.66%) WordPress
3 4 (1.32%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.33%) CMS
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 18 (5.96%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.97%) Maya
3 4 (1.32%) AutoCAD
3 4 (1.32%) Civil 3D
3 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (2.65%) Unit4 Business World
2 6 (1.99%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.33%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.33%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 13 (4.30%) OCI
2 11 (3.64%) SaaS
3 8 (2.65%) Power Platform
4 7 (2.32%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (1.66%) AWS
5 5 (1.66%) Azure
5 5 (1.66%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (0.99%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.66%) Azure AI
7 2 (0.66%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (0.66%) Copilot Studio
7 2 (0.66%) Google Docs
7 2 (0.66%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (0.66%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.33%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.33%) Lucidchart
8 1 (0.33%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.66%) Firewall
2 4 (1.32%) DNS
2 4 (1.32%) Internet
2 4 (1.32%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.66%) Broadband
3 2 (0.66%) DHCP
3 2 (0.66%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.97%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (2.32%) Power BI
3 6 (1.99%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.66%) MariaDB
5 4 (1.32%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (1.32%) MS Access
5 4 (1.32%) SAP Data Services
6 3 (0.99%) Oracle BI EE
6 3 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.66%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.66%) GIS
8 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.32%) Toad
2 1 (0.33%) JIRA
General
1 103 (34.11%) Public Sector
2 102 (33.77%) Social Skills
3 52 (17.22%) Finance
4 45 (14.90%) Law
5 42 (13.91%) Legal
6 32 (10.60%) Military
7 30 (9.93%) Analytical Skills
8 28 (9.27%) Influencing Skills
9 21 (6.95%) Fire and Rescue
10 18 (5.96%) Back Office
11 17 (5.63%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (4.30%) Billing
12 13 (4.30%) Games
12 13 (4.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (3.97%) Police
14 11 (3.64%) Retail
15 10 (3.31%) Telecoms
16 8 (2.65%) Marketing
17 7 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
18 5 (1.66%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 40 (13.25%) Senior
2 30 (9.93%) Business Manager
3 27 (8.94%) Analyst
4 25 (8.28%) Audit Manager
5 24 (7.95%) Technical Director
6 23 (7.62%) Business Development Manager
6 23 (7.62%) Development Manager
7 20 (6.62%) Project Manager
8 16 (5.30%) Traffic Manager
9 15 (4.97%) Senior Manager
10 14 (4.64%) Business Change Analyst
10 14 (4.64%) Change Analyst
10 14 (4.64%) Civil Engineer
10 14 (4.64%) Development Engineer
10 14 (4.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 14 (4.64%) Lead
11 13 (4.30%) Consultant
12 12 (3.97%) Senior Audit Manager
13 9 (2.98%) Team Leader
14 8 (2.65%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.66%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.32%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (1.32%) TAPI
3 1 (0.33%) Django
3 1 (0.33%) GraphQL
3 1 (0.33%) JSON
3 1 (0.33%) Middleware
3 1 (0.33%) REST
3 1 (0.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 72 (23.84%) NHS
2 13 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (3.97%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (3.31%) Onboarding
5 9 (2.98%) Data Centre
6 8 (2.65%) Driving Licence
6 8 (2.65%) Social Media
7 7 (2.32%) Blockchain
8 6 (1.99%) Housing Association
8 6 (1.99%) Learning Management System
8 6 (1.99%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.32%) CCTV
9 4 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.99%) Educational Technology
10 3 (0.99%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.66%) Client/Server
11 2 (0.66%) Fibre Optics
11 2 (0.66%) Freedom of Information
11 2 (0.66%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.66%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.98%) Windows
2 8 (2.65%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.32%) Unix
4 1 (0.33%) VMS
4 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (25.17%) Agile
2 58 (19.21%) Project Management
3 53 (17.55%) Business Strategy
4 47 (15.56%) Risk Management
5 44 (14.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 43 (14.24%) Mentoring
7 39 (12.91%) Business Development
8 37 (12.25%) Migration
9 34 (11.26%) Problem-Solving
9 34 (11.26%) Strategic Thinking
10 33 (10.93%) Data Migration
10 33 (10.93%) Due Diligence
11 32 (10.60%) Service Delivery
12 30 (9.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 29 (9.60%) Service Management
14 28 (9.27%) Collaborative Working
15 27 (8.94%) Cybersecurity
16 26 (8.61%) ITSM
17 25 (8.28%) Customer Service
17 25 (8.28%) Feasibility Study
Programming Languages
1 17 (5.63%) SQL
2 8 (2.65%) PowerShell
3 5 (1.66%) Python
4 4 (1.32%) Shell Script
4 4 (1.32%) VB
5 1 (0.33%) Bash
Qualifications
1 68 (22.52%) Degree
2 25 (8.28%) ACCA
3 14 (4.64%) DBS Check
4 12 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (2.98%) Postgraduate
6 5 (1.66%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.32%) Security Cleared
8 3 (0.99%) CISSP
8 3 (0.99%) MCDST
8 3 (0.99%) MCP
8 3 (0.99%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.66%) CIPD
9 2 (0.66%) CISM
9 2 (0.66%) City & Guilds
9 2 (0.66%) CRISC
9 2 (0.66%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.66%) PMP
9 2 (0.66%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.33%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.28%) GAAP
1 25 (8.28%) IFRS
2 18 (5.96%) COSHH
3 15 (4.97%) Accessibility
4 14 (4.64%) SLA
5 8 (2.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 8 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.99%) ISO 14001
6 6 (1.99%) ISO 9001
6 6 (1.99%) QA
7 5 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.66%) NEBOSH
8 4 (1.32%) PMO
9 3 (0.99%) GDPR
10 2 (0.66%) GRC
10 2 (0.66%) NIST
10 2 (0.66%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 5 (1.66%) Docker
2 4 (1.32%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.66%) EMC NetWorker
1 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.33%) EnCase
2 1 (0.33%) SmoothWall
2 1 (0.33%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 28 (9.27%) Microsoft
2 23 (7.62%) Oracle
3 5 (1.66%) Salesforce
3 5 (1.66%) SAP
4 4 (1.32%) Google
4 4 (1.32%) NEC
4 4 (1.32%) Openreach
5 3 (0.99%) Blue Prism
5 3 (0.99%) VMware
6 2 (0.66%) BT
6 2 (0.66%) Civica
6 2 (0.66%) Foundry
6 2 (0.66%) Northgate
6 2 (0.66%) OneLogin
7 1 (0.33%) Cisco
7 1 (0.33%) EMC
7 1 (0.33%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.33%) ServiceNow