Local Government Job Trends in Oldham

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Manchester > Oldham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Oldham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oldham 12.90% - -
As % of the General category 18.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Manchester median annual salary £43,000 £66,350 £48,250
% change year-on-year -35.19% +37.51% +20.63%

All General Skills
Oldham

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 Oldham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 22 15 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oldham 70.97% 78.95% 73.91%
Number of salaries quoted 5 10 15
10th Percentile £40,520 £40,600 £29,850
25th Percentile - £41,375 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,136 £53,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.03% +18.89% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £58,676 £67,625 £54,264
Manchester median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,662
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.62% +4.84%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Oldham

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Oldham

Local Government
Salary Trend in Oldham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oldham citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oldham citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oldham 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 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (75.00%) Billing
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Audit Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Audit Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Benchmarking
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) GAAP
1 4 (100.00%) IFRS