Local Government Jobs in South Wales

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Local Government over the 6 months to 16 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 76 119
Rank change year-on-year +12 +43 -46
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 40 30 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 2.83% 2.60% 0.070%
As % of the General category 5.28% 3.96% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 39 9 1
10th Percentile £26,159 - -
25th Percentile £29,517 £42,390 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,476 £43,658 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.45% -24.07% +58.62%
75th Percentile £45,780 £51,338 £61,250
90th Percentile £48,411 - -
Wales median annual salary £36,476 £43,658 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.45% -24.07% +58.62%

All General Skills
South Wales

Local Government is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 757 757 806
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 53.61% 65.65% 56.40%
Number of salaries quoted 529 396 526
10th Percentile £26,232 £27,625 £31,125
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,107 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £44,976 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.28% -5.31% +11.76%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,863 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,050 £75,000 £72,875
Wales median annual salary £43,500 £44,666 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.61% -5.97% +11.76%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in South Wales

Local Government
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Local Government in South Wales

Local Government
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in South Wales over the 6 months to 16 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Local Government in South Wales

Local Government
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 16 April 2024. 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
Bridgend +16 30 £36,476 - 1
Cardiff -21 5 £30,000 -31.28% 2
Gwent - 3 £101,117 -
Newport - 1 - - 3
Monmouthshire - 1 £31,967 - 1
Local Government
Wales

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.50%) Acrobat
1 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (17.50%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (12.50%) Azure
2 5 (12.50%) Azure Monitor
2 5 (12.50%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (5.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.50%) DNS
1 5 (12.50%) Extranet
1 5 (12.50%) Firewall
1 5 (12.50%) Internet
1 5 (12.50%) LAN
1 5 (12.50%) MPLS
1 5 (12.50%) Network Security
1 5 (12.50%) SAN
1 5 (12.50%) Unified Communications
1 5 (12.50%) VLAN
1 5 (12.50%) VPN
1 5 (12.50%) WAN
1 5 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
1 5 (12.50%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (27.50%) SQL Server
2 10 (25.00%) RDBMS
2 10 (25.00%) Relational Database
3 2 (5.00%) Power BI
3 2 (5.00%) QlikView
4 1 (2.50%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (2.50%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (2.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 30 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 30 (75.00%) Police
2 6 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (12.50%) Social Skills
4 4 (10.00%) Finance
4 4 (10.00%) Legal
5 3 (7.50%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (5.00%) Marketing
7 1 (2.50%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 17 (42.50%) Senior
2 15 (37.50%) ICT Engineer
3 10 (25.00%) Senior Technical Engineer
3 10 (25.00%) Technical Engineer
4 9 (22.50%) Analyst
5 6 (15.00%) Database Analyst
5 6 (15.00%) ICT Analyst
6 5 (12.50%) Network Engineer
6 5 (12.50%) Senior Network Engineer
6 5 (12.50%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 4 (10.00%) Applications Specialist
7 4 (10.00%) Database Specialist
7 4 (10.00%) ICT Specialist
8 3 (7.50%) ICT Assistant
9 2 (5.00%) Data Analyst
9 2 (5.00%) Deputy Project Manager
9 2 (5.00%) Project Manager
9 2 (5.00%) Trainer
10 1 (2.50%) Senior Analyst
10 1 (2.50%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.50%) .NET
1 1 (2.50%) CSS
1 1 (2.50%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (25.00%) Data Centre
2 6 (15.00%) Data Structures
3 5 (12.50%) Driving Licence
3 5 (12.50%) Smartphone
4 4 (10.00%) Management Information System
5 3 (7.50%) LLPG
6 2 (5.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 10 (25.00%) Windows
2 5 (12.50%) Android
2 5 (12.50%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (45.00%) Customer Service
2 10 (25.00%) Capacity Planning
2 10 (25.00%) Performance Tuning
3 8 (20.00%) Mathematics
3 8 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (15.00%) Performance Analysis
5 5 (12.50%) Business Continuity
5 5 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
5 5 (12.50%) High Availability
5 5 (12.50%) Mentoring
5 5 (12.50%) Network Management
5 5 (12.50%) Power Management
5 5 (12.50%) Project Management
6 4 (10.00%) Data Management
6 4 (10.00%) Data Security
6 4 (10.00%) Performance Optimisation
6 4 (10.00%) Process Improvement
6 4 (10.00%) Security Management
6 4 (10.00%) Service Management
7 3 (7.50%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (27.50%) SQL
2 1 (2.50%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (47.50%) Degree
2 5 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.50%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.50%) PMP
3 1 (2.50%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.00%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (2.50%) QA
System Software
1 5 (12.50%) Active Directory
1 5 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (12.50%) SCCM
1 5 (12.50%) SCOM
Vendors
1 24 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.50%) Cisco
2 5 (12.50%) Citrix
2 5 (12.50%) HP
2 5 (12.50%) NetApp
2 5 (12.50%) VMware
3 2 (5.00%) SAP
4 1 (2.50%) Adobe