Civil Service jobs in Swansea
There are currently 31 Civil Service vacancies open in Swansea.
Swansea’s Civil Service presence is dominated by a small number of very large national operations rather than a broad spread of departments. That concentration shapes everything about applying there: vacancy volumes arrive in bursts tied to particular campaigns rather than as a steady trickle.
The practical effect is that a Swansea search can look empty one week and carry a campaign filling dozens of posts the next. Saving a search is considerably more useful here than manual checking.
The grade profile leans operational, with AO and EO campaigns most common, though the scale of the functions based there also supports digital, analytical and management roles at higher grades.
Welsh language skills are relevant to a proportion of posts, and adverts state explicitly whether Welsh is essential, desirable or not required. No London weighting applies and living costs are low relative to the UK average.
Departments hiring in Swansea right now
Live vacancies
Government Internal Audit Agency
Grade 7Birmingham, Manchester +7 more£60,468+19 days left
Medr
EOMerthyr Tydfil, Cardiff +2 more£18,585+18 days left
IT Service Analyst, Service Level
Department for Transport
EOBirmingham, Leeds +2 more£32,0279 days left
Senior Infrastructure Operations Engineer (NOC/SOC)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
SEOSwansea£45,90018 days left
Head of Physical and Personnel Security
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Grade 7Birmingham, Leeds +5 more£59,81618 days left
Infrastructure Engineer – Storage, Backup and Cyber Recovery
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
HEOSwansea£40,59013 days left
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
HEOBirmingham, Leeds +5 more£37,09012 days left
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
HEOBirmingham, Leeds +5 more£37,09012 days left
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (£44,241 - £58,997)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
SEOSwansea£44,241+11 days left
Department for Transport
Grade 7Birmingham, Leeds +2 more£59,8169 days left
TFM Contractual and Commercial Assurance Manager
Department for Transport
SEOBirmingham, Leeds +2 more£45,9008 days left
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
AOSwansea£27,63111 days left
Minerals Technical and Operational Delivery Lead
HM Revenue and Customs
Grade 6Newcastle upon Tyne, Stoke-on-Trent +11 more£73,09212 days left
Government Internal Audit Agency
SEOBirmingham, Manchester +7 more£50,595+20 days left
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
SEOBirmingham, Leeds +5 more£45,90014 days left
Head of Organisation Effectiveness and Employee Experience
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Grade 7Newcastle upon Tyne, Birmingham +4 more£59,81611 days left
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
EOSwansea£32,02711 days left
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Grade 6Birmingham, Leeds +5 more£72,2815 days left
Senior Digital Governance and Assurance Manager
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
SEOBirmingham, Leeds +5 more£45,9004 days left
Director of Transformation and Assurance (FTA)
Government Internal Audit Agency
SCSNewcastle upon Tyne, London +8 more£105,000+19 days left
Lead Cloud Engineer (£57,515 - £82,430)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Grade 7Swansea£57,515+11 days left
Digital Services Supplier Manager
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
SEOSwansea£45,9004 days left
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
SEOBristol, Swansea +1 more£49,9004 days left
Operational Support Officer (Ref: 23073)
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
AOSwansea£25,5822 days left
Government Internal Audit Agency
Grade 6Birmingham, Manchester +7 more£75,695+14 days left
The full board also shows how many posts each campaign is filling, which the official results list does not.
Common questions
- Why do Swansea vacancies appear in bursts?
- The Civil Service presence there is concentrated in a small number of large national operations, so vacancies arrive tied to particular campaigns rather than steadily. Saving a search is the practical way to catch them.
- Do I need Welsh for a Civil Service job in Swansea?
- For most roles, no. Where Welsh is essential or desirable the advert says so explicitly.
- What grades are advertised in Swansea?
- Mostly AO and EO operational roles, with digital, analytical and management posts at higher grades attached to the national functions based there.