Local Government Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 1.82% - 2.78%
As % of the General category 6.90% - 5.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cumbria median annual salary £32,500 - £67,500

All General Skills
Barrow-in-Furness

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 Barrow-in-Furness.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 29 14 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness 26.36% 45.16% 47.22%
Number of salaries quoted 14 10 15
10th Percentile £27,075 £50,625 £39,550
25th Percentile £31,750 £51,875 £40,374
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £53,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.88% +7.50% -13.04%
75th Percentile £38,000 £58,906 £55,500
90th Percentile £47,665 £64,115 £58,400
Cumbria median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% +6.67% -2.60%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Local Government
Salary Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) IT Support
1 2 (100.00%) Lead
1 2 (100.00%) Support Team Leader
1 2 (100.00%) Team Leader
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft