Local Government Job Trends in Cardiff

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 20 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 24 58
Rank change year-on-year -1 +34 -18
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 22 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 4.37% 1.80% 0.77%
As % of the General category 9.52% 2.56% 1.33%
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,856 - £15,769
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,586 - £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -31.28%
75th Percentile £69,576 - £48,411
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £67,586 - £36,476
% change year-on-year - - -16.45%

All General Skills
Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 231 117 377
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 45.83% 70.06% 57.73%
Number of salaries quoted 106 85 337
10th Percentile £27,125 £31,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,625 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -7.59%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £72,500
South Wales median annual salary £42,934 £50,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -14.13% +14.94% -2.70%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Local Government
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Local Government

Local Government
Salary Histogram in Cardiff

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Cardiff over the 6 months to 20 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Local Government in Cardiff

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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 12 (54.55%) Welsh Language
2 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (22.73%) Architect
1 5 (22.73%) Lead
1 5 (22.73%) Lead Architect
1 5 (22.73%) Technical Architect
1 5 (22.73%) Technical Leader
2 4 (18.18%) ICT Officer
2 4 (18.18%) ICT Support
2 4 (18.18%) ICT Support Officer
2 4 (18.18%) Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (59.09%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (22.73%) Architectural Design
1 5 (22.73%) Data Modelling
1 5 (22.73%) Data Protection
1 5 (22.73%) IT Strategy
1 5 (22.73%) Migration
1 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (22.73%) SDLC
1 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 5 (22.73%) Technical Architecture
1 5 (22.73%) Workshop Facilitation
2 4 (18.18%) Business Case
2 4 (18.18%) Performance Monitoring
2 4 (18.18%) Project Management
2 4 (18.18%) Requirements Analysis
2 4 (18.18%) Service Delivery
2 4 (18.18%) User Experience