Local Government Jobs in the North of England

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 239 208 271
Rank change year-on-year -31 +63 +30
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 182 237 210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.91% 1.51% 1.11%
As % of the General category 1.70% 2.19% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 94 95 84
10th Percentile £25,875 £29,050 £30,625
25th Percentile £28,410 £35,593 £39,290
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,911 £39,942 £41,374
Median % change year-on-year -15.10% -3.46% +6.77%
75th Percentile £42,566 £51,279 £52,759
90th Percentile £50,000 £69,649 £63,901
England median annual salary £39,876 £49,748 £45,250
% change year-on-year -19.84% +9.94% +0.56%

All General Skills
North of 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 10,726 10,806 11,001
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 53.42% 68.77% 58.14%
Number of salaries quoted 7,653 4,981 6,130
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £33,609 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,573 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.90% +3.15% +7.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,772 £80,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in the North of England.

Salary trend for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in the North of England

Local Government
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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 West -3 103 £35,000 -26.93% 63
Yorkshire -4 58 £33,911 -11.07% 41
North East -14 21 £38,750 -42.17% 10
Local Government
England

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 10 (5.49%) SharePoint
2 8 (4.40%) Apache
2 8 (4.40%) IIS
2 8 (4.40%) Tomcat
3 6 (3.30%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (2.20%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.55%) CMS
5 1 (0.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (6.59%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (3.30%) AutoCAD
4 2 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 29 (15.93%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 18 (9.89%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (8.79%) Azure
3 9 (4.95%) Entra ID
4 5 (2.75%) Power Platform
5 4 (2.20%) AWS
6 3 (1.65%) SaaS
7 2 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.55%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.55%) Amazon ELB
8 1 (0.55%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.55%) GitHub
8 1 (0.55%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.55%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.55%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.30%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (2.20%) Firewall
2 4 (2.20%) TETRA
3 3 (1.65%) DNS
3 3 (1.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.24%) Oracle Database
2 8 (4.40%) PostgreSQL
2 8 (4.40%) SQL Server
3 7 (3.85%) Oracle Database 12c
4 4 (2.20%) Power BI
5 2 (1.10%) Data Mining
5 2 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.55%) GIS
6 1 (0.55%) Metadata
6 1 (0.55%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (1.65%) Git
2 1 (0.55%) JIRA
General
1 79 (43.41%) Public Sector
2 70 (38.46%) Finance
3 68 (37.36%) Social Skills
4 35 (19.23%) Presentation Skills
5 33 (18.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 29 (15.93%) Police
7 27 (14.84%) Billing
8 11 (6.04%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (6.04%) Retail
9 9 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (4.40%) Back Office
10 8 (4.40%) Telecoms
11 7 (3.85%) Legal
12 6 (3.30%) Games
13 5 (2.75%) Fire and Rescue
14 4 (2.20%) Social Housing
15 2 (1.10%) Environmental Health
15 2 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
16 1 (0.55%) Automotive
16 1 (0.55%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 27 (14.84%) Audit Manager
2 18 (9.89%) Senior
3 14 (7.69%) Project Manager
4 13 (7.14%) Analyst
5 12 (6.59%) Administrator
6 10 (5.49%) IT Technician
7 9 (4.95%) Applications Support
8 8 (4.40%) IT Manager
8 8 (4.40%) Lead
9 7 (3.85%) Change Analyst
9 7 (3.85%) DBA
9 7 (3.85%) Oracle DBA
9 7 (3.85%) PostgreSQL DBA
9 7 (3.85%) Senior IT Technician
9 7 (3.85%) Senior Technician
10 6 (3.30%) Cloud Engineer
10 6 (3.30%) Developer
10 6 (3.30%) Team Leader
11 5 (2.75%) Account Executive
11 5 (2.75%) Migration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.40%) Web Services
2 2 (1.10%) .NET
3 1 (0.55%) CSS
3 1 (0.55%) HTML
3 1 (0.55%) jQuery
3 1 (0.55%) JSON
3 1 (0.55%) Node.js
3 1 (0.55%) RESTful
3 1 (0.55%) Twitter Bootstrap
3 1 (0.55%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (18.68%) NHS
2 28 (15.38%) Housing Association
3 15 (8.24%) Educational Technology
4 12 (6.59%) Driving Licence
4 12 (6.59%) Management Information System
5 9 (4.95%) Public Cloud
5 9 (4.95%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (3.85%) CCTV
7 4 (2.20%) PACS
7 4 (2.20%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (1.65%) Acoustics
9 2 (1.10%) Low-Code
10 1 (0.55%) Blockchain
10 1 (0.55%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.55%) Cyber Security Posture
10 1 (0.55%) PMI
10 1 (0.55%) Robotics
10 1 (0.55%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.55%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 15 (8.24%) Unix
2 12 (6.59%) Windows
3 8 (4.40%) Linux
3 8 (4.40%) Solaris
4 1 (0.55%) VMS
4 1 (0.55%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (20.33%) Coaching
2 34 (18.68%) Service Management
3 32 (17.58%) Business Development
3 32 (17.58%) Problem-Solving
4 30 (16.48%) People Management
4 30 (16.48%) Project Management
5 27 (14.84%) Performance Management
6 26 (14.29%) Customer Service
7 17 (9.34%) Agile
7 17 (9.34%) ITIL
8 12 (6.59%) Cybersecurity
9 11 (6.04%) Change Management
9 11 (6.04%) Project Delivery
9 11 (6.04%) Risk Management
9 11 (6.04%) Service Delivery
10 10 (5.49%) Continuous Improvement
11 9 (4.95%) Data Security
11 9 (4.95%) ITSM
12 8 (4.40%) Migration
12 8 (4.40%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.40%) Shell Script
1 8 (4.40%) SQL
2 7 (3.85%) Python
3 6 (3.30%) C#
4 5 (2.75%) Java
5 1 (0.55%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.55%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.55%) Ruby
5 1 (0.55%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.55%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 27 (14.84%) ACCA
1 27 (14.84%) Security Cleared
2 25 (13.74%) Degree
3 13 (7.14%) DBS Check
4 7 (3.85%) Oracle Certification
5 5 (2.75%) A+ Certification
5 5 (2.75%) Azure Certification
5 5 (2.75%) MCP
5 5 (2.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (2.75%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (2.20%) PMP
6 4 (2.20%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.65%) HNC
7 3 (1.65%) HND
8 2 (1.10%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.10%) PhD
8 2 (1.10%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (0.55%) CISSP
9 1 (0.55%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (15.93%) Accessibility
2 27 (14.84%) GAAP
2 27 (14.84%) IFRS
3 6 (3.30%) SLA
4 5 (2.75%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.10%) GDPR
5 2 (1.10%) QA
6 1 (0.55%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.55%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.55%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 9 (4.95%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.65%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (1.65%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (4.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.55%) Terraform
Vendors
1 52 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 30 (16.48%) CA
2 30 (16.48%) NEC
3 18 (9.89%) Oracle
4 3 (1.65%) VMware
5 2 (1.10%) Liquidlogic
6 1 (0.55%) Google