General Skills Statistics in Cardiff

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 22 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£40,000	+5.00%	122 23.69%	34
Finance	11	Down -9 places-9	£51,250	+7.89%	45 8.74%	21
Public Sector	17	Down -7 places-7	£65,000	+1.36%	35 6.80%	12
Analytical Skills	22	Down -7 places-7	£55,000	-8.33%	27 5.24%	13
Local Government	27	Down -2 places-2	£67,586	-	22 4.27%	2
Welsh Language	35	Down -13 places-13	-	-	14 2.72%	2
Marketing	39	Down -17 places-17	£40,000	-33.33%	10 1.94%	5
Retail	40	Down -23 places-23	£52,500	-8.69%	9 1.75%	1
Inclusion and Diversity	40	Down -17 places-17	£71,289	+18.81%	9 1.75%	5
Organisational Skills	42	New entry-	£25,400	-	7 1.36%	6
Legal	44	Down -27 places-27	£65,000	+13.04%	5 0.97%	1
Games	44	Down -18 places-18	£24,000	+20.00%	5 0.97%	1
Billing	45	New entry-	£72,500	-	4 0.78%	1
Presentation Skills	45	Down -19 places-19	-	-	4 0.78%	1
Law	45	New entry-	£55,000	-	4 0.78%	1
Banking	46	Down -22 places-22	£80,000	+90.47%	3 0.58%
Police	46	New entry-	-	-	3 0.58%
Influencing Skills	46	New entry-	£68,000	-	3 0.58%	2
Tech for Good	46	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.58%
Multimedia	47	New entry-	£30,750	-	2 0.39%	4
General Ledger	47	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.39%
Pharmaceutical	47	Down -19 places-19	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.39%	1
Digital Health	47	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.39%
Manufacturing	47	Down -19 places-19	£90,000	+40.07%	2 0.39%	3
Military	47	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.39%	3
Aviation	48	Down -20 places-20	-	-	1 0.19%
Financial Institution	48	New entry-	£80,000	-	1 0.19%