General Skills Statistics in Cardiff

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 6 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£52,500	+37.81%	118 22.10%	37
Finance	11	Down -9 places-9	£60,000	+20.00%	43 8.05%	23
Public Sector	13	Down -1 place-1	£69,385	+9.69%	41 7.68%	18
Analytical Skills	22	Down -4 places-4	£61,250	+2.08%	26 4.87%	11
Local Government	24	Up 2 places+2	£67,586	-	23 4.31%	2
Welsh Language	32	Down -9 places-9	-	-	14 2.62%	1
Retail	35	Down -18 places-18	£57,500	-4.16%	11 2.06%	7
Marketing	35	Down -11 places-11	£40,000	-33.33%	11 2.06%	7
Inclusion and Diversity	35	Down -10 places-10	£71,289	+18.81%	11 2.06%	4
Organisational Skills	38	New entry-	£25,400	-	8 1.50%	4
Games	40	Down -14 places-14	£50,000	+177.77%	6 1.12%	2
Law	42	New entry-	£22,500	-	4 0.75%	3
Legal	42	Down -25 places-25	£72,500	+31.81%	4 0.75%	3
Influencing Skills	42	Down -13 places-13	£66,000	+20.00%	4 0.75%	1
Banking	43	Down -20 places-20	£80,000	+188.91%	3 0.56%	1
Billing	43	New entry-	£72,500	-	3 0.56%	1
Police	43	New entry-	-	-	3 0.56%
Manufacturing	44	Down -15 places-15	£90,000	+40.07%	2 0.37%	5
Advertising	44	Down -15 places-15	-	-	2 0.37%	1
Military	44	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.37%	2
General Ledger	44	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.37%
Presentation Skills	44	Down -17 places-17	-	-	2 0.37%	2
Tech for Good	44	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.37%
Pharmaceutical	44	Down -15 places-15	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.37%
Digital Health	44	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.37%	1
Automotive	45	New entry-	£50,000	-	1 0.19%	1
Multimedia	45	New entry-	£31,000	-	1 0.19%	6
Documentation Skills	45	New entry-	£55,000	-	1 0.19%	1
Aviation	45	Down -16 places-16	-	-	1 0.19%
Financial Institution	45	New entry-	£80,000	-	1 0.19%