Local Government Job Trends in Bolton

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Manchester > Bolton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Bolton. 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 17 37 -
Rank change year-on-year +20 - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 8 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 6.90% 3.21% -
As % of the General category 8.42% 3.76% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £31,625 - -
25th Percentile £32,188 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile £37,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £45,000 £42,616 £26,750
% change year-on-year +5.60% +59.31% -46.50%

All General Skills
Bolton

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 Bolton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 95 133 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 81.90% 85.26% 65.60%
Number of salaries quoted 78 103 45
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £26,550
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -14.55% +22.22%
75th Percentile £71,250 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £67,500
Manchester median annual salary £55,557 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -4.76% -8.70%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Bolton

Local Government
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (37.50%) Finance
1 3 (37.50%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Back Office
2 1 (12.50%) Law
2 1 (12.50%) Military
2 1 (12.50%) Retail
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Business Development Manager
1 4 (50.00%) Business Manager
1 4 (50.00%) Development Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Account Manager
2 2 (25.00%) IT Manager
3 1 (12.50%) IT Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Project Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Traffic Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) NHS
2 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Business Development
2 3 (37.50%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (37.50%) Service Design
2 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (37.50%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (12.50%) Digital Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) COSHH
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
22 Local Government jobs in Manchester