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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.

What sets up aparts?

Partnerships
Partnerships

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

Deep expertise
Deep expertise

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

Networks
Networks

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

Frameworks
Frameworks

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

Insights
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.

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Latest Jobs

Sunbury-On-Thames, Surrey
Kirkuk Procurement Specialist - Projects Category
Negotiable
London
Graph Devops Engineer
£400 - £450 per day
London
Campaign Manager
Negotiable
London
Project Manager - London Markets / Automation (RPA)
£75000.00 - £85000.00 per annum
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Senior Application Engineer
£70000.00 - £90000.00 per annum
Reading, Berkshire
Oracle Fusion Developer
£550 - £600 per day
London
Risk & Controls Lead - Capital Markets, HCR
£450 - £525 per day
London
Mobile Apps Developer
Negotiable
Glasgow
Finance Systems Implementation Specialist
Negotiable
City of London, London
Creative Engineer
Negotiable
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
IT Manager
Negotiable
City of London, London
Field Service Engineer - AV/Audio Visual - Central London
£40000 - £45000 per annum
England
Architect
£700 - £800 per day
Morpeth, Northumberland
Data Engineer
Negotiable
Edinburgh
UX Designer
£475 - £510 per day
Edinburgh
AI Architect
Negotiable
Edinburgh
ICT Support Technician
Up to £167 per day
Leicester, Leicestershire
Interim People Partner/ HR
Negotiable
London
Principal Data Science Consultant
£100000.00 - £120000.00 per annum
London
ML Engineer Consultant
£100000 - £130000 per annum
Reading, Berkshire
Head of Professional Service
£125000.00 - £140000 per annum
London
Operations Business Analyst, Collateral, Cash Management
£550 - £650 per day + Via Umbrella or PAYE
England
QA Engineer
£300 - £325 per day
England
Backend (Go) Engineer
£400 - £450 per day
North East England
Application Support Analyst
£40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
London
Principal Software Engineer
£100000 - £130000 per annum
City of London, London
Incident Manager (DV Cleared) - Inside IR35 - London
£575 - £600 per day + Inside IR35
Birmingham, West Midlands
SAP Support Analyst
Up to £45000.00 per annum
City of London, London
Data Engineer/BI Developer - Capital Markets
£700 - £765 per day
London
Principal Platform Engineer - London - £110K-£130K
£110000.00 - £130000.00 per annum
Glasgow
Business Data Analyst
£400 - £450 per day
Edinburgh
CRM Consultant
Negotiable
Edinburgh
Strategic Workforce Planning Lead
Negotiable
Lancaster, Lancashire
PMO Analyst
£39906 - £46049 per annum + Benefits Package
Glasgow
Data Engineer
£500 - £675 per day
England
Frontend Engineer - Remote Contract (UK/EU)
Up to £0.00 per annum
London
Graph Data Engineer
£400 - £450 per day
Bristol
Business Analyst - Customer Journey (Digital Payments)
£550 - £600 per day
Lancaster, Lancashire
Business Analyst
£39906 - £46049 per annum + Benefits Package
London
HCM Cloud Functional Lead
£550 - £648 per day
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Solution Architect
£67000 - £77000 per annum
London
Business Analyst - OTC Clearing / Derivatives
£750 - £800 per day
City of London, London
Lead Cyber Security Specialist
Up to £90000.00 per annum
London
Senior Test Manager - Clearing, OTC, ETD, Derivatives
£650 - £750 per day
Edinburgh
Azure Migration Architect
Up to £650 per day + Outside IR35
Edinburgh
Oracle DBA
Negotiable
Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Dynamics 365 (CE) Functional Consultant - Burton
£60000.00 - £65000 per annum
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
London
Graph Data Engineer
£400 - £450 per day
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
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
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
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
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Lead Java Backend Engineer
Negotiable
Edinburgh
Python Engineer
Negotiable
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
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
Project Officer
Up to £184.90 per day
City Of Manchester, Greater Manchester
Business Analyst
£47389 - £56535.00 per annum
London
Java Developer - AI first development
£500 - £550 per day
London
C# Developer - Risk IT
£700 - £720 per day
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
Edinburgh
Training & Adoption Lead
Negotiable
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Business Analyst
£40000.00 - £55000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Manchester, Greater Manchester
IT Business Partner
Up to £75000.00 per annum
Edinburgh
Project Officer
Up to £184.90 per day
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