Local Government Jobs 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 26 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 87 75 107
Rank change year-on-year -12 +32 +31
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 4 51 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.28% 3.92% 1.32%
As % of the General category 0.55% 5.76% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1 33 19
10th Percentile - - £32,424
25th Percentile £37,799 £25,000 £36,838
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,261 £41,598 £39,322
Median % change year-on-year -8.02% +5.79% -46.01%
75th Percentile £38,724 £44,813 £40,257
90th Percentile - £48,546 £41,191
UK median annual salary £45,680 £27,596 £42,514
% change year-on-year +65.53% -35.09% -5.52%

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 common skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 723 886 1,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 51.02% 68.05% 70.50%
Number of salaries quoted 337 466 724
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,313 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £33,294 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £62,100
90th Percentile £70,000 £71,302 £74,700
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +4.35%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Wales

Local Government
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend 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 26 October 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
West Wales - 3 £38,261 -
South Wales +14 1 - - 3
Local Government
UK

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Law
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Data Protection Officer
2 1 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Project Support Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Support
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Support Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (75.00%) Information Governance
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) GDPR