General Skills Statistics in Dorset

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 1 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£38,250	-4.37%	159 21.63%	51
Finance	7	Down -5 places-5	£60,000	+100.00%	70 9.52%	21
Analytical Skills	29	Down -20 places-20	£42,500	+6.25%	29 3.95%	17
Aviation	32	Up 15 places+15	£80,000	+100.00%	26 3.54%	2
Manufacturing	33	No change0	£50,000	+53.84%	25 3.40%	21
Telecoms	34	Up 9 places+9	£27,000	-12.90%	24 3.27%	5
Organisational Skills	35	Up 17 places+17	£42,500	-	22 2.99%	16
Marketing	36	Down -20 places-20	£32,500	+7.43%	21 2.86%	17
Legal	41	Down -27 places-27	£40,000	+33.33%	16 2.18%
Documentation Skills	42	Up 4 places+4	£42,500	+6.25%	15 2.04%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	42	Down -32 places-32	£34,500	-1.42%	15 2.04%	12
Retail	44	Down -11 places-11	£42,500	+41.66%	13 1.77%	11
Aerospace	45	Up 4 places+4	£157,500	+165.15%	12 1.63%	14
Automotive	45	New entry-	£98,750	-	12 1.63%	1
Law	48	Down -37 places-37	£39,500	-	9 1.22%	3
Banking	50	Down -28 places-28	-	-	7 0.95%	4
Advertising	51	Down -2 places-2	£42,500	+71.71%	6 0.82%	2
Back Office	53	New entry-	£26,500	-	4 0.54%
Games	53	New entry-	£40,000	-	4 0.54%	5
Military	53	Down -2 places-2	-	-	4 0.54%	9
Local Government	54	Down -25 places-25	£31,500	-58.00%	3 0.41%
Influencing Skills	54	New entry-	-	-	3 0.41%	2
Agriculture	54	New entry-	£43,500	-	3 0.41%
Pharmaceutical	55	New entry-	£52,500	-	2 0.27%	1
Financial Institution	55	Down -5 places-5	-	-	2 0.27%	1
Electronics	55	Down -8 places-8	£35,000	-28.20%	2 0.27%	11
Presentation Skills	55	Down -6 places-6	-	-	2 0.27%	5
Tech for Good	55	Down -3 places-3	£52,500	-	2 0.27%
Health Technology	55	New entry-	£52,500	-	2 0.27%
Corporate Banking	56	New entry-	-	-	1 0.14%
Front Office	56	New entry-	-	-	1 0.14%	1
Social Housing	56	New entry-	£57,500	-	1 0.14%
Public Sector	56	Down -8 places-8	£62,500	+31.57%	1 0.14%	5
Multimedia	56	New entry-	£33,500	-	1 0.14%	9