Local Government Jobs with Work from Home Options

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 338 252 378
Rank change year-on-year -86 +126 +50
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 259 557 637
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.77% 1.37% 0.89%
As % of the General category 1.24% 2.08% 1.41%
Number of salaries quoted 201 195 214
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,459 £31,800
25th Percentile £35,462 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,380 £53,500 £44,602
Median % change year-on-year -13.31% +19.95% -0.89%
75th Percentile £53,750 £70,564 £62,817
90th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £71,575
UK median annual salary £39,882 £50,000 £45,183
% change year-on-year -20.24% +10.66% +0.41%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Local Government is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 20,849 26,740 45,322
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.67% 65.90% 63.60%
Number of salaries quoted 15,089 17,832 24,794
10th Percentile £31,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £46,570 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £79,600
90th Percentile £95,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Local Government
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Local Government trend for jobs with a WFH option

Local Government
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Local Government.

Local Government salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Local Government
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Local Government over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Local Government salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 27 (10.42%) Apache
1 27 (10.42%) IIS
1 27 (10.42%) Tomcat
2 9 (3.47%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.54%) ArcGIS
4 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.16%) Totara
5 2 (0.77%) CMS
Applications
1 21 (8.11%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (6.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.47%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.39%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 44 (16.99%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.39%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 30 (11.58%) Power Platform
2 24 (9.27%) Azure
3 17 (6.56%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (5.02%) SaaS
5 7 (2.70%) PowerApps
6 6 (2.32%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (2.32%) Power Automate
7 5 (1.93%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.16%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.77%) AWS
9 2 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.77%) Google Analytics
9 2 (0.77%) Google Tag Manager
9 2 (0.77%) Siteimprove
10 1 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.39%) OCI
10 1 (0.39%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.93%) Firewall
1 5 (1.93%) WAN
2 4 (1.54%) TETRA
2 4 (1.54%) Wireless
3 3 (1.16%) LAN
4 2 (0.77%) DHCP
4 2 (0.77%) Network Security
5 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.39%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.39%) VoIP
5 1 (0.39%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (12.36%) Oracle Database
2 24 (9.27%) Power BI
3 17 (6.56%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (5.79%) SQL Server
5 13 (5.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (4.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (3.47%) BusinessObjects
7 9 (3.47%) Relational Database
7 9 (3.47%) Semantic Layer
8 7 (2.70%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
8 7 (2.70%) GIS
8 7 (2.70%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (1.93%) Tableau
10 4 (1.54%) MS Access
10 4 (1.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 3 (1.16%) Geospatial Data
12 2 (0.77%) QlikView
13 1 (0.39%) Metadata
13 1 (0.39%) MySQL
13 1 (0.39%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (2.70%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 7 (2.70%) Visual Studio
2 5 (1.93%) JIRA
2 5 (1.93%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (1.16%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (1.16%) Selenium
3 3 (1.16%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 94 (36.29%) Finance
2 71 (27.41%) Social Skills
3 70 (27.03%) Public Sector
4 51 (19.69%) Police
5 34 (13.13%) Marketing
6 26 (10.04%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (8.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (6.18%) Fire and Rescue
8 16 (6.18%) Legal
9 11 (4.25%) Retail
10 7 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (2.32%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.32%) Social Housing
