Sectors

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

Glasgow

Agile PM

£450 - £500 per day

Glasgow

Business Analyst

£400 - £450 per annum

Reading, Berkshire

Cyber and Data Reporting Specialist

£500 - £550 per day

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Senior Agile Delivery Manager

£500 - £600 per day

West End, London

Global Account Executive

Negotiable

Bristol

Active Directory Security Analyst (Discovery & Assessment)

Negotiable

London

External Communications Associate

Negotiable

Reading, Berkshire

Project Planner

£400 - £500 per day

London

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

£700 - £765 per day

Edinburgh

Digital Content Manager

Up to £187.80 per annum + Outside IR35

Edinburgh

Network Engineer

£450 - £475 per day

London

Contract SDET

Up to £600 per day

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

People Relations Advisor

Negotiable

Edinburgh

Solution Architect

Negotiable

London

Contract Full Stack Engineer

Up to £600 per day

England

Solution Architect

£350 - £500 per day + Inside IR35

Glasgow

Business Analyst

£350 - £400 per day

London

Java Developer - AI first development

£600 - £700 per day

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Data Engineer

Negotiable

Glasgow

Accounts Payable Processor

£280 - £300 per day

Birmingham, West Midlands

Director of Digital & Technology

Car Allowance, Pension, Holiday

England

ML Engineer

£500 - £600 per day

Lancaster, Lancashire

Senior Project Manager

£48822.00 - £59966.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package

Lancaster, Lancashire

Senior Business Analyst

£48822.00 - £59966.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package

Glasgow

Business Analyst

£325 - £350 per day

Lancaster, Lancashire

Senior Developer

£48822 - £59966 per annum + plus benefits package

Edinburgh

Cyber Security Business & Reporting Analyst

Negotiable

London

Service Manager- HR Solutions

Inside IR35

Edinburgh

Information Governance Officer

Up to £234 per day

London

Software Engineer - Cloud Security

£60000.00 - £90000.00 per annum

Edinburgh

Cloud Engineer

Negotiable

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Enterprise Data Architect

£90000 - £100000.00 per annum

Edinburgh

Jnr Project Manager

Up to £250 per day + Outside IR35

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

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

IT Development Lead

£450 - £650 per day

London

Java Developer - AI/LLM

£500 - £700 per day

Edinburgh

Legal Specialist

Negotiable

Edinburgh

People Adviser

Up to £240 per day

London

Platform Engineer (Graph)

£450 - £550 per day

Aberdeen

Finance Business Partner

£125 - £150 per day

Edinburgh

Planning and Reporting Accountant

£200 - £300 per day

Brighton, East Sussex

.Net Developer

£500 - £600 per day

Aberdeenshire

Chief Financial Officer

£400 - £450 per day

London

C# Developer - Risk IT

£700 - £720 per day

Glasgow

Senior Mobile Developer

£60000 - £70000.00 per annum

Edinburgh

AI Architect

Negotiable

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Delivery Lead

£48000 - £65000 per annum

Glasgow

Senior Mobile Developer (iOS)

£60000 - £70000.00 per annum

Perth, Perth & Kinross

Quantative Analyst

£0.00 - £800 per day

City of London, London

Project Manager - Change

Up to £70000.00 per annum

Edinburgh

Java Developers

£450 - £475 per day

Belfast, County Antrim

Business Analyst, Data, Risk & Control, Banking

£550 - £650 per day + via Umbrella

Belfast, County Antrim

Senior Data Professionals -Capital Markets, Regulatory, Controls

£500 - £575 per day

Edinburgh

Procurement and Contract Manager

Negotiable

Edinburgh

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Negotiable

Edinburgh

Database Architect Analyst

Negotiable

Glasgow

Automation and Observability Engineer

£55.00 - £62.45 per hour + PAYE

Reading, Berkshire

E-Discovery Specialist

£500 - £600 per day

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