Local Government Job Trends in Lancashire

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

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - 75
Rank change year-on-year - - -12
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 6 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.34% - 0.84%
As % of the General category 0.51% - 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 10
10th Percentile £47,750 - £22,000
25th Percentile - - £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £37,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.95%
75th Percentile - - £38,000
90th Percentile - - £133,750
North West median annual salary £55,000 £48,829 £33,250
% change year-on-year +12.64% +46.85% -24.47%

All General Skills
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,174 778 649
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 67.01% 83.48% 54.31%
Number of salaries quoted 368 233 531
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,425 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,620 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £50,055 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.22% +11.23% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £54,793 £60,741
90th Percentile £66,198 £61,250 £70,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,498 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% -9.52%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Local Government
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Local Government

Local Government
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Lancashire over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Local Government in Lancashire

Local Government
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 6 May 2026. 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
Preston - 5 £65,000 - 1
Darwen - 1 - -
Local Government
North West

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) CMS
1 1 (16.67%) Umbraco
1 1 (16.67%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Google Analytics
General
1 4 (66.67%) Fire and Rescue
1 4 (66.67%) Police
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) A/B Testing
1 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (16.67%) Agile
1 1 (16.67%) AI
1 1 (16.67%) Analytics
1 1 (16.67%) Coaching
1 1 (16.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 1 (16.67%) DevOps
1 1 (16.67%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (16.67%) Email Marketing
1 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
1 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
1 1 (16.67%) User Experience
1 1 (16.67%) User Research
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) Data Quality
2 1 (16.67%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Google
1 1 (16.67%) Hotjar