General Skills Statistics in Aberdeen

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Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 Nov 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Electronics	4	Up 9 places+9	£57,500	+98.27%	22 9.40%	10
Manufacturing	5	Up 8 places+8	£46,750	-	19 8.12%	8
Social Skills	7	Up 2 places+2	£48,000	+37.14%	15 6.41%	17
Finance	9	Up 2 places+2	£90,000	-	13 5.56%	3
Legal	14	Down 3 places-3	£75,169	+187.45%	8 3.42%	2
Aviation	15	New entry-	£40,000	-	7 2.99%
Games	17	New entry-	-	-	5 2.14%
Marketing	17	Down 4 places-4	£35,000	-	5 2.14%
Retail	17	New entry-	£46,750	-	5 2.14%
Public Sector	17	Down 5 places-5	£46,750	+78.77%	5 2.14%	1
Telecoms	18	New entry-	-	-	4 1.71%	1
Law	18	Down 5 places-5	£75,169	-	4 1.71%	1
Analytical Skills	18	Down 9 places-9	£48,750	+86.42%	4 1.71%	2
Pharmaceutical	18	New entry-	£75,169	-	4 1.71%
Organisational Skills	20	New entry-	-	-	2 0.85%
Presentation Skills	20	Down 7 places-7	-	-	2 0.85%
Influencing Skills	20	New entry-	-	-	2 0.85%	1
Inclusion and Diversity	20	New entry-	£50,000	-	2 0.85%	7
Military	21	New entry-	-	-	1 0.43%	2
German Language	21	New entry-	-	-	1 0.43%
Billing	21	Down 8 places-8	£90,000	+244.16%	1 0.43%