Local Government Job Trends in Peterborough

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Peterborough. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 23 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 2 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough 0.85% - 4.08%
As % of the General category 2.50% - 6.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £38,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £45,000 - £38,500
% change year-on-year - - -17.20%

All General Skills
Peterborough

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 Peterborough.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 80 66 121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Peterborough 33.90% 71.74% 61.73%
Number of salaries quoted 63 35 96
10th Percentile £28,000 £40,427 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £42,500 £31,428
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £76,900 £65,761 £57,500
90th Percentile £98,250 £77,500 £65,625
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £51,875 £53,225 £51,000
% change year-on-year -2.54% +4.36% +2.00%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Peterborough

Local Government
Salary Trend in Peterborough

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Peterborough citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Peterborough citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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 1 (50.00%) Military
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) IT Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework