General Skills Statistics in Cardiff

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 18 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	-3.72%	116 23.20%	38
Finance	11	Down -9 places-9	£51,250	+7.89%	45 9.00%	19
Public Sector	17	Down -4 places-4	£65,000	+2.76%	35 7.00%	14
Analytical Skills	20	Down -4 places-4	£55,000	-8.33%	27 5.40%	13
Local Government	25	Up 2 places+2	£67,586	-	22 4.40%	2
Welsh Language	33	Down -10 places-10	-	-	14 2.80%	2
Marketing	36	Down -13 places-13	£40,000	-33.33%	11 2.20%	5
Retail	38	Down -20 places-20	£52,500	-8.69%	9 1.80%	1
Inclusion and Diversity	38	Down -14 places-14	£71,289	+18.81%	9 1.80%	4
Organisational Skills	41	Down -12 places-12	£25,400	-21.84%	6 1.20%	6
Legal	42	Down -24 places-24	£65,000	+13.04%	5 1.00%	1
Games	42	Down -15 places-15	£24,000	+20.00%	5 1.00%	3
Law	43	New entry-	£55,000	-	4 0.80%	1
Billing	43	New entry-	£72,500	-	4 0.80%	2
Presentation Skills	43	Down -16 places-16	-	-	4 0.80%	2
Banking	44	Down -19 places-19	£80,000	+90.47%	3 0.60%
Police	44	New entry-	-	-	3 0.60%
Tech for Good	44	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.60%
Pharmaceutical	45	Down -16 places-16	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.40%	1
Manufacturing	45	Down -17 places-17	£90,000	+76.90%	2 0.40%	3
Military	45	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.40%	1
Multimedia	45	New entry-	£30,750	-	2 0.40%	5
General Ledger	45	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.40%
Influencing Skills	45	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.40%	4
Digital Health	45	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.40%
Financial Institution	46	New entry-	£80,000	-	1 0.20%
Aviation	46	Down -17 places-17	-	-	1 0.20%