General Skills Statistics in Cambridge

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Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 31 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	7	Down 3 places-3	£47,500	+11.76%	157 12.13%	47
Electronics	9	Up 13 places+13	£70,000	+27.27%	150 11.59%	69
Manufacturing	18	Up 31 places+31	£55,000	-20.00%	82 6.34%	40
Finance	25	Up 4 places+4	£65,000	+21.04%	57 4.40%	9
Analytical Skills	30	Down 25 places-25	£35,000	-10.25%	50 3.86%	13
Organisational Skills	42	Down 6 places-6	£53,725	+91.87%	38 2.94%	6
Automotive	45	Up 3 places+3	£50,000	-23.07%	35 2.70%	3
Legal	49	Down 11 places-11	£45,000	-15.09%	31 2.40%	1
Marketing	56	Down 30 places-30	£34,000	-12.82%	24 1.85%	6
Tech for Good	59	Down 8 places-8	£75,000	+46.34%	21 1.62%	2
Health Technology	60	Down 9 places-9	£60,000	-29.41%	20 1.55%	4
Telecoms	60	Down 17 places-17	£71,500	+2.14%	20 1.55%	7
Fire and Rescue	62	New entry-	£60,000	-	18 1.39%
Aerospace	62	New entry-	£56,500	-	18 1.39%	10
Retail	66	Down 18 places-18	£52,500	-4.54%	14 1.08%
Public Sector	66	Down 18 places-18	£45,000	-37.93%	14 1.08%	4
Inclusion and Diversity	69	Down 24 places-24	£34,000	-43.33%	11 0.85%	2
Games	70	Down 19 places-19	£140,000	+64.70%	10 0.77%
Pharmaceutical	71	Down 29 places-29	£60,000	+20.00%	9 0.70%	3
Back Office	71	Down 20 places-20	£105,000	-	9 0.70%	3
Law	71	Down 34 places-34	£45,000	-18.18%	9 0.70%	3
Military	71	Down 22 places-22	£65,000	-	9 0.70%	8
Local Government	72	Down 22 places-22	£45,000	-	8 0.62%
Legal Technology	72	Down 22 places-22	-	-	8 0.62%
Multimedia	73	Down 24 places-24	£103,750	+240.16%	7 0.54%
Presentation Skills	75	Down 26 places-26	£64,025	+132.81%	5 0.39%	1
Influencing Skills	75	New entry-	£64,025	-	5 0.39%
Banking	78	New entry-	£48,750	-	2 0.15%
Front Office	78	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.15%
Brand Awareness	78	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.15%
Advertising	78	Down 31 places-31	£54,500	+81.66%	2 0.15%	1
General Ledger	79	New entry-	£52,500	-	1 0.077%
Police	79	New entry-	£140,000	-	1 0.077%
Documentation Skills	79	Down 33 places-33	£30,500	+0.42%	1 0.077%	1
Aviation	79	New entry-	£29,500	-	1 0.077%
Digital Healthcare	79	Down 28 places-28	£121,283	+73.26%	1 0.077%