Local Government Job Trends in Carmarthenshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
West Wales > Carmarthenshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Carmarthenshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 2 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 3 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Carmarthenshire 4.84% - 8.57%
As % of the General category 6.00% - 20.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37,799
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £38,261
75th Percentile - - £38,724
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median annual salary £65,000 - £43,935

All General Skills
Carmarthenshire

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 Carmarthenshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 50 2 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Carmarthenshire 80.65% 100.00% 42.86%
Number of salaries quoted 34 1 10
10th Percentile £30,500 - £31,200
25th Percentile £40,000 £48,750 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £44,131
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +18.97% -
75th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £52,642
90th Percentile - - £53,004
West Wales median annual salary £50,000 £35,117 £45,000
% change year-on-year +42.38% -21.96% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Carmarthenshire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Carmarthenshire

Local Government
Salary Trend in Carmarthenshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Carmarthenshire citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Carmarthenshire citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Carmarthenshire 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 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Fire and Rescue
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Business Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 3 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) AI
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) DBS Check