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Local Government

Driving digital transformation in Local Government

Our Local Government team have been trusted advisors to local authorities of all sizes across the UK for over 30 years. We combine our extensive experience and market knowledge to place hard-to-find technical and professional talent that aligns with the unique needs of local government. Taking a consultative approach, we ensure a deep understanding of your strategic priorities, allowing us to develop bespoke recruitment solutions to fulfil them.

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What sets up aparts?

Partnerships

We're committed to long-term, strong partnerships, spanning many decades.

Deep expertise

Our dedicated Local Government team really understand the challenges an opportunities facing Local Government.

Networks

Our unrivalled access to the best talent who trust us with their careers ensures you make the best hires.

Frameworks

Our presence on all major frameworks makes working with us easy.

Insights

Our leading market insights and research on future trends across the Public Sector helps you make more informed decisions.

Trusted talent partners to Local Authorities

Our Local Government team focus on building lasting partnerships and providing tailored recruitment solutions. Our understanding of local dynamics enables us to deliver agile talent for governance, policy shaping, and cost-effective service delivery, helping local authorities achieve their strategic objectives.

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If you're looking to secure your next role or make your next best hire, we'd love to help. Get in touch to speak with one of our consultants today.

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Meet our dedicated team

"We partnered with Harvey Nash to provide IT recruitment support across a number of positions within our IT and Digital Transformation team. We were facing a number of challenges in our recruitment which Harvey Nash helped us overcome such as attracting local candidates in the area and improving our recruitment processes. I’d highly recommend working with Harvey Nash and look forward to continue working with them."

Michael Ahern - Head of IT at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Clients we work with

We are delighted to provide bespoke talent solutions across local government. Here’s some examples of the local authorities we’re currently working with:

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If you're looking to secure your next role or make your next best hire, we'd love to help. Get in touch to speak with one of our consultants today.

Latest Jobs

Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Dynamics 365 Functional Consultant - Burton upon Trent

£60000.00 - £65000 per annum

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Business Improvement Manager - SC Cleared - Milton Keynes

£600 - £640 per annum

Reading, Berkshire

Oracle Fusion Developer

£550 - £600 per day

Aberdeen

Records Officer

£125 - £150 per day

Glasgow

Cyber Security Officer

£300 - £350 per day

London

Graph Data Engineer

£400 - £450 per day

Edinburgh

Project Support Officer

Outside IR35

London

Java Developer - AI/Modernisation Project

£500 - £575 per day

Reading, Berkshire

HCM Cloud Functional Lead

£550 - £648 per day

Reading, Berkshire

Senior Sentinel SIEM Engineer

£650 - £700 per day

East Renfrewshire

ICT Support Engineer

£150 - £175 per day

London

Head of eFX Engineering

£150000.00 - £170000.00 per annum

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Delivery Lead

£50000.00 - £60000.00 per annum

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Managing Director

Negotiable

Belfast, County Antrim

Business Analyst/Project Manager, MiFID, Regulation

£500 - £600 per day + via an Umbrella Company or PAYE

Edinburgh

Redaction and Publication Officer

Up to £187.80 per day + Outside IR35

City of London, London

Loan Support Analyst - WSO/Murex

£400 - £450 per day

Edinburgh

Azure Cloud Architect

Up to £800 per day

Edinburgh

Technical Architect

Up to £0.00 per annum

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Software Developer

Negotiable

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Senior Data Engineer - Manchester/Leeds (Hybrid) - £70K

£60000.00 - £70000.00 per annum

Edinburgh

AI Prompt Engineer

Negotiable

City of London, London

Cyber Security Engineer

Up to £80000.00 per annum

London

Lead Business Analyst - Regulatory Reporting, Commodities

£850 - £950 per day + Outside IR35

London

Business Analyst, Operations, Cash Management

£500 - £650 per day + via Umbrella/PAYE

Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Chief Technology Information Officer

Negotiable

Edinburgh

D365.PowerPlatform Developer

Negotiable

Edinburgh

SQL DBA

Outside IR35

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Lead Java Backend Engineer

Negotiable

Edinburgh

Python Engineer

Negotiable

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Lead Product Manager

£600 - £625 per day

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Business Analyst (Consultant Level)

