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 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 76 44
Rank change year-on-year +3 -32 +56
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 1 4 50
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.096% 0.46% 5.24%
As % of the General category 0.18% 0.69% 8.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 34
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,596 £37,799 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,586 £38,261 £41,598
Median % change year-on-year +76.64% -8.02% -4.72%
75th Percentile £69,576 £38,724 £44,813
90th Percentile - - £48,546
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £26,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +88.68% -44.97%

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 560 582 617
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 53.49% 66.67% 64.68%
Number of salaries quoted 369 284 436
10th Percentile £24,000 £30,150 £27,920
25th Percentile £28,000 £33,750 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £71,200
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% -6.45%

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
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 15 January 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 +4 1 £67,586 - 7
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation