General Skills Statistics in Dorset

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 2 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£32,500	-18.75%	185 26.77%	48
Finance	9	Up 4 places+4	£55,000	+83.33%	68 9.84%	30
Manufacturing	23	Down -2 places-2	£40,000	-8.57%	33 4.78%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	30	Up 4 places+4	£27,707	-	25 3.62%	6
Marketing	31	Down -3 places-3	£40,000	+56.86%	24 3.47%	6
Retail	34	Down -15 places-15	£28,104	-6.32%	21 3.04%	4
Aerospace	35	Down -4 places-4	£45,000	-16.27%	20 2.89%	8
Analytical Skills	38	Down -32 places-32	£30,000	-25.00%	17 2.46%	19
Organisational Skills	41	New entry-	£42,500	-	14 2.03%	3
Telecoms	44	New entry-	£38,750	-	11 1.59%	10
Legal	44	Down -30 places-30	£43,500	+45.00%	11 1.59%	5
Automotive	46	New entry-	£157,500	-	9 1.30%	4
Banking	46	Down -13 places-13	£70,000	-	9 1.30%	1
Advertising	47	Down -16 places-16	£35,000	+37.25%	8 1.16%	4
Aviation	47	Down -22 places-22	-	-	8 1.16%	2
Agriculture	47	New entry-	£43,500	-	8 1.16%
Military	48	Down -15 places-15	£90,000	-	7 1.01%	10
Documentation Skills	48	Down -16 places-16	£59,000	+47.50%	7 1.01%	1
Electronics	51	Down -16 places-16	£35,000	-41.07%	4 0.58%	4
Games	51	New entry-	£35,000	-	4 0.58%	4
Back Office	52	New entry-	£26,500	-	3 0.43%
Law	52	New entry-	-	-	3 0.43%	1
Social Housing	52	New entry-	£45,000	-	3 0.43%
Presentation Skills	52	Down -20 places-20	£30,000	-37.08%	3 0.43%	3
Esports	52	New entry-	£35,000	-	3 0.43%
Local Government	52	New entry-	£31,500	-	3 0.43%
Tech for Good	53	New entry-	£75,000	-	2 0.29%	1
Aeronautics	53	New entry-	£65,000	-	2 0.29%
Multimedia	53	Down -18 places-18	£33,500	-14.10%	2 0.29%	3
Investment Banking	53	New entry-	-	-	2 0.29%