Local Government Job Trends in Wales

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 61 68
Rank change year-on-year -8 +7 +25
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 44 6 40
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.92% 0.87% 1.99%
As % of the General category 3.80% 1.27% 4.01%
Number of salaries quoted 15 0 39
10th Percentile - - £26,159
25th Percentile £41,856 - £29,718
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £36,476
75th Percentile £69,576 - £47,068
90th Percentile - - £48,651
UK median annual salary £51,762 £50,584 £39,882
% change year-on-year +2.33% +26.83% -20.54%

All General Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,159 473 997
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 50.46% 68.55% 49.53%
Number of salaries quoted 597 316 782
10th Percentile £28,500 £24,844 £26,016
25th Percentile £35,000 £26,675 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% - -4.85%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,733 £78,125 £67,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Local Government job vacancy trend in Wales

Local Government
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Local Government

Local Government
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Local Government in Wales over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Local Government in Wales

Local Government
Job Locations in 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 Wales region over the 6 months to 12 July 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
South Wales -17 23 £67,586 - 13
North Wales - 16 £32,986 -
West Wales - 5 £65,000 - 8
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.27%) LAN
1 1 (2.27%) WAN
General
1 26 (59.09%) Welsh Language
2 7 (15.91%) Public Sector
2 7 (15.91%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.27%) Finance
3 1 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (2.27%) Retail
3 1 (2.27%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (11.36%) Architect
1 5 (11.36%) Delivery Manager
1 5 (11.36%) Lead
1 5 (11.36%) Lead Architect
1 5 (11.36%) Senior
1 5 (11.36%) Senior Delivery Manager
1 5 (11.36%) Senior Manager
1 5 (11.36%) Technical Architect
1 5 (11.36%) Technical Leader
2 4 (9.09%) ICT Officer
2 4 (9.09%) ICT Support
2 4 (9.09%) ICT Support Officer
2 4 (9.09%) Support Officer
3 1 (2.27%) Change Manager
3 1 (2.27%) Network Technician
3 1 (2.27%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 27 (61.36%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 6 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (11.36%) Architectural Design
3 5 (11.36%) Data Modelling
3 5 (11.36%) Data Protection
3 5 (11.36%) IT Strategy
3 5 (11.36%) Migration
3 5 (11.36%) SDLC
3 5 (11.36%) Technical Architecture
3 5 (11.36%) Workshop Facilitation
4 4 (9.09%) Business Case
4 4 (9.09%) Performance Monitoring
4 4 (9.09%) Project Management
4 4 (9.09%) Requirements Analysis
4 4 (9.09%) Service Delivery
4 4 (9.09%) User Experience
5 2 (4.55%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (2.27%) Agile
6 1 (2.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (2.27%) ERP
Qualifications
1 1 (2.27%) CCNA
1 1 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.27%) PMO