General Skills Statistics in Cheshire

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	£39,500	-	652 35.96%	137
Banking	7	Up 22 places+22	£51,250	+118.04%	512 28.24%	49
Inclusion and Diversity	9	Up 5 places+5	£41,990	+19.97%	503 27.74%	50
Finance	14	Down -7 places-7	£50,000	-9.09%	179 9.87%	51
Marketing	20	Up 5 places+5	£37,500	-	114 6.29%	21
Analytical Skills	21	Down -11 places-11	£40,000	-27.27%	109 6.01%	48
Manufacturing	25	Down -23 places-23	£41,000	-3.52%	87 4.80%	18
Retail	33	Up 5 places+5	£50,000	-9.09%	64 3.53%	19
Telecoms	34	Up 15 places+15	£30,000	-60.00%	62 3.42%	2
Pharmaceutical	60	Down -15 places-15	£30,000	-40.00%	28 1.54%	7
Organisational Skills	64	Down -25 places-25	£40,000	+6.66%	23 1.27%	14
Electronics	65	New entry-	£56,000	-	21 1.16%	4
Law	67	Down -43 places-43	£52,500	-	19 1.05%	4
Billing	70	New entry-	£30,000	-	16 0.88%	4
Automotive	70	Down -30 places-30	£48,000	+12.94%	16 0.88%	6
Legal	71	Down -58 places-58	£65,000	+40.54%	15 0.83%	9
Public Sector	75	Down -35 places-35	£55,000	-	11 0.61%	9
iGaming	76	New entry-	£100,000	-	10 0.55%
French Language	77	New entry-	£28,000	-	9 0.50%	3
Games	77	Down -30 places-30	£30,000	+27.63%	9 0.50%	7
Influencing Skills	79	Down -30 places-30	£60,000	+50.00%	7 0.39%	4
Documentation Skills	80	Down -29 places-29	£45,000	-18.18%	6 0.33%	2
Aerospace	81	Down -35 places-35	£32,000	-24.70%	5 0.28%	7
Publishing	81	Down -30 places-30	£50,000	-	5 0.28%	5
Multimedia	82	New entry-	£30,000	-	4 0.22%	1
Financial Institution	82	New entry-	-	-	4 0.22%
Presentation Skills	83	Down -40 places-40	£55,000	+10.27%	3 0.17%	8
Digital Economy	83	New entry-	-	-	3 0.17%
Local Government	84	Down -34 places-34	£75,000	+100.00%	2 0.11%	3
Corporate Banking	84	New entry-	£58,000	-	2 0.11%
Spanish Language	84	New entry-	£28,250	-	2 0.11%	2
Swedish Language	84	New entry-	-	-	2 0.11%