General Skills Statistics in Cardiff

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 25 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	+5.00%	121 23.59%	27
Finance	11	Down -9 places-9	£52,500	+5.00%	43 8.38%	14
Public Sector	16	Down -8 places-8	£65,000	+2.76%	36 7.02%	10
Analytical Skills	22	Down -8 places-8	£55,000	-8.33%	27 5.26%	7
Local Government	26	Down -3 places-3	£67,586	-	23 4.48%	2
Welsh Language	34	Down -14 places-14	-	-	14 2.73%	3
Marketing	38	Down -17 places-17	£40,000	-33.33%	10 1.95%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	39	Down -18 places-18	£71,289	+18.81%	9 1.75%	4
Retail	39	Down -25 places-25	£52,500	-12.50%	9 1.75%	3
Organisational Skills	41	New entry-	£25,400	-	7 1.36%	6
Legal	43	Down -29 places-29	£65,000	+18.18%	5 0.97%	1
Presentation Skills	44	Down -20 places-20	-	-	4 0.78%	1
Law	44	New entry-	£55,000	-	4 0.78%
Games	44	Down -20 places-20	£24,000	+20.00%	4 0.78%	1
Billing	44	New entry-	£72,500	-	4 0.78%	1
Police	45	New entry-	-	-	3 0.58%
Influencing Skills	45	Down -19 places-19	£68,000	+23.63%	3 0.58%	2
Tech for Good	45	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.58%
Banking	45	Down -24 places-24	£80,000	+90.47%	3 0.58%	1
Pharmaceutical	46	Down -20 places-20	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.39%
Digital Health	46	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.39%
Manufacturing	46	Down -20 places-20	£90,000	+40.07%	2 0.39%	5
Military	46	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.39%	2
Multimedia	46	New entry-	£30,750	-	2 0.39%	4
General Ledger	46	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.39%
Aviation	47	Down -21 places-21	-	-	1 0.19%	1
Financial Institution	47	New entry-	£80,000	-	1 0.19%