General Skills Statistics in England

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£52,500	-4.54%	17,643 22.77%	6,436
Finance	2	No change0	£67,500	-6.89%	10,311 13.31%	4,246
Inclusion and Diversity	11	Up 12 places+12	£55,000	-	6,276 8.10%	1,611
Banking	16	Up 24 places+24	£90,000	+5.88%	5,678 7.33%	1,374
Analytical Skills	28	Down -19 places-19	£55,000	-	4,350 5.61%	2,393
Marketing	39	Down -2 places-2	£45,500	-17.27%	3,437 4.44%	1,915
Public Sector	59	Up 45 places+45	£60,000	-	2,459 3.17%	1,078
Retail	60	Down -1 place-1	£55,000	-	2,429 3.14%	1,115
Manufacturing	63	Down -47 places-47	£47,500	-5.00%	2,357 3.04%	918
Law	68	Down -24 places-24	£60,000	+9.09%	2,088 2.70%	876
Legal	81	Down -7 places-7	£67,500	+15.38%	1,741 2.25%	884
Organisational Skills	103	Up 9 places+9	£38,375	-9.70%	1,403 1.81%	707
Telecoms	104	Up 23 places+23	£45,000	-	1,385 1.79%	522
Electronics	166	Down -12 places-12	£55,000	-4.34%	952 1.23%	411
Automotive	213	Up 103 places+103	£48,000	-9.00%	736 0.95%	349
Games	222	Down -7 places-7	£50,000	-9.09%	705 0.91%	411
Influencing Skills	223	Up 19 places+19	£76,000	+21.60%	687 0.89%	376
Presentation Skills	225	Down -135 places-135	£60,000	-	682 0.88%	479
Aerospace	235	Up 82 places+82	£55,000	+0.37%	657 0.85%	355
Pharmaceutical	279	Up 34 places+34	£60,000	+9.09%	523 0.68%	173
Advertising	279	Down -80 places-80	£50,000	-16.66%	523 0.68%	646
Multimedia	305	Up 252 places+252	£30,500	-	462 0.60%	383
Financial Institution	333	Down -159 places-159	£87,500	+1.98%	415 0.54%	164
Local Government	336	Down -31 places-31	£50,000	-	411 0.53%	197
Documentation Skills	344	Up 68 places+68	£55,000	+1.38%	392 0.51%	159
Back Office	346	Up 97 places+97	£57,500	-20.68%	390 0.50%	122
Front Office	369	Down -230 places-230	£110,000	-2.22%	351 0.45%	116
Military	389	Up 30 places+30	£50,000	-13.04%	322 0.42%	175
Billing	403	Up 72 places+72	£42,500	-26.08%	307 0.40%	216
French Language	427	Down -187 places-187	£45,000	-30.76%	275 0.35%	102
German Language	429	Down -194 places-194	£40,000	-45.76%	272 0.35%	127
Aviation	456	Up 27 places+27	£60,000	+4.34%	238 0.31%	129
Health Technology	518	Down -17 places-17	£61,250	-9.25%	173 0.22%	115
Tech for Good	529	Down -71 places-71	£70,000	+7.69%	162 0.21%	21
Investment Banking	530	Down -167 places-167	£95,000	-15.55%	161 0.21%	94
Publishing	533	Down -106 places-106	£60,100	-6.09%	157 0.20%	81
Police	581	Down -173 places-173	£56,488	+7.91%	108 0.14%	35
Spanish Language	592	Down -14 places-14	£40,000	-23.80%	97 0.13%	64
Social Housing	602	Down -74 places-74	£50,000	-13.04%	87 0.11%	52
Aeronautics	610	Down -33 places-33	£65,000	+29.85%	79 0.10%	15
Agriculture	610	Down -47 places-47	£43,500	-13.00%	79 0.10%	36
Retail Banking	613	Down -111 places-111	£82,500	-1.28%	76 0.098%	20
Italian Language	620	Down -27 places-27	£42,500	-40.35%	69 0.089%	33
Digital Healthcare	621	Down -19 places-19	£60,000	-7.69%	68 0.088%	16
Dutch Language	622	Down -49 places-49	£35,000	-3.44%	67 0.087%	32
Brand Awareness	623	Down -60 places-60	£44,000	+3.52%	66 0.085%	40
General Ledger	632	Down -76 places-76	£82,500	+14.59%	57 0.074%	33
Fire and Rescue	634	Down -49 places-49	£60,000	+15.78%	55 0.071%	28
Digital Health	637	Down -40 places-40	£60,000	-	52 0.067%	38
Portuguese Language	637	Down -35 places-35	£60,000	+71.42%	52 0.067%	29