Local Government Jobs in Cornwall

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
South West > Cornwall

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Cornwall. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 27 19
Rank change year-on-year -10 -8 +29
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 3 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cornwall 1.32% 1.52% 1.59%
As % of the General category 1.94% 2.75% 1.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile - £32,000 -
25th Percentile - £35,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -33.33% +118.18%
75th Percentile £49,375 £45,000 -
90th Percentile £55,000 £48,000 -
South West median annual salary £59,652 £39,882 £45,000
% change year-on-year +49.57% -11.37% +18.51%

All General Skills
Cornwall

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 Cornwall.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 155 109 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cornwall 67.98% 55.05% 84.13%
Number of salaries quoted 75 89 35
10th Percentile - £31,000 £27,000
25th Percentile - £32,500 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £39,005 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.68% -2.49% +6.67%
75th Percentile £29,000 £45,000 £48,125
90th Percentile £45,750 £80,000 £53,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +10.48%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Cornwall

Local Government
Salary Trend in Cornwall

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

Salary trend for Local Government in Cornwall

Local Government
Salary Histogram in Cornwall

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Cornwall over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Local Government in Cornwall

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cornwall 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) GIS
General
1 2 (66.67%) Legal
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Telecoms Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Finance Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Finance Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Project Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Dimensional Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management