£45000.00 - £52000.00 per annum + excellent benefits

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Senior Business Analyst

£55000.00 - £65000.00 per annum + excellent benefits

City of London, London

Senior Data Officer - Data Governance/Stewardship

£88000.00 - £98000.00 per annum

London

IT Infrastructure Manager

£65000.00 - £75000.00 per annum

Glasgow

Live Operation Engineer

Negotiable

Belfast, County Antrim

Programme Manager

£600 - £750 per day

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Business Analyst

£350 - £375 per day

Blackpool, Lancashire

Project Manager - 289

£475 - £500 per day

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Business Analyst

£350 - £375 per day

Edinburgh

Senior Associate

Up to £400 per day

London

Full Stack Developer

£50000.00 - £60000.00 per annum

Edinburgh

Administrative Assistant - Procurement

Negotiable

Edinburgh

Project Officer

Up to £184.90 per day

Edinburgh

Management Accountant

£200 - £250 per day

City Of Manchester, Greater Manchester

Business Analyst

£47389 - £56535.00 per annum

Edinburgh

AI Architect

Negotiable

Edinburgh

Data Protection Support Officer

Up to £145.20 per day + Outside IR35

London

Java Developer - AI first development

£500 - £550 per day

England

Senior Data Engineer

£450 - £500 per day

London

C# Developer - Risk IT

£700 - £720 per day

Solihull, West Midlands

Product Owner

£400 - £500 per day

Argyll & Bute

Environment Health Officer

Negotiable

Lancaster, Lancashire

PMO Analyst

£39355.00 - £45413.00 per annum + Benefits Package

London

Senior Manager - Data Officer

£85000.00 - £98000.00 per annum

Greater Manchester

Business Systems Manager (SAP Finance)

£55000 - £75000 per annum

London

AWS Platform Consultant - London (Hybrid) - £70K-£90K

£70000.00 - £90000.00 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare

Rotterdam, South Holland

Head of IT Europe

€120000 - €160000.00 per annum

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Software Development Lead

Negotiable

City of London, London

Front-office Data Management SME

£90000.00 - £100000.00 per annum

Reading, Berkshire

HCM Cloud Functional Lead

£550 - £648 per day

City of London, London

MLOps Engineer

Up to £80000.00 per annum

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Data Analyst

Negotiable

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Cyber Security Manager

Negotiable

London

Project Manager FTC

£65000.00 - £75000.00 per annum

England

Dynamics D365 Developer

£55000.00 - £70000.00 per annum

London

Strategic Partnerships Development Manager (II)

£38.00 - £38.46 per hour + + benefits

Glasgow

Platform Engineer

£0.00 - £475 per day

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Network Engineer

£42000.00 - £49000.00 per annum

Livingston, West Lothian

IT Project Manager

£375 - £400 per day

Edinburgh

Training & Adoption Lead

Negotiable

Edinburgh

Network Engineer

£450 - £475 per day

Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Business Analyst

£40000.00 - £55000.00 per annum + excellent benefits

Edinburgh

Business Process Analyst

£400 - £450 per day

Manchester, Greater Manchester

IT Business Partner

Up to £75000.00 per annum

Edinburgh

Project Officer

Up to £184.90 per day

Reading, Berkshire

Cyber and Data Reporting Specialist

£500 - £550 per day

London

Senior Data Engineer/Scientist - Python, Pandas, Numpy, Banking

£700 - £765 per day

Edinburgh

Network Engineer

£450 - £475 per day

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Data Engineer

Negotiable

Birmingham, West Midlands

Director of Digital & Technology

Car Allowance, Pension, Holiday

London

Software Engineer - Cloud Security

£60000.00 - £90000.00 per annum

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Front- End Developer

Negotiable

Aberdeenshire

Chief Financial Officer (Part time)

£400 - £450 per day

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Front-End Developer

Negotiable

City of London, London

Fidessa Developer - Java / Spring

£620 - £720 per day

London

Financial Crime Risk & Controls Manager - Investment Banking

£550 - £630 per day

Greater Manchester

Business Systems Manager (SAP Finance)

Up to £65000 per annum

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