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Explore our 2026 membership packages

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Your budgeting is simple with a 3-year membership. To join and lock in 2026 rates till 2028 (or to learn more) email us at hello@socitm.net.

Essential

£1,995/year

Access meetings, events, and online courses to get you and your colleagues started in the collaborative Socitm community.

Standard benefits, plus:

  • 4 Leadership Academy points Our unique set of courses is designed to harness, develop and promote talent, stretching and promoting skills essential to exercise effective contemporary leadership. Points are allocated to use throughout the year.
  • 1 seat at President’s Conference, including gala dinner Attendance for one person over both days of President’s Conference, as well as the evening gala dinner on day one – enjoy good food, meet great people, and celebrate the successes of members and partners at our annual awards presentation. If you want to attend for a single day, or only come for daytime sessions and not the gala dinner, you can select which parts of the conference you’d like to attend during the registration process.
  • IT policy audit with Protocol Policy Systems Fit-for-purpose IT policies are key to protecting your data, people and organisation. Subject matter experts will review one IT policy and provide commentary and clear guidance to help you align it with best practice.

Essential Plus

£2,995/year

Increased training opportunities, an audit of your IT policies and overnight accommodation for President’s Conference.

Standard benefits, plus:

  • 8 Leadership Academy points Our unique set of courses is designed to harness, develop and promote talent, stretching and promoting skills essential to exercise effective contemporary leadership. Points are allocated to use throughout the year.
  • 2 seats at President’s Conference, including gala dinner Attendance for two people over both days of President’s Conference, as well as the evening gala dinner on day one – enjoy good food, meet great people, and celebrate the successes of members and partners at our annual awards presentation. If you want to attend for a single day, or only come for daytime sessions and not the gala dinner, you can select which parts of the conference you’d like to attend during the registration process.
  • 1 hotel room for President’s Conference Overnight accommodation for one person to attend the whole conference.
  • Enhanced IT policy audit with Protocol Policy Systems Fit-for-purpose IT policies are key to protecting your data, people and organisation. Subject matter experts will review up to 3 IT policies and provide commentary and clear guidance to help you align them with best practices. Plus, a review call to discuss further recommendations.

Enhanced

£5,995/year

Support your organisation to tackle constant change, through professional development and support for individuals and teams.

Standard benefits, plus:

  • 16 Leadership Academy points Our unique set of courses is designed to harness, develop and promote talent, stretching and promoting skills essential to exercise effective contemporary leadership. Points are allocated to use throughout the year.
  • 3 seats a President’s Conference, including gala dinner Attendance for three people over both days of President’s Conference, as well as the evening gala dinner on day one – enjoy good food, meet great people, and celebrate the successes of members and partners at our annual awards presentation. If you want to attend for a single day, or only come for daytime sessions and not the gala dinner, you can select which parts of the conference you’d like to attend during the registration process.
  • 1 hotel room for President’s Conference Overnight accommodation for one person to attend the whole conference.
  • Enhanced IT policy audit with Protocol Policy Systems Fit-for-purpose IT policies are key to protecting your data, people and organisation. Subject matter experts will review up to 3 IT policies and provide commentary and clear guidance to help you align them with best practices. Plus, a review call to discuss further recommendations.
  • 4 hours of leadership development support One-to-one coaching sessions including Belbin Team Roles or Prism Team Brainmapping profile.

Executive

£9,995/year

Take the training of your team to the next level with our personalised, dedicated and strategic support.

Standard benefits, plus:

  • 24 Leadership Academy points Our unique set of courses is designed to harness, develop and promote talent, stretching and promoting skills essential to exercise effective contemporary leadership. Points are allocated to use throughout the year.
  • 5 seats at President’s Conference, including gala dinner Attendance for five people over both days of President’s Conference, as well as the evening gala dinner on day one – enjoy good food, meet great people, and celebrate the successes of members and partners at our annual awards presentation. If you want to attend for a single day, or only come for daytime sessions and not the gala dinner, you can select which parts of the conference you’d like to attend during the registration process.
  • 1 hotel room for President’s Conference Overnight accommodation for one person to attend the whole conference.
  • Enhanced IT policy audit with Protocol Policy SystemsFit-for-purpose IT policies are key to protecting your data, people and organisation. Subject matter experts will review up to 3 IT policies and provide commentary and clear guidance to help you align them with best practices. Plus, a review call to discuss further recommendations.
  • 8 hours of leadership development support One-to-one coaching sessions including Belbin Team Roles or Prism Team Brainmapping profile.

Standard benefits for all members

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Website accessibility testing

Use Silktide’s dashboard, personalised monthly report and advice to improve your website in line with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

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Local and national events

Share knowledge, best practice, and lessons learned in a safe space at local meetings and themed one-day conferences

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Innovation session

In a 2-hour virtual meeting, talk with sector experts from Socitm to discuss a project or strategy on a topic of your choice.

