A recent snapshot online poll of local authority chief executives, chief officers and senior managers shows they love their work, expect the pressures to get worse, and have no objection to their children following in their footsteps. Emma Reitano analyses the results

Happy in their jobs and content with their pay. That seems to be the general mind-set of chief executives, chief officers and senior managers across all tiers of local government in the UK, according to a snapshot online survey just conducted by The MJ's sister publication, the Municipal Year Book.