General Skills Statistics in Dorset

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 17 Jun 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£38,750	-3.12%	162 24.29%	138
Finance	5	Down -3 places-3	£50,000	+66.66%	75 11.24%	96
Manufacturing	24	Up 7 places+7	£40,000	+23.07%	29 4.35%	23
Analytical Skills	25	Down -17 places-17	£37,000	-7.50%	27 4.05%	61
Marketing	32	Down -14 places-14	£31,250	+22.54%	20 3.00%	72
Telecoms	32	Up 14 places+14	£27,000	+3.84%	20 3.00%	11
Organisational Skills	34	New entry-	£42,500	-	18 2.70%	11
Documentation Skills	37	Up 5 places+5	£42,500	+6.25%	15 2.25%	1
Legal	37	Down -21 places-21	£43,500	+45.00%	15 2.25%	15
Aviation	40	Up 4 places+4	£80,000	-	12 1.80%	3
Automotive	40	New entry-	£98,750	-	12 1.80%	5
Aerospace	43	Up 5 places+5	£157,500	+165.15%	9 1.35%	6
Agriculture	44	New entry-	£43,500	-	8 1.20%
Inclusion and Diversity	45	Down -37 places-37	£30,000	-14.28%	7 1.05%	35
Retail	46	Down -15 places-15	£40,000	+33.33%	6 0.90%	23
Military	47	Up 1 place+1	£90,000	-	5 0.75%	11
Banking	48	Down -26 places-26	£70,000	-	4 0.60%	16
Advertising	48	Down -4 places-4	£38,750	+51.96%	4 0.60%	9
Games	48	New entry-	£35,000	-	4 0.60%	27
Influencing Skills	49	New entry-	-	-	3 0.45%	5
Esports	49	New entry-	£35,000	-	3 0.45%	1
Local Government	49	New entry-	£31,500	-	3 0.45%	4
Back Office	49	New entry-	£26,500	-	3 0.45%	3
Electronics	49	Down -3 places-3	£35,000	-33.33%	3 0.45%	6
Presentation Skills	50	Down -5 places-5	-	-	2 0.30%	17
Tech for Good	50	Down -2 places-2	£52,500	-	2 0.30%
Multimedia	50	Down -2 places-2	£33,500	-14.10%	2 0.30%	8
Health Technology	50	New entry-	£52,500	-	2 0.30%
Pharmaceutical	50	New entry-	£52,500	-	2 0.30%	4
Social Housing	51	New entry-	£57,500	-	1 0.15%	1
Public Sector	51	Down -7 places-7	£62,500	+31.57%	1 0.15%	14