Local Government Job Trends in Swansea

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
West Wales > Swansea

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Swansea. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 2.00% - -
As % of the General category 3.32% - -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £62,975 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median annual salary £65,000 - £43,935

All General Skills
Swansea

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 Swansea.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 241 35 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 60.10% 85.37% 32.50%
Number of salaries quoted 124 24 44
10th Percentile £30,000 £21,250 -
25th Percentile £38,747 £23,504 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £35,117 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +70.86% -21.96% +0.32%
75th Percentile £73,750 £53,762 £64,331
90th Percentile £76,201 £59,857 £70,000
West Wales median annual salary £50,000 £37,733 £45,000
% change year-on-year +32.51% -16.15% -

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Swansea

Local Government
Salary Trend in Swansea

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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 8 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Delivery Manager
1 8 (100.00%) Senior
1 8 (100.00%) Senior Delivery Manager
1 8 (100.00%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Agile
1 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) PMO