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 remote or hybrid work. 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 353 255 388
Rank change year-on-year -98 +133 +51
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 267 507 681
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.75% 1.35% 0.90%
As % of the General category 1.24% 2.06% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 191 194 235
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,941 £32,051
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,313 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,068 £50,000 £44,204
Median % change year-on-year -7.87% +13.11% -0.31%
75th Percentile £53,750 £68,703 £62,817
90th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £45,250
% change year-on-year -20.00% +10.50% +0.56%

All General Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,449 24,567 48,827
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.34% 65.55% 64.53%
Number of salaries quoted 15,278 16,919 25,294
10th Percentile £31,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £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 £82,548 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £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 12 June 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 (10.11%) Apache
1 27 (10.11%) IIS
1 27 (10.11%) Tomcat
2 15 (5.62%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.50%) ArcGIS
4 3 (1.12%) CMS
4 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.12%) Totara
Applications
1 30 (11.24%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (7.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.37%) AutoCAD
4 6 (2.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.37%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 57 (21.35%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.75%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.37%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 29 (10.86%) Power Platform
2 22 (8.24%) Azure
3 20 (7.49%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (3.75%) SaaS
5 7 (2.62%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (2.62%) PowerApps
6 6 (2.25%) Power Automate
7 5 (1.87%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.12%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.75%) Google Analytics
9 2 (0.75%) Google Tag Manager
9 2 (0.75%) Siteimprove
10 1 (0.37%) AWS
10 1 (0.37%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.37%) OCI
10 1 (0.37%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.87%) WAN
2 4 (1.50%) TETRA
3 3 (1.12%) Firewall
3 3 (1.12%) LAN
4 2 (0.75%) DHCP
4 2 (0.75%) Network Security
4 2 (0.75%) Structured Cabling
4 2 (0.75%) Wireless
5 1 (0.37%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.37%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.37%) VoIP
5 1 (0.37%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (10.86%) Oracle Database
2 23 (8.61%) Power BI
3 16 (5.99%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (4.87%) SQL Server
5 11 (4.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (3.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (3.37%) Relational Database
8 8 (3.00%) BusinessObjects
8 8 (3.00%) Semantic Layer
9 7 (2.62%) GIS
10 5 (1.87%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
10 5 (1.87%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (1.87%) Tableau
11 4 (1.50%) MS Access
11 4 (1.50%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 3 (1.12%) Geospatial Data
13 2 (0.75%) QlikView
14 1 (0.37%) Metadata
14 1 (0.37%) MySQL
14 1 (0.37%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (1.87%) JIRA
1 5 (1.87%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 5 (1.87%) Visual Studio
2 3 (1.12%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (1.12%) Selenium
2 3 (1.12%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.75%) Oracle APEX
General
1 109 (40.82%) Finance
2 84 (31.46%) Public Sector
2 84 (31.46%) Social Skills
3 64 (23.97%) Police
4 39 (14.61%) Marketing
5 28 (10.49%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (8.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (7.87%) Legal
8 13 (4.87%) Fire and Rescue
9 11 (4.12%) Retail
10 9 (3.37%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (3.00%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (2.25%) Social Housing
14 3 (1.12%) Environmental Health
14 3 (1.12%) Law
14 3 (1.12%) Portuguese Language
15 2 (0.75%) Electronics
