General Skills Statistics in Cambridge

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Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 14 Nov 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	6	Down 1 place-1	£47,500	-3.06%	159 12.05%	222
Electronics	7	Up 18 places+18	£65,000	+18.18%	157 11.90%	215
Manufacturing	17	Up 35 places+35	£55,000	-26.66%	88 6.67%	132
Finance	24	Up 11 places+11	£62,500	+16.38%	58 4.40%	84
Analytical Skills	31	Down 27 places-27	£35,000	-2.09%	48 3.64%	86
Organisational Skills	41	Up 1 place+1	£54,363	+94.15%	37 2.81%	26
Automotive	43	Up 7 places+7	£50,000	-23.07%	34 2.58%	37
Legal	47	Down 3 places-3	£45,000	-28.00%	29 2.20%	81
Marketing	53	Down 25 places-25	£34,000	-12.82%	22 1.67%	48
Tech for Good	54	Down 1 place-1	£75,000	+46.34%	21 1.59%	2
Health Technology	54	Down 1 place-1	£60,000	-29.41%	21 1.59%	10
Telecoms	54	Down 9 places-9	£70,750	+1.07%	21 1.59%	19
Aerospace	56	New entry-	£58,000	-	19 1.44%	26
Fire and Rescue	57	New entry-	£60,000	-	18 1.36%
Retail	60	Down 11 places-11	£52,500	-4.54%	15 1.14%	5
Public Sector	62	Down 11 places-11	£45,000	-37.93%	13 0.99%	14
Pharmaceutical	63	Down 18 places-18	£60,000	+20.00%	12 0.91%	32
Back Office	63	Down 10 places-10	£105,000	-	12 0.91%
Inclusion and Diversity	64	Down 16 places-16	£34,000	-43.33%	11 0.83%	37
Law	65	Down 23 places-23	£83,750	+52.27%	10 0.76%	56
Games	65	Down 12 places-12	£140,000	+64.70%	10 0.76%	34
Military	65	Down 14 places-14	£65,000	-	10 0.76%	20
Local Government	67	Down 14 places-14	£45,000	-	8 0.61%
Legal Technology	67	New entry-	-	-	8 0.61%	1
Multimedia	68	Down 17 places-17	£103,750	+240.16%	7 0.53%	5
Influencing Skills	69	New entry-	£64,025	-	6 0.45%	10
Presentation Skills	70	Down 18 places-18	£64,025	+132.81%	5 0.38%	12
Advertising	72	Down 23 places-23	£41,500	+38.33%	3 0.23%	2
Banking	73	New entry-	£48,750	-	2 0.15%	3
Aviation	73	New entry-	£37,250	-	2 0.15%	3
General Ledger	74	New entry-	£52,500	-	1 0.076%
French Language	74	Down 23 places-23	£31,000	-	1 0.076%	5
Police	74	New entry-	£140,000	-	1 0.076%
Wearables	74	Down 23 places-23	-	-	1 0.076%	4
Documentation Skills	74	Down 28 places-28	£30,500	+0.42%	1 0.076%	9
Digital Healthcare	74	Down 21 places-21	£121,283	+73.26%	1 0.076%
Front Office	74	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.076%
Brand Awareness	74	New entry-	£55,000	-	1 0.076%