General Skills Statistics in Cardiff

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 May 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%	118 22.18%	37
Finance	10	Down -8 places-8	£58,750	+17.50%	43 8.08%	17
Public Sector	12	Up 1 place+1	£68,770	+8.72%	40 7.52%	18
Analytical Skills	19	No change0	£57,500	-4.16%	27 5.08%	12
Local Government	23	Up 4 places+4	£67,586	-	23 4.32%	2
Welsh Language	31	Down -7 places-7	-	-	14 2.63%	1
Marketing	34	Down -9 places-9	£40,000	-33.33%	11 2.07%	8
Inclusion and Diversity	35	Down -9 places-9	£71,289	+18.81%	10 1.88%	5
Retail	35	Down -17 places-17	£55,000	-8.33%	10 1.88%	6
Organisational Skills	37	New entry-	£25,400	-	8 1.50%	5
Games	39	Down -12 places-12	£50,000	+177.77%	6 1.13%	2
Legal	40	Down -22 places-22	£68,750	+25.00%	5 0.94%	3
Influencing Skills	41	Down -11 places-11	£66,000	+20.00%	4 0.75%	1
Law	41	New entry-	£22,500	-	4 0.75%	2
Police	42	New entry-	-	-	3 0.56%
Banking	42	Down -18 places-18	£80,000	+188.91%	3 0.56%
Billing	42	New entry-	£72,500	-	3 0.56%	1
Presentation Skills	43	Down -15 places-15	-	-	2 0.38%	2
Tech for Good	43	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.38%
Pharmaceutical	43	Down -13 places-13	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.38%	1
Digital Health	43	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.38%	1
Manufacturing	43	Down -13 places-13	£90,000	+40.07%	2 0.38%	3
Military	43	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.38%	3
Multimedia	43	New entry-	£30,750	-	2 0.38%	1
General Ledger	43	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.38%
Aviation	44	Down -14 places-14	-	-	1 0.19%
Financial Institution	44	New entry-	£80,000	-	1 0.19%
Automotive	44	New entry-	£50,000	-	1 0.19%	1
Advertising	44	Down -14 places-14	-	-	1 0.19%	2