Permanent Job Market Index in Durham

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DescriptionSort by demand rank 6 months to 23 Oct 2026Rank
6 Months to
Rank
YoY Change		Median
Salary		Median Salary
YoY Change		Historical
Absolute & Relative
Jobs Vacancies		Live
Jobs
Manufacturing1+4£50,000+42.85%112 21.50%37
Problem-Solving2+23£37,000+20.32%96 18.43%25
Social Skills3+13£40,500+28.57%95 18.23%33
Continuous Improvement40£47,500-16.35%91 17.47%26
Microsoft5+7£50,000+42.85%58 11.13%12
Onboarding6-£40,000-55 10.56%4
Finance7-1£57,500-14.34%52 9.98%2
Business Development7+13£35,000-22.22%52 9.98%
Business Manager8+24£35,000-22.22%46 8.83%
Developer8+22£65,000+52.04%46 8.83%3
Azure9+5£56,500+7.61%43 8.25%4
Degree10-8£51,000+2.00%40 7.68%23
Software Engineering11+26£65,000+128.07%39 7.49%4
Business Development Manager11+21£35,000-22.22%39 7.49%
Development Manager11-4£35,000-22.22%39 7.49%
DevOps11+17£60,000-18.70%39 7.49%3
C#12+18£55,000+27.16%38 7.29%3
Senior12+15£80,000+77.77%38 7.29%9
Customer Experience13+22£59,000-35 6.72%3
Decision-Making14-6£42,000-47.50%34 6.53%3
DevOps Engineer15-£60,000-33 6.33%
Electronics15-£55,000-33 6.33%18
Architect16+20£85,000+12.47%32 6.14%6
Preventative Maintenance16-£47,700-32 6.14%6
Python17+13£75,996+2.97%30 5.76%4
Cybersecurity17+12£73,665+1.55%30 5.76%9
Collaborative Working18+17£30,679-55.21%29 5.57%7
Microsoft 365190£40,000+26.98%28 5.37%5
HNC19-£52,925-28 5.37%10
HND20-£67,500-26 4.99%6
.NET21+3£52,500+35.92%25 4.80%2
Stakeholder Management21-£57,500-25 4.80%4
Lead21+9£90,000+28.42%25 4.80%4
Analytical Skills22+13£50,000-4.76%24 4.61%16
AI23+6£56,500-23 4.41%3
QA23+11£45,000-40.72%23 4.41%3
Organisational Skills23+7£31,250+31.25%23 4.41%3
Migration24+12£57,500-22.08%22 4.22%7
SAP24-£57,500-22 4.22%5
Engineering Manager24+13£65,000-22 4.22%1
Root Cause Analysis24+12£45,000+46.34%22 4.22%7
Chartered Engineer24-£50,000-22 4.22%2
Telecoms25+12£35,500-21 4.03%3
ERP25-£57,500-21 4.03%1
Data Analysis26---20 3.84%
Commercial Awareness26-£57,500-20 3.84%
Full-Stack Development26+7£50,000+18.34%20 3.84%
Platform Engineering26+7£60,000-18.70%20 3.84%
Customer Service27-14£30,000+19.58%19 3.65%6
NetSuite Developer27-£75,000-19 3.65%