Local Government Job Trends in Wigan

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Manchester > Wigan

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in permanent job vacancies in Wigan. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Local Government 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wigan 2.08% - -
As % of the General category 3.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Manchester median annual salary £42,616 £45,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -5.30% -8.16% +23.80%

All General Skills
Wigan

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 Wigan.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 30 23 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wigan 62.50% 51.11% 78.95%
Number of salaries quoted 15 11 11
10th Percentile - £26,250 £19,000
25th Percentile £24,930 £26,750 £24,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +13.24% -15.00%
75th Percentile £44,375 £48,750 £37,656
90th Percentile £47,250 £57,500 £58,750
Manchester median annual salary £48,068 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.44% -8.70% +4.55%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Wigan

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

Job vacancy trend for Local Government in Wigan

Local Government
Salary Trend in Wigan

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wigan citing Local Government.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wigan citing Local Government

Local Government
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wigan 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 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Delivery Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Service Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 14001
1 1 (100.00%) NEBOSH
1 1 (100.00%) SLA