General Skills Statistics in Cardiff

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 28 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£45,000	+18.12%	121 23.36%	30
Finance	12	Down -10 places-10	£52,500	+5.00%	43 8.30%	13
Public Sector	16	Down -7 places-7	£65,000	+2.76%	38 7.34%	11
Analytical Skills	23	Down -7 places-7	£56,250	-6.25%	28 5.41%	6
Local Government	28	Down -4 places-4	£67,586	-	23 4.44%	2
Welsh Language	36	Down -15 places-15	-	-	14 2.70%	3
Marketing	40	Down -18 places-18	£40,000	-33.33%	10 1.93%	6
Inclusion and Diversity	41	Down -18 places-18	£71,289	+18.81%	9 1.74%	6
Retail	41	Down -26 places-26	£52,500	-12.50%	9 1.74%	3
Organisational Skills	43	New entry-	£25,400	-	7 1.35%	6
Legal	45	Down -30 places-30	£65,000	+18.18%	5 0.97%	1
Presentation Skills	46	Down -21 places-21	-	-	4 0.77%	1
Influencing Skills	46	Down -19 places-19	£66,000	+20.00%	4 0.77%	2
Law	46	New entry-	£55,000	-	4 0.77%	2
Games	46	Down -21 places-21	£24,000	+20.00%	4 0.77%	2
Billing	46	New entry-	£72,500	-	4 0.77%	1
Police	47	New entry-	-	-	3 0.58%
Tech for Good	47	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.58%
Banking	47	Down -25 places-25	£80,000	+90.47%	3 0.58%	1
Pharmaceutical	48	Down -21 places-21	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.39%
Digital Health	48	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.39%
Manufacturing	48	Down -21 places-21	£90,000	+40.07%	2 0.39%	3
Military	48	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.39%	2
Multimedia	48	New entry-	£30,750	-	2 0.39%	4
General Ledger	48	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.39%
Aviation	49	Down -22 places-22	-	-	1 0.19%
Financial Institution	49	New entry-	£80,000	-	1 0.19%