12 4 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.16%) Environmental Health
13 3 (1.16%) Portuguese Language
14 2 (0.77%) Electronics
14 2 (0.77%) Law
15 1 (0.39%) Games
15 1 (0.39%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 44 (16.99%) Senior
2 37 (14.29%) Analyst
3 32 (12.36%) Applications Support
4 22 (8.49%) Lead
5 21 (8.11%) Project Manager
6 16 (6.18%) Development Manager
7 15 (5.79%) Developer
8 11 (4.25%) Data Analyst
9 10 (3.86%) Architect
9 10 (3.86%) Consultant
10 9 (3.47%) Trainer
11 8 (3.09%) Bid Writer
11 8 (3.09%) Business Analyst
11 8 (3.09%) Senior Bid Writer
12 7 (2.70%) Senior Manager
13 6 (2.32%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 6 (2.32%) Operations Manager
13 6 (2.32%) Senior Analyst
13 6 (2.32%) Senior Consultant
14 5 (1.93%) PL/SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (12.36%) Web Services
2 8 (3.09%) HTML
3 7 (2.70%) CSS
4 6 (2.32%) JSON
4 6 (2.32%) XML
5 5 (1.93%) REST
5 5 (1.93%) Ruby on Rails
5 5 (1.93%) SOAP
6 2 (0.77%) .NET
6 2 (0.77%) TAPI
7 1 (0.39%) HTML5
7 1 (0.39%) HTML5 Canvas
7 1 (0.39%) jQuery
7 1 (0.39%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.42%) Public Cloud
2 20 (7.72%) Driving Licence
2 20 (7.72%) Management Information System
3 17 (6.56%) Social Media
4 14 (5.41%) Onboarding
5 9 (3.47%) Blog
5 9 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.32%) Housing Association
6 6 (2.32%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.32%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (1.93%) Acoustics
7 5 (1.93%) Low-Code
8 4 (1.54%) Freedom of Information
8 4 (1.54%) IoT
8 4 (1.54%) NHS
9 3 (1.16%) Learning Management System
9 3 (1.16%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.16%) PropTech
10 2 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.77%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 38 (14.67%) Windows
2 29 (11.20%) Unix
3 27 (10.42%) Linux
3 27 (10.42%) Solaris
4 6 (2.32%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.77%) Windows 7
5 2 (0.77%) Windows 8
5 2 (0.77%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.39%) Android
6 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.39%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (24.32%) Project Management
2 36 (13.90%) Agile
3 34 (13.13%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (11.97%) Continuous Improvement
5 30 (11.58%) Business Intelligence
5 30 (11.58%) Data Security
6 27 (10.42%) Network Architecture
6 27 (10.42%) Server Management
6 27 (10.42%) Service Delivery
6 27 (10.42%) Task Automation
7 26 (10.04%) Customer Service
8 25 (9.65%) Project Delivery
9 23 (8.88%) Analytics
9 23 (8.88%) Change Management
9 23 (8.88%) Visualisation
10 21 (8.11%) ITIL
10 21 (8.11%) PRINCE2
11 20 (7.72%) Business Analysis
12 19 (7.34%) Business Development
13 16 (6.18%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (13.90%) SQL
2 27 (10.42%) Shell Script
3 12 (4.63%) PL/SQL
4 8 (3.09%) T-SQL
5 7 (2.70%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.32%) Java
6 6 (2.32%) Python
7 5 (1.93%) R
7 5 (1.93%) Ruby
8 3 (1.16%) C#
9 2 (0.77%) C
9 2 (0.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.39%) PHP
10 1 (0.39%) VB
10 1 (0.39%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 91 (35.14%) Degree
2 45 (17.37%) Security Cleared
3 14 (5.41%) DBS Check
4 12 (4.63%) SC Cleared
5 4 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.54%) HNC
5 4 (1.54%) HND
5 4 (1.54%) PMP
6 2 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.77%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.39%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.39%) ACCA
7 1 (0.39%) CCNA
7 1 (0.39%) CCNP
7 1 (0.39%) CIMA
7 1 (0.39%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.39%) MCSE
7 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.39%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (16.22%) Accessibility
2 17 (6.56%) QA
3 13 (5.02%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.54%) PMO
5 2 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.77%) GDPR
5 2 (0.77%) NIST
6 1 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (2.70%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.93%) Firmware
3 2 (0.77%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (1.93%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 86 (33.20%) Microsoft
2 47 (18.15%) Oracle
3 44 (16.99%) NEC
4 5 (1.93%) Cisco
4 5 (1.93%) Google
5 4 (1.54%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.16%) Civica
7 2 (0.77%) Aruba
7 2 (0.77%) Liquidlogic
7 2 (0.77%) SAP
8 1 (0.39%) Adobe
8 1 (0.39%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.39%) Capita
8 1 (0.39%) Databricks
8 1 (0.39%) GUPTA
8 1 (0.39%) Pega
8 1 (0.39%) Samsung
8 1 (0.39%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.39%) VMware