General Skills Statistics in Cardiff

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 21 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%	121 23.63%	34
Finance	11	Down -9 places-9	£51,250	+7.89%	45 8.79%	21
Public Sector	16	Down -6 places-6	£65,000	+1.36%	35 6.84%	14
Analytical Skills	20	Down -6 places-6	£55,000	-8.33%	27 5.27%	11
Local Government	25	No change0	£67,586	-	22 4.30%	2
Welsh Language	33	Down -12 places-12	-	-	14 2.73%	3
Marketing	36	Down -15 places-15	£40,000	-33.33%	11 2.15%	5
Inclusion and Diversity	38	Down -16 places-16	£71,289	+18.81%	9 1.76%	4
Retail	38	Down -22 places-22	£52,500	-8.69%	9 1.76%	1
Organisational Skills	41	New entry-	£25,400	-	6 1.17%	6
Legal	42	Down -26 places-26	£65,000	+13.04%	5 0.98%	2
Games	42	Down -17 places-17	£24,000	+20.00%	5 0.98%	1
Law	43	New entry-	£55,000	-	4 0.78%	1
Presentation Skills	43	Down -18 places-18	-	-	4 0.78%	2
Billing	43	New entry-	£72,500	-	4 0.78%	2
Police	44	New entry-	-	-	3 0.59%
Influencing Skills	44	New entry-	£68,000	-	3 0.59%	2
Tech for Good	44	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.59%
Banking	44	Down -21 places-21	£80,000	+90.47%	3 0.59%
Manufacturing	45	Down -19 places-19	£90,000	+76.90%	2 0.39%	3
Digital Health	45	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.39%
Military	45	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.39%	3
Multimedia	45	New entry-	£30,750	-	2 0.39%	4
General Ledger	45	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.39%
Pharmaceutical	45	Down -18 places-18	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.39%	1
Financial Institution	46	New entry-	£80,000	-	1 0.20%
Aviation	46	Down -19 places-19	-	-	1 0.20%