16 1 (0.37%) Back Office
16 1 (0.37%) Games
Job Titles
1 51 (19.10%) Senior
2 36 (13.48%) Analyst
3 32 (11.99%) Applications Support
4 28 (10.49%) Project Manager
5 21 (7.87%) Lead
6 16 (5.99%) Development Manager
7 14 (5.24%) Developer
8 13 (4.87%) Bid Writer
8 13 (4.87%) Senior Bid Writer
9 11 (4.12%) Data Analyst
10 10 (3.75%) Consultant
10 10 (3.75%) Senior Manager
11 9 (3.37%) Account Executive
11 9 (3.37%) Architect
11 9 (3.37%) Trainer
12 7 (2.62%) Business Analyst
12 7 (2.62%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 6 (2.25%) Infrastructure Manager
13 6 (2.25%) Senior Consultant
14 5 (1.87%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (10.86%) Web Services
2 4 (1.50%) CSS
2 4 (1.50%) HTML
3 3 (1.12%) .NET
3 3 (1.12%) JSON
3 3 (1.12%) XML
4 2 (0.75%) REST
4 2 (0.75%) Ruby on Rails
4 2 (0.75%) SOAP
4 2 (0.75%) TAPI
5 1 (0.37%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (0.37%) jQuery
5 1 (0.37%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.11%) Public Cloud
2 23 (8.61%) Management Information System
3 20 (7.49%) Driving Licence
4 17 (6.37%) Onboarding
4 17 (6.37%) Social Media
5 9 (3.37%) Blog
6 7 (2.62%) Housing Association
7 6 (2.25%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (2.25%) Low-Code
7 6 (2.25%) Renewable Energy
7 6 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.87%) Acoustics
9 4 (1.50%) Freedom of Information
9 4 (1.50%) IoT
9 4 (1.50%) NHS
10 3 (1.12%) Learning Management System
10 3 (1.12%) Product Ownership
10 3 (1.12%) PropTech
11 2 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.75%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 36 (13.48%) Windows
2 27 (10.11%) Linux
2 27 (10.11%) Solaris
2 27 (10.11%) Unix
3 6 (2.25%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.75%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.37%) Android
5 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.37%) VMS
5 1 (0.37%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.37%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (27.34%) Project Management
2 37 (13.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 30 (11.24%) Business Intelligence
3 30 (11.24%) Data Security
4 29 (10.86%) Agile
4 29 (10.86%) Customer Service
4 29 (10.86%) Problem-Solving
5 27 (10.11%) Network Architecture
5 27 (10.11%) Project Delivery
5 27 (10.11%) Server Management
5 27 (10.11%) Task Automation
6 26 (9.74%) PRINCE2
7 25 (9.36%) Service Delivery
8 23 (8.61%) Change Management
9 22 (8.24%) Analytics
9 22 (8.24%) Visualisation
10 19 (7.12%) Business Analysis
11 18 (6.74%) Business Development
11 18 (6.74%) ITIL
12 16 (5.99%) Knowledge Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (12.36%) SQL
2 27 (10.11%) Shell Script
3 7 (2.62%) PL/SQL
4 6 (2.25%) Python
4 6 (2.25%) T-SQL
5 5 (1.87%) R
6 4 (1.50%) C#
6 4 (1.50%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.75%) C
7 2 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.75%) Java
7 2 (0.75%) Ruby
8 1 (0.37%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 88 (32.96%) Degree
2 44 (16.48%) Security Cleared
3 28 (10.49%) DBS Check
4 8 (3.00%) PMP
4 8 (3.00%) SC Cleared
5 5 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.50%) HNC
6 4 (1.50%) HND
6 4 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.75%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.75%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.37%) ACCA
8 1 (0.37%) CCNA
8 1 (0.37%) CCNP
8 1 (0.37%) CIMA
8 1 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.37%) MCSE
8 1 (0.37%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (20.60%) Accessibility
2 22 (8.24%) QA
3 12 (4.49%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.50%) GDPR
4 4 (1.50%) PMO
5 2 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.37%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.37%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (1.87%) Active Directory
1 5 (1.87%) Firmware
2 2 (0.75%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 96 (35.96%) Microsoft
2 57 (21.35%) NEC
3 42 (15.73%) Oracle
4 5 (1.87%) Cisco
4 5 (1.87%) Google
5 4 (1.50%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.12%) Civica
7 2 (0.75%) Aruba
7 2 (0.75%) Liquidlogic
7 2 (0.75%) SAP
8 1 (0.37%) Adobe
8 1 (0.37%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.37%) Capita
8 1 (0.37%) Databricks
8 1 (0.37%) GUPTA
8 1 (0.37%) Pega
8 1 (0.37%) Samsung
8 1 (0.37%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.37%) VMware