General Skills Statistics in Bedford

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Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 13 Nov 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	3	Up 3 places+3	£37,500	+10.29%	48 12.60%	29
Manufacturing	5	Up 3 places+3	£55,000	+37.50%	38 9.97%	33
Electronics	9	Down 3 places-3	£65,000	-23.52%	28 7.35%	35
Finance	12	Down 2 places-2	£45,000	-21.39%	21 5.51%	11
Aviation	12	New entry-	-	-	21 5.51%	19
Analytical Skills	14	Down 7 places-7	£45,000	+32.35%	18 4.72%	4
Aerospace	22	New entry-	£55,000	-	9 2.36%	7
Retail	23	Down 15 places-15	£55,000	+37.50%	8 2.10%	7
Organisational Skills	23	Down 16 places-16	£37,500	-	8 2.10%	9
Inclusion and Diversity	23	New entry-	£50,000	-	8 2.10%	1
Swedish Language	25	Down 16 places-16	-	-	6 1.57%	5
Marketing	27	Down 16 places-16	£42,500	+21.42%	4 1.05%	2
Advertising	28	New entry-	£42,500	-	3 0.79%
Games	28	New entry-	-	-	3 0.79%
Aeronautics	28	New entry-	-	-	3 0.79%	5
Agrochemical	28	New entry-	£45,000	-	3 0.79%
Military	29	New entry-	-	-	2 0.52%	5
Public Sector	29	Down 18 places-18	-	-	2 0.52%	3
Documentation Skills	29	New entry-	-	-	2 0.52%
Telecoms	30	New entry-	£85,000	-	1 0.26%	4
Automotive	30	New entry-	-	-	1 0.26%	4
Local Government	30	New entry-	-	-	1 0.26%