General Skills Statistics in Durham

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 16 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Manufacturing	1	Up 4 places+4	£50,000	+42.85%	99 19.08%	12
Social Skills	2	Up 14 places+14	£41,250	+30.95%	96 18.50%	17
Finance	9	Down 3 places-3	£57,500	-14.34%	47 9.06%	3
Electronics	19	New entry-	£55,000	-	30 5.78%	6
Organisational Skills	27	Up 3 places+3	£30,000	+26.00%	21 4.05%
Analytical Skills	27	Up 8 places+8	£50,000	-4.76%	21 4.05%	6
Telecoms	29	Up 8 places+8	£35,500	-	19 3.66%
Marketing	33	Down 29 places-29	£35,000	-56.25%	15 2.89%
Legal	35	Down 7 places-7	£32,500	+16.07%	13 2.50%
Inclusion and Diversity	35	Down 1 place-1	£74,742	-3.20%	13 2.50%	3
Retail	36	Down 18 places-18	£32,500	+15.29%	12 2.31%	1
Public Sector	38	Down 6 places-6	£55,000	-31.25%	10 1.93%	2
Presentation Skills	39	New entry-	£35,000	-	9 1.73%	4
Pharmaceutical	39	New entry-	£51,000	-	9 1.73%	2
Influencing Skills	40	Down 3 places-3	£89,250	+9.15%	8 1.54%	3
Games	43	Down 17 places-17	-	-	5 0.96%
Aerospace	44	New entry-	£50,000	-	4 0.77%
Banking	44	Down 11 places-11	-	-	4 0.77%
iGaming	44	New entry-	£35,000	-	4 0.77%
Automotive	45	New entry-	£50,203	-	3 0.58%
Law	46	Down 11 places-11	£32,500	-	2 0.39%	2
Advertising	46	Down 9 places-9	£35,000	+12.17%	2 0.39%
Billing	46	Down 9 places-9	£32,500	-59.37%	2 0.39%	2
Environmental Health	46	New entry-	-	-	2 0.39%
Local Government	46	New entry-	-	-	2 0.39%
Wearables	46	New entry-	£42,000	-	2 0.39%	1