General Skills Statistics in Chester

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 27 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Manufacturing	3	Up 17 places+17	£35,000	-39.13%	29 11.11%	14
Finance	4	Down -1 place-1	£40,000	-33.33%	27 10.34%	37
Social Skills	5	Down -4 places-4	£47,500	-15.55%	26 9.96%	54
Retail	16	Up 2 places+2	£34,350	-23.66%	13 4.98%	8
Marketing	17	Up 2 places+2	£40,000	-17.94%	12 4.60%	14
Analytical Skills	20	Down -15 places-15	£47,500	-19.14%	9 3.45%	30
Organisational Skills	23	Down -1 place-1	£40,000	-27.27%	6 2.30%	10
Games	23	New entry-	-	-	6 2.30%
Electronics	24	Down -17 places-17	£32,500	-	5 1.92%	2
Banking	27	Down -19 places-19	£38,700	-53.09%	2 0.77%	12
French Language	27	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.77%	1
German Language	27	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.77%	2
Automotive	27	Down -6 places-6	£47,500	-2.50%	2 0.77%	4
Legal	27	Down -14 places-14	£46,850	-10.76%	2 0.77%	9
Documentation Skills	27	Down -5 places-5	£38,700	+10.57%	2 0.77%	2
Publishing	27	New entry-	£50,000	-	2 0.77%	1
Investment Banking	28	Down -7 places-7	-	-	1 0.38%
Pharmaceutical	28	New entry-	£55,000	-	1 0.38%	2
Public Sector	28	New entry-	-	-	1 0.38%	2
Influencing Skills	28	Down -6 places-6	£67,500	+28.57%	1 0.38%	5
Law	28	Down -6 places-6	£80,000	+128.57%	1 0.38%	8
Inclusion and Diversity	28	Down -8 places-8	-	-	1 0.38%	9