Local Government Job Trends in Barnsley

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South Yorkshire > Barnsley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Barnsley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Barnsley 0.75% - 7.69%
As % of the General category 1.04% - 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,133 - £40,855
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,443 - £41,711
75th Percentile £30,752 - £42,566
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £37,221 £59,652 £30,000
% change year-on-year -37.60% +98.84% -

All General Skills
Barnsley

Local Government falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Barnsley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 96 8 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Barnsley 71.64% 38.10% 76.92%
Number of salaries quoted 40 7 7
10th Percentile £39,125 - -
25th Percentile £40,000 - £29,971
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £24,000 £30,673
Median % change year-on-year +87.50% -21.75% -14.80%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £44,408
90th Percentile £61,375 £37,400 £50,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% +18.75%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Barnsley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Local Government relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Barnsley.

Local Government job vacancy trend in Barnsley

Local Government
Salary Trend in Barnsley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Barnsley citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Barnsley citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barnsley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL