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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

Burgess Hill, West Sussex

Marketing Communications Partner

£35.00 - £40.00 per hour + Outside IR35

North West, England, UK

Infrastructure Analyst

Negotiable

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Data Analyst

Negotiable

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Digital Business Analyst

£39000.00 - £56000.00 per annum + excellent benefits

Leicester, Leicestershire

Interim People Partner/ HRBP

Negotiable

City of London, London

Solutions Architect - Manufacturing / Divestment

Up to £80000.00 per annum

England

Field Service Technician - IC Test Systems

Negotiable

Northumberland

Cloud and Infrastructure Admin

Up to £39000.00 per annum

Glasgow

Agile Delivery Manager

£450 - £470 per day

Glasgow

Python ML Engineer

£400 - £460 per day

England

Power BI Dashboard Specialist

Negotiable

London

Business Analyst - Legal Contract Management, Banking

£720 - £770 per day + via Umbrella

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Project Manager - 3 - 6 months - Outside IR35 - Hybrid / Leeds

Negotiable

England

Drupal Architect

Up to £525 per day + Outside IR35

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Senior Data Architect

Negotiable

London

Technical Solutions Consultant or Web Developer

Negotiable

London

Business Analyst / Project Manager - Legal

Negotiable

Reading, Berkshire

Head of Infrastructure and Operations

£1000 - £1200 per day + Dependant on experience

Leeds, West Yorkshire

2nd Line IT Support Engineer - Leeds

£250 - £290 per annum

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Senior Product Manager

£57000.00 - £72000.00 per annum + excellent benefits

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Tech Lead

£400 - £500 per day + Outside IR35

England

Senior Systems Administrator (Mac/Windows)

Negotiable

Edinburgh

Software Developer

£480.00 - £481 per day

London

Business Analyst - Money Markets

£500 - £600 per day

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

Project Administrator

£17.00 - £20.00 per hour

Edinburgh

Dynamics Developer

£400 - £475 per day

Manchester, Greater Manchester

AI Enterprise Architect

£90000 - £107000.00 per annum

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Dynamics 365 Developer - Leeds

£50000 - £55000.00 per annum

North East England

Digital Business Analyst

£46000.00 - £52000.00 per annum + excellent benefits

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Business Analyst

£45000.00 - £52000.00 per annum + excellent benefits

Edinburgh

DevOps Engineer

£400 - £500 per day

Edinburgh

Senior Project Manager

Negotiable

London

Business Analyst / Solutions Designer

Negotiable

Knutsford, Cheshire

Software Engineer (AVP & VP)

£60000.00 - £95000.00 per annum

Edinburgh

Project Manager

Negotiable

City of London, London

Senior Data Engineer - Microsoft Fabric

£80000 - £90000 per annum

Birmingham, West Midlands

Python Engineer

Up to £65000 per annum

England

CMDB Specialist (ServiceNow)

Negotiable

West End, London

Business Analyst (Security Cleared)

£500 - £600 per day

Edinburgh

Network Engineer (Telephony)

Outside IR35

Edinburgh

Panel Support Manager

Negotiable

Bracknell, Berkshire

Business Controller

Up to £325 per day

Lancaster, Lancashire

Business Transformation Manager

£48822.00 - £56535.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Senior Service Designers

£450 - £500 per day

England

SAP Trainer (SAP IBP) - 5 months - Hybrid

£550 - £600 per day

Luton, Bedfordshire

Senior PM - Infra Modernisation

£500 - £650 per day

Edinburgh

Senior QA Engineer

£400.00 - £401 per day

Birmingham, West Midlands

SAP TM Consultant - Birmingham

£500 - £600 per annum

Birmingham, West Midlands

SAP QM Consultant - Birmingham

£500 - £600 per annum

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Business Analyst

£45000.00 - £52000.00 per annum + excellent benefits

Glasgow

Connectivity Delivery Manager & IT Infrastructure

£490 - £540 per day

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Senior Software Engineer

£400.00 - £401 per day

North East England

Business Systems Lead - Dynamics Business Central - North East

£500 - £600 per annum

London

Senior Java Developer - Multithreading/Caching

£700 - £800 per day

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Direct Tax Manager - Financial Services

£600 - £650 per day

Reading, Berkshire

Identity Engineer

£500 - £600 per day

Southampton, Hampshire

Programme Manager (Higher Education)

£550 - £600 per day

London

Infrastructure Tech Lead - JIRA Cloud Migration

£800 - £880 per day

Birmingham, West Midlands

Data Engineer

Negotiable

Burgess Hill, West Sussex

Marketing Communications Partner

£35.00 - £40.00 per hour + Outside IR35

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Project Manager

£550.00 - £575 per day

London

Dynamics 356 Developer - Pensions

£600 - £660 per day

London

Server-Side Java/AWS engineer

£55000.00 - £80000.00 per annum

Glasgow

Test Manager

£450 - £490 per day

City of London, London

Senior Data Engineer - Microsoft Fabric

£80000 - £90000 per annum

Glasgow

Ai and Automation Engineer

£550 - £650 per day

Bracknell, Berkshire

Contract Solutions Architect

Up to £650 per day

Birmingham, West Midlands

Python Engineer

Up to £65000 per annum

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