General Skills Statistics in Cardiff

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 10 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	2	Down -1 place-1	£48,750	+27.97%	118 22.01%	35
Finance	11	Down -9 places-9	£65,000	+23.80%	43 8.02%	20
Public Sector	12	Up 3 places+3	£69,385	+9.69%	42 7.84%	11
Analytical Skills	23	Down -5 places-5	£57,500	-4.16%	24 4.48%	11
Local Government	24	Up 3 places+3	£67,586	-	23 4.29%	2
Welsh Language	32	Down -8 places-8	-	-	14 2.61%	3
Marketing	34	Down -10 places-10	£42,500	-29.16%	12 2.24%	7
Inclusion and Diversity	34	Down -10 places-10	£71,289	+11.71%	12 2.24%	5
Retail	36	Down -18 places-18	£65,000	+8.33%	10 1.87%	8
Organisational Skills	36	New entry-	£25,400	-	10 1.87%	3
Games	38	Down -11 places-11	£50,000	+177.77%	8 1.49%	2
Legal	41	Down -24 places-24	£72,500	+26.08%	5 0.93%	5
Law	42	New entry-	£22,500	-	4 0.75%	3
Billing	42	New entry-	£52,500	-	4 0.75%	2
Influencing Skills	42	Down -13 places-13	£66,000	-3.48%	4 0.75%	1
Advertising	43	Down -14 places-14	-	-	3 0.56%	1
Banking	43	Down -19 places-19	£80,000	+188.91%	3 0.56%	1
Police	43	New entry-	-	-	3 0.56%
Automotive	44	New entry-	£50,000	-	2 0.37%
Manufacturing	44	Down -14 places-14	£90,000	+40.07%	2 0.37%	3
Military	44	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.37%	2
General Ledger	44	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.37%
Financial Institution	45	New entry-	£80,000	-	1 0.19%
Telecoms	45	Down -22 places-22	£32,500	+18.18%	1 0.19%	7
Multimedia	45	New entry-	£31,000	-	1 0.19%	7
Presentation Skills	45	Down -17 places-17	-	-	1 0.19%	3
Documentation Skills	45	New entry-	£55,000	-	1 0.19%	1
Aviation	45	Down -15 places-15	-	-	1 0.19%	1
Tech for Good	45	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.19%