Job Description

About The Role

Role

: Software Developer

Location

: Chorley & South Ribble

Contract

: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent

Salary

: 39,862 - 40,777 plus 6% Car Allowance

Closing Date

: 24 August 2025



The Digital Services team are looking for a Software Developer to play an active role in designing, developing, testing, and launching innovative software, cloud solutions, business systems, and applications.


Your work will directly impact both residents and staff in Chorley and South Ribble, giving you the chance to see your ideas make a meaningful difference in the community.

What you'll be getting up to

You'll support on specific ICT projects, including benefits realization and project management methodology. You'll research and assess the implementation of new software, products and technologies. You'll support the design, development, testing, and implementation of software, cloud, business systems, and applications

Who we're looking for

We're looking for someone with knowledge of .NET Framework, Visual Studio, PowerBI, MSSQL, Oracle and C#. You'llhave experience supporting complex IT projects. You'll strive for continuous improvement. Keen to learn new development methods when required. You'll be able to effectively priortise your workload and meet key objectives and deadlines.

Other requirements

Successful applicants will be subject to a basic DBS check (applied and paid for by the Council).

Our Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown) Local Government pension Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments Cashback website access for savings on brands you love Volunteering days Free parking Car Allowance
Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We're always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you're interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the "Contact Us" form on our careers website.

About Us

Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first-class services and promoting the well-being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we're always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit.

Working Together

We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.



We're committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.



If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.