General Skills Statistics in Edinburgh

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
Finance	4	Down -3 places-3	£45,000	-37.49%	242 20.30%	53
Social Skills	5	Down -3 places-3	£37,500	-31.81%	202 16.95%	69
Analytical Skills	32	Down -28 places-28	£40,000	-27.27%	60 5.03%	28
Electronics	49	Up 26 places+26	£45,000	-5.26%	36 3.02%	12
Legal	50	Down -3 places-3	£35,000	-22.22%	35 2.94%	7
Inclusion and Diversity	51	Down -10 places-10	£52,500	-4.54%	34 2.85%	19
Retail	52	Up 8 places+8	£30,000	+11.40%	33 2.77%	12
Marketing	55	Up 12 places+12	£39,500	+10.48%	30 2.52%	21
Multimedia	55	New entry-	£30,500	-	30 2.52%	4
Public Sector	57	Up 22 places+22	£62,500	-7.40%	28 2.35%	18
Organisational Skills	63	Down -1 place-1	£28,000	-53.90%	22 1.85%	7
Financial Institution	63	Up 11 places+11	£57,500	+10.57%	22 1.85%	2
Manufacturing	65	Up 7 places+7	£45,000	-33.33%	20 1.68%	23
Telecoms	74	Down -2 places-2	£45,000	+67.10%	11 0.92%	11
Law	74	Up 7 places+7	£35,000	-48.14%	11 0.92%	6
Games	74	Down -14 places-14	£100,000	+66.66%	11 0.92%	7
Advertising	76	Up 8 places+8	£73,656	-24.45%	9 0.76%
Front Office	77	Up 5 places+5	-	-	8 0.67%
Danish Language	79	New entry-	£35,000	-	6 0.50%
Norwegian Language	79	New entry-	£35,000	-	6 0.50%
Swedish Language	79	Up 9 places+9	£35,000	+45.83%	6 0.50%
Banking	79	Down -76 places-76	£87,500	+16.87%	6 0.50%	10
Presentation Skills	79	Up 3 places+3	£35,000	-6.04%	6 0.50%	5
Influencing Skills	79	Down -30 places-30	£70,000	-	6 0.50%	2
Documentation Skills	79	New entry-	£35,000	-	6 0.50%	1
Tech for Good	80	Up 1 place+1	£55,000	-4.34%	5 0.42%	4
Aerospace	80	New entry-	-	-	5 0.42%	15
Billing	81	Up 8 places+8	£32,500	-	4 0.34%	2
Pharmaceutical	81	New entry-	£35,000	-	4 0.34%
Fire and Rescue	83	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.17%	2
Police	83	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.17%