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President’s Conference

Learn, network and collaborate at our largest, annual 2-day event. This year join us as we celebrate our 40th anniversary.

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Member-only resources

Read and use research and templates for your projects covering the most impactful and accessible in the sector.

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Member-only webinars

Easy and accessible sources of knowledge, training, hints and tips − hosted by Socitm

Exclusive member-only discounts

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Courses

Up to 65% off handpicked training with QA, Leadership Through Data, and ITML Institute

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Place Insight

£750 for a user license to access Impera Analytics’ social metrics and trends platform for your place

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Framework for Change

Up to 60% off WeChange.AI’s framework that supports everyone in your organisation and helps maximise the value of technology

Making a difference at Coventry City Council with Socitm membership

Michelle Walker, ICT Business Engagement Manager at Coventry City Council, talks about how she and her team benefit from their Socitm membership. She also shares top tips on maximising your membership.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Socitm member?

A Socitm member is someone who is part of the Socitm community – via either a membership with their organisation or individually.

Socitm members have access to networking opportunities, publications, virtual events, in-person events and much more.

Member vs member organisation – what is the difference?

A member organisation is the public sector organisation that has signed up to be part of the Socitm community. The size of this organisation is not limited to a specific number of staff.

A member is an individual person within a member organisation.

Who can become a member?

Any public sector organisation, e.g. local government, central government, blue light, housing, social care, education etc.

What is a lead / main member?

They are our main point of contact for their organisation. This person is our first point of call with anything to do with their membership, such as billing, updating contact details, updating organisation details, and assigning Leadership Academy training points.

It is also their responsibility to encourage their colleagues to take part and engage with Socitm activities.

What is an admin member?

They are someone, assigned by the lead member, who manages the contact details of their organisation. This can be adding and removing new/old colleagues, updating their contact details and generally being a positive influence for the rest of the organisation and encouraging engagement.

Where can I find everything that is included in my package?

Once an online account has been set up for you, log in and click the ‘My account’ dropdown list in the top right hand corner of the screen. Then click ‘Membership details’. This page includes everything that you have access to within your organisation.

Alternatively, you can contact hello@socitm.net and your membership details can be sent over.

What is the Socitm benchmarking benefit?

Our benchmarking service allows members to measure their organisation’s IT performance across key areas like cost, delivery, staff resources, and user skills. By comparing with other organisations, users can identify strengths, uncover risks, and make data-driven improvements, ensuring informed performance and resource management.

My account won’t let me sign in. It says it doesn’t recognise my details?

If you are a member, you should be able to create an account on the website. If you are experiencing problems doing this, please make sure you are creating an account first and then you can log in. For instructions on how to do this, read our guide on how to create an account.

If you are still having problems with your account, please contact hello@socitm.net for further assistance.

How do I book onto an event or webinar?

Head to the events and training section the top of your screen and there you will find all events that you have access to.

Once you have identified which event you would like to attend, you can click ‘book your place’ and complete the short registration form.

I’m not receiving any emails about events, what can I do?

Contact hello@socitm.net and the team can check that you are set up correctly and are subscribed to receive the emails.

We have some staff changes in my organisation, how do I update their details?

Your main or admin member can log onto their account and head to the ‘manage organisation’ page and click on the drop down next to each name to edit that person’s details (main corporate members can also remove employees), or add users by clicking ‘add user’ at the top of the page.

Alternatively, if you are struggling, please contact hello@socitm.net and we will be more than happy to help.

How do I access my Silktide report?

Once you are logged into your account, and on the home dashboard, scroll down the page until you see a button saying ‘check your website’s accessibility score’. Once clicked, a new page will open with your personalised report to work from.

If this button is greyed out and you are unable to click it, please contact hello@socitm.net.

How does the Leadership Academy points system work?

Depending on what corporate membership your organisation has, you have between 4 and 16 points. Each of our programmes and workshops are worth a certain number of points. So, when you book your training, this number of points will be deducted from your organisation’s total.

Before you book, the page will display the amount of points your chosen training is worth.

Your main corporate member will always need to confirm the use of Leadership Academy points.

I want to upgrade my membership, how do I do this?

Please contact hello@socitm.net and we will be more than happy to discuss upgrading options.

Where to go next

Learning courses

Build your confidence, resilience, and passion with our training. Be the best leader you can.

Leadership Academy

Benchmarking

Create an objective view of your staff and services set against relevant organisations.

Benchmarking

Resources and guides

See ‘what works’ and use our data-driven research, tools and guides to drive your organisation.

Resource hub