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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 340 205 275
Rank change year-on-year -135 +70 +217
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 299 755 499
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.58% 1.47% 1.15%
As % of the General category 0.94% 2.26% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 166 167 331
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,667 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,125 £41,667 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £29,708
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +68.30% -33.98%
75th Percentile £60,938 £64,045 £47,160
90th Percentile £80,000 £74,300 £61,250
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £26,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +88.68% -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 31,707 33,463 27,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 61.56% 65.02% 64.58%
Number of salaries quoted 17,346 16,041 20,833
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £31,125
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -3.23%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £104,000 £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 17 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 17 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 -83 65 £38,000 -13.64% 30
London -97 64 £54,500 +3.81% 31
Midlands -36 54 £42,500 -26.09% 35
North West -32 45 £39,750 -0.63% 24
South West +36 44 £75,000 +47.98% 9
West Midlands -27 39 £42,500 -41.03% 27
South East -36 38 £42,500 -15.00% 37
East of England +15 32 £30,000 -28.57% 15
Yorkshire -58 18 £27,500 -39.48% 9
East Midlands -10 15 £43,695 -24.01% 8
North East +1 2 £25,835 -20.51% 1
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 9 (3.01%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.67%) Drupal
2 5 (1.67%) nginx
2 5 (1.67%) WordPress
3 4 (1.34%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 21 (7.02%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (4.35%) Maya
3 4 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.33%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.34%) Unit4 Business World
2 6 (2.01%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.33%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.33%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 14 (4.68%) OCI
1 14 (4.68%) SaaS
2 9 (3.01%) Power Platform
3 8 (2.68%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (1.67%) AWS
5 4 (1.34%) Azure
5 4 (1.34%) Google Docs
6 3 (1.00%) Google Workspace
6 3 (1.00%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (1.00%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.67%) Azure AI
7 2 (0.67%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (0.67%) Copilot Studio
7 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (0.67%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.33%) Lucidchart
8 1 (0.33%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.67%) Internet
2 3 (1.00%) DNS
2 3 (1.00%) Firewall
2 3 (1.00%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.67%) Broadband
4 1 (0.33%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.35%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (2.68%) Power BI
3 6 (2.01%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.67%) MariaDB
5 4 (1.34%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (1.34%) MS Access
5 4 (1.34%) SAP Data Services
6 3 (1.00%) Oracle BI EE
6 3 (1.00%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.67%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.67%) GIS
8 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (1.34%) Toad
2 1 (0.33%) JIRA
General
1 102 (34.11%) Public Sector
2 100 (33.44%) Social Skills
3 46 (15.38%) Law
4 42 (14.05%) Finance
5 32 (10.70%) Legal
5 32 (10.70%) Military
6 31 (10.37%) Analytical Skills
7 28 (9.36%) Influencing Skills
8 22 (7.36%) Fire and Rescue
9 18 (6.02%) Back Office
10 16 (5.35%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (4.68%) Billing
11 14 (4.68%) Games
12 12 (4.01%) Police
13 11 (3.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (3.34%) Marketing
14 10 (3.34%) Retail
14 10 (3.34%) Telecoms
15 6 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (2.01%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 33 (11.04%) Senior
2 31 (10.37%) Business Manager
3 26 (8.70%) Analyst
3 26 (8.70%) Audit Manager
4 24 (8.03%) Business Development Manager
4 24 (8.03%) Development Manager
4 24 (8.03%) Technical Director
5 20 (6.69%) Project Manager
6 16 (5.35%) Traffic Manager
7 14 (4.68%) Business Change Analyst
7 14 (4.68%) Change Analyst
7 14 (4.68%) Consultant
7 14 (4.68%) Senior Manager
8 13 (4.35%) Lead
9 12 (4.01%) Delivery Manager
9 12 (4.01%) Senior Audit Manager
10 9 (3.01%) Service Delivery Manager
10 9 (3.01%) Service Manager
11 8 (2.68%) Oracle Consultant
11 8 (2.68%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.67%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.34%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (1.00%) TAPI
4 1 (0.33%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.33%) JSON
4 1 (0.33%) Middleware
4 1 (0.33%) REST
4 1 (0.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 62 (20.74%) NHS
2 14 (4.68%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (4.35%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (3.01%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.68%) Blockchain
5 8 (2.68%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.68%) Driving Licence
5 8 (2.68%) Social Media
6 7 (2.34%) Housing Association
7 6 (2.01%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.67%) Learning Management System
9 4 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.34%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (1.00%) CCTV
10 3 (1.00%) Educational Technology
10 3 (1.00%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.00%) Smartphone
11 2 (0.67%) Fibre Optics
11 2 (0.67%) Fixed Income
11 2 (0.67%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.34%) Windows
1 7 (2.34%) Windows Server
2 4 (1.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (25.08%) Agile
2 54 (18.06%) Business Strategy
3 48 (16.05%) Risk Management
4 47 (15.72%) Project Management
5 39 (13.04%) Business Development
6 37 (12.37%) Migration
7 36 (12.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 35 (11.71%) Service Delivery
8 35 (11.71%) Strategic Thinking
9 33 (11.04%) Data Migration
9 33 (11.04%) Problem-Solving
10 31 (10.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 30 (10.03%) Cybersecurity
12 29 (9.70%) Mentoring
13 28 (9.36%) Collaborative Working
13 28 (9.36%) Decision-Making
14 27 (9.03%) Customer Service
15 26 (8.70%) ITSM
15 26 (8.70%) Service Management
16 24 (8.03%) Due Diligence
Programming Languages
1 16 (5.35%) SQL
2 7 (2.34%) PowerShell
3 5 (1.67%) Python
4 4 (1.34%) Shell Script
4 4 (1.34%) VB
5 1 (0.33%) Bash
Qualifications
1 65 (21.74%) Degree
2 26 (8.70%) ACCA
3 13 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (4.35%) DBS Check
4 5 (1.67%) AWS Certification
5 3 (1.00%) MCDST
5 3 (1.00%) MCP
5 3 (1.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (1.00%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.67%) CIPD
6 2 (0.67%) CISM
6 2 (0.67%) CISSP
6 2 (0.67%) City & Guilds
6 2 (0.67%) CRISC
6 2 (0.67%) PMI Certification
6 2 (0.67%) PMP
6 2 (0.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (0.67%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.33%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (0.33%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.70%) GAAP
1 26 (8.70%) IFRS
2 18 (6.02%) COSHH
3 12 (4.01%) SLA
4 8 (2.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 8 (2.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (2.01%) ISO 14001
5 6 (2.01%) ISO 9001
5 6 (2.01%) QA
6 5 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.67%) NEBOSH
7 4 (1.34%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.34%) PMO
8 3 (1.00%) GDPR
8 3 (1.00%) GRC
9 2 (0.67%) NIST
9 2 (0.67%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 5 (1.67%) Docker
2 2 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.33%) EMC NetWorker
1 1 (0.33%) EnCase
1 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.33%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 26 (8.70%) Microsoft
2 24 (8.03%) Oracle
3 7 (2.34%) Google
4 5 (1.67%) Blue Prism
4 5 (1.67%) SAP
5 4 (1.34%) NEC
5 4 (1.34%) Openreach
5 4 (1.34%) Salesforce
6 2 (0.67%) BT
6 2 (0.67%) Civica
6 2 (0.67%) Foundry
6 2 (0.67%) Northgate
6 2 (0.67%) OneLogin
6 2 (0.67%) VMware
7 1 (0.33%) ServiceNow