General Skills Statistics in England

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 10 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£52,500	-4.18%	16,924 20.91%	5,440
Finance	3	Down -1 place-1	£70,000	-3.44%	10,534 13.01%	4,325
Inclusion and Diversity	16	Up 1 place+1	£55,000	-	5,468 6.76%	792
Banking	21	Up 17 places+17	£90,000	+5.88%	4,789 5.92%	589
Analytical Skills	27	Down -18 places-18	£55,000	-	4,242 5.24%	2,202
Marketing	36	Down -5 places-5	£48,250	-12.27%	3,520 4.35%	1,859
Public Sector	56	Up 32 places+32	£60,000	-	2,575 3.18%	1,043
Retail	59	Down -10 places-10	£55,000	-	2,455 3.03%	1,144
Manufacturing	60	Down -39 places-39	£50,000	-	2,442 3.02%	897
Law	70	Down -29 places-29	£60,000	+9.09%	2,139 2.64%	643
Legal	80	Down -19 places-19	£65,000	+13.04%	1,770 2.19%	967
Telecoms	104	Up 37 places+37	£45,000	-	1,418 1.75%	612
Organisational Skills	110	Down -5 places-5	£38,500	-9.41%	1,381 1.71%	697
Electronics	164	Down -97 places-97	£55,000	-3.50%	989 1.22%	435
Aerospace	201	Up 117 places+117	£55,000	+4.56%	779 0.96%	382
Games	202	Up 28 places+28	£50,000	-9.09%	777 0.96%	279
Automotive	204	Up 113 places+113	£50,000	-4.76%	774 0.96%	348
Influencing Skills	213	Up 27 places+27	£75,000	+17.18%	711 0.88%	377
Presentation Skills	231	Down -139 places-139	£59,250	+2.15%	650 0.80%	422
Advertising	271	Down -51 places-51	£50,000	-10.71%	536 0.66%	264
Pharmaceutical	274	Up 68 places+68	£60,000	+9.09%	527 0.65%	171
Local Government	306	Up 53 places+53	£51,524	+6.12%	457 0.56%	202
Documentation Skills	337	Up 98 places+98	£55,000	+1.38%	387 0.48%	176
Financial Institution	348	Down -159 places-159	£87,500	+1.98%	368 0.45%	179
Multimedia	349	Up 233 places+233	£30,500	-4.68%	367 0.45%	354
Back Office	352	Up 91 places+91	£55,000	-24.13%	361 0.45%	131
Front Office	362	Down -207 places-207	£100,000	-13.04%	341 0.42%	106
Military	365	Up 50 places+50	£43,499	-22.66%	338 0.42%	183
Billing	379	Up 96 places+96	£42,500	-25.11%	321 0.40%	249
Aviation	402	Up 102 places+102	£60,000	+9.09%	282 0.35%	86
French Language	421	Down -156 places-156	£45,000	-30.76%	254 0.31%	101
German Language	430	Down -176 places-176	£40,000	-44.82%	243 0.30%	146
Health Technology	476	Up 47 places+47	£60,000	-7.69%	192 0.24%	81
Investment Banking	508	Down -175 places-175	£95,000	-15.55%	158 0.20%	96
Publishing	509	Down -51 places-51	£60,000	-6.25%	157 0.19%	90
Tech for Good	527	Down -40 places-40	£70,000	+9.37%	138 0.17%	26
Social Housing	554	Up 36 places+36	£53,750	-10.41%	111 0.14%	43
Spanish Language	569	Up 32 places+32	£50,000	-4.76%	96 0.12%	88
Police	571	Down -88 places-88	£59,364	+11.37%	94 0.12%	25
Agriculture	582	Up 8 places+8	£43,500	-13.00%	83 0.10%	32
Digital Healthcare	589	Up 31 places+31	£60,000	-7.69%	76 0.094%	9
Retail Banking	594	Down -69 places-69	£85,000	+1.70%	71 0.088%	22
Digital Health	599	Up 18 places+18	£60,000	-	66 0.082%	47
Fire and Rescue	600	Up 7 places+7	£55,000	+36.82%	65 0.080%	28
Brand Awareness	602	Down -13 places-13	£55,000	+37.50%	63 0.078%	47
Dutch Language	603	Down -104 places-104	£35,000	+1.33%	62 0.077%	32
General Ledger	606	Down -28 places-28	£82,500	+14.19%	59 0.073%	33
Italian Language	608	Up 1 place+1	£55,883	-22.92%	57 0.070%	70
Portuguese Language	608	Up 10 places+10	£60,000	+87.50%	57 0.070%	18
Wearables	610	Up 9 places+9	£60,000	-7.69%	55 0.068%	25