General Skills Statistics in Cardiff

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 3 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 22.43%	40
Finance	11	Down -9 places-9	£52,500	+5.00%	42 7.98%	20
Public Sector	13	No change0	£65,000	+2.76%	38 7.22%	19
Analytical Skills	21	Down -2 places-2	£56,250	-6.25%	26 4.94%	14
Local Government	24	Up 3 places+3	£67,586	-	23 4.37%	2
Welsh Language	33	Down -9 places-9	-	-	14 2.66%	2
Marketing	36	Down -11 places-11	£40,000	-33.33%	11 2.09%	8
Inclusion and Diversity	37	Down -11 places-11	£71,289	+18.81%	10 1.90%	5
Retail	37	Down -19 places-19	£55,000	-8.33%	10 1.90%	5
Organisational Skills	39	New entry-	£25,400	-	8 1.52%	4
Games	41	Down -14 places-14	£50,000	+177.77%	6 1.14%	2
Legal	42	Down -24 places-24	£68,750	+25.00%	5 0.95%	3
Influencing Skills	43	Down -13 places-13	£66,000	+20.00%	4 0.76%	2
Police	44	New entry-	-	-	3 0.57%
Tech for Good	44	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.57%
Law	44	New entry-	-	-	3 0.57%	3
Banking	44	Down -20 places-20	£80,000	+188.91%	3 0.57%	1
Billing	44	New entry-	£72,500	-	3 0.57%	1
Presentation Skills	45	Down -17 places-17	-	-	2 0.38%	1
Pharmaceutical	45	Down -15 places-15	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.38%
Digital Health	45	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.38%	1
Manufacturing	45	Down -15 places-15	£90,000	+40.07%	2 0.38%	3
Military	45	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.38%	3
Multimedia	45	New entry-	£30,750	-	2 0.38%	1
General Ledger	45	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.38%
Aviation	46	Down -16 places-16	-	-	1 0.19%
Financial Institution	46	New entry-	£80,000	-	1 0.19%
Automotive	46	New entry-	£50,000	-	1 0.19%	1
Advertising	46	Down -16 places-16	-	-	1 0.19%	1