Local Government Jobs in Cheshire

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
North West > Cheshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 94 87
Rank change year-on-year +11 -7 +14
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 2 5 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 0.27% 0.32% 0.77%
As % of the General category 0.32% 0.60% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £40,000
25th Percentile £36,250 - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +146.11%
75th Percentile £38,750 - £61,250
90th Percentile - - £65,000
North West median annual salary £55,043 £33,250 £44,023
% change year-on-year +65.54% -24.47% +6.40%

All General Skills
Cheshire

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 common skills in Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 631 835 636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 86.20% 54.01% 69.51%
Number of salaries quoted 232 561 316
10th Percentile - £23,125 £25,200
25th Percentile £23,504 £29,000 £32,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% -5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £52,813 £59,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £69,750 £72,500 £87,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings citing Local Government as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Cheshire

Local Government
Salary Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Local Government in Cheshire.

Salary trend for Local Government in Cheshire

Local Government
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Crewe - 1 - -
Sandbach - 1 £37,500 -
Local Government
North West

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) GIS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) IT Manager
2 1 (50.00%) IT Project Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Content Management
1 1 (50.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (50.00%) Critical Path Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Content Management
1 1 (50.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Matrix Management
1 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft