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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 324 237 281
Rank change year-on-year -87 +44 +248
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 342 703 532
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.74% 1.15% 1.13%
As % of the General category 1.15% 1.96% 1.73%
Number of salaries quoted 183 119 359
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £40,514 £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 £58,773 £50,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £62,851
UK median annual salary £42,500 £45,680 £26,500
% change year-on-year -6.96% +72.38% -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 29,813 35,886 30,690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 64.74% 58.93% 65.19%
Number of salaries quoted 17,213 17,308 22,677
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,250 £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 14 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 14 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 -69 71 £38,250 -15.00% 54
London -55 69 £52,500 -1.87% 78
Midlands -1 63 £42,500 -26.09% 44
South West +77 55 £75,000 +74.73% 24
South East -19 53 £45,000 +2.06% 61
West Midlands -9 47 £42,500 -33.08% 25
North West -24 47 £38,250 -4.38% 29
East of England +13 28 £30,850 -15.12% 26
Yorkshire -50 18 £27,500 -39.49% 17
East Midlands +17 16 £43,695 -24.01% 19
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 10 (2.92%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.17%) Oracle Workflow
3 2 (0.58%) Drupal
3 2 (0.58%) nginx
3 2 (0.58%) WordPress
4 1 (0.29%) CMS
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 13 (3.80%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.34%) AutoCAD
2 8 (2.34%) Civil 3D
3 7 (2.05%) Maya
3 7 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.58%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (2.92%) Unit4 Business World
2 6 (1.75%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.88%) Shopify
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.29%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.29%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 14 (4.09%) SaaS
2 13 (3.80%) Power Platform
3 10 (2.92%) Azure
4 8 (2.34%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (2.34%) OCI
5 5 (1.46%) PowerApps
6 4 (1.17%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (1.17%) Power Automate
7 3 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (0.88%) Azure Storage
7 3 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (0.88%) IaaS
7 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
7 3 (0.88%) PaaS
8 2 (0.58%) Azure AI
8 2 (0.58%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.58%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (0.58%) Copilot Studio
8 2 (0.58%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.92%) Firewall
2 7 (2.05%) DNS
2 7 (2.05%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.46%) DHCP
4 3 (0.88%) Internet
5 2 (0.58%) BGP
5 2 (0.58%) Broadband
5 2 (0.58%) LAN
5 2 (0.58%) SAN
5 2 (0.58%) WAN
5 2 (0.58%) 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 (2.63%) Power BI
2 7 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.75%) MS Access
3 6 (1.75%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.17%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (1.17%) SAP Data Services
5 3 (0.88%) Oracle BI EE
5 3 (0.88%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.58%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.58%) GIS
6 2 (0.58%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.29%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.17%) Toad
2 1 (0.29%) JIRA
General
1 144 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 113 (33.04%) Public Sector
3 95 (27.78%) Finance
4 55 (16.08%) Influencing Skills
5 51 (14.91%) Legal
6 40 (11.70%) Law
7 35 (10.23%) Analytical Skills
8 32 (9.36%) Military
9 21 (6.14%) Fire and Rescue
9 21 (6.14%) Presentation Skills
10 18 (5.26%) Back Office
11 16 (4.68%) Retail
12 14 (4.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 13 (3.80%) Telecoms
14 9 (2.63%) Police
15 8 (2.34%) Games
15 8 (2.34%) Marketing
16 7 (2.05%) Banking
16 7 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (1.46%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 55 (16.08%) Senior
2 52 (15.20%) Business Manager
3 45 (13.16%) Business Development Manager
3 45 (13.16%) Development Manager
4 29 (8.48%) Analyst
5 26 (7.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 24 (7.02%) Audit Manager
6 24 (7.02%) Civil Engineer
6 24 (7.02%) Development Engineer
6 24 (7.02%) Technical Director
7 23 (6.73%) Senior Manager
8 22 (6.43%) Lead
9 21 (6.14%) Project Manager
10 20 (5.85%) Senior Audit Manager
11 16 (4.68%) Traffic Manager
12 14 (4.09%) Business Change Analyst
12 14 (4.09%) Change Analyst
12 14 (4.09%) Consultant
13 11 (3.22%) Team Leader
14 10 (2.92%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.46%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.17%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (1.17%) 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 (19.88%) NHS
2 17 (4.97%) Onboarding
3 12 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.63%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.34%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (2.05%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.05%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.75%) Learning Management System
7 6 (1.75%) Social Media
8 5 (1.46%) CCTV
9 4 (1.17%) Blockchain
9 4 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.17%) Housing Association
9 4 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.88%) Educational Technology
10 3 (0.88%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.58%) Client/Server
11 2 (0.58%) Freedom of Information
11 2 (0.58%) Mashup
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.63%) Windows
2 8 (2.34%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.17%) Unix
4 2 (0.58%) VMS
5 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (27.78%) Agile
2 75 (21.93%) Project Management
3 67 (19.59%) Business Development
4 64 (18.71%) Project Delivery
5 61 (17.84%) Mentoring
6 56 (16.37%) Continuous Improvement
7 49 (14.33%) Risk Management
8 48 (14.04%) Business Strategy
9 40 (11.70%) Due Diligence
10 38 (11.11%) Strategic Thinking
11 36 (10.53%) Service Delivery
12 34 (9.94%) Migration
12 34 (9.94%) Stakeholder Management
13 31 (9.06%) Coaching
13 31 (9.06%) Collaborative Working
13 31 (9.06%) Problem-Solving
13 31 (9.06%) Service Management
14 30 (8.77%) Data Migration
15 27 (7.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 27 (7.89%) Innovative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.43%) SQL
2 8 (2.34%) PowerShell
2 8 (2.34%) Python
3 4 (1.17%) Shell Script
3 4 (1.17%) VB
4 1 (0.29%) Bash
Qualifications
1 72 (21.05%) Degree
2 38 (11.11%) DBS Check
3 24 (7.02%) ACCA
4 16 (4.68%) Postgraduate
5 8 (2.34%) CISSP
6 7 (2.05%) CISM
6 7 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (1.46%) CCSP
8 5 (1.46%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.17%) Security Cleared
10 3 (0.88%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.88%) MCDST
10 3 (0.88%) MCP
10 3 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (0.58%) APMG
11 2 (0.58%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.58%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.60%) Accessibility
2 24 (7.02%) GAAP
2 24 (7.02%) IFRS
3 18 (5.26%) COSHH
4 16 (4.68%) SLA
5 11 (3.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (3.22%) QA
6 8 (2.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 8 (2.34%) NIST
7 6 (1.75%) ISO 14001
8 5 (1.46%) NEBOSH
9 4 (1.17%) PMO
10 3 (0.88%) GDPR
10 3 (0.88%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.58%) GRC
11 2 (0.58%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 8 (2.34%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.58%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (0.58%) EMC NetWorker
1 2 (0.58%) 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 31 (9.06%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.56%) Oracle
3 6 (1.75%) SAP
4 5 (1.46%) Openreach
4 5 (1.46%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.17%) NEC
6 3 (0.88%) Cisco
6 3 (0.88%) VMware
7 2 (0.58%) BT
7 2 (0.58%) Civica
7 2 (0.58%) Foundry
7 2 (0.58%) Northgate
7 2 (0.58%) OneLogin
7 2 (0.58%) 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