General Skills Statistics in England

Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 14 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%	17,337 23.03%	5,386
Finance	2	No change0	£67,500	-6.89%	10,170 13.51%	4,005
Inclusion and Diversity	11	Up 16 places+16	£55,000	-1.12%	6,248 8.30%	832
Banking	15	Up 22 places+22	£90,000	+5.88%	5,658 7.51%	470
Analytical Skills	29	Down -20 places-20	£55,000	-	4,316 5.73%	2,213
Marketing	38	Down -5 places-5	£45,000	-18.18%	3,418 4.54%	1,642
Public Sector	59	Up 41 places+41	£60,000	-	2,407 3.20%	954
Retail	61	Down -3 places-3	£52,500	-4.54%	2,365 3.14%	1,107
Manufacturing	63	Down -47 places-47	£49,400	-1.20%	2,320 3.08%	937
Law	69	Down -23 places-23	£60,000	+9.09%	2,045 2.72%	581
Legal	81	Up 1 place+1	£67,500	+12.50%	1,709 2.27%	758
Organisational Skills	101	Up 4 places+4	£38,000	-15.55%	1,394 1.85%	741
Telecoms	103	Up 19 places+19	£45,000	-5.26%	1,385 1.84%	511
Electronics	165	Down -18 places-18	£55,000	-4.34%	950 1.26%	386
Games	218	Down -11 places-11	£50,000	-9.09%	692 0.92%	302
Presentation Skills	219	Down -134 places-134	£60,000	-	691 0.92%	484
Automotive	222	Up 90 places+90	£48,000	-9.43%	686 0.91%	337
Influencing Skills	224	Up 13 places+13	£76,000	+21.60%	680 0.90%	317
Aerospace	246	Up 73 places+73	£55,000	+0.37%	597 0.79%	343
Advertising	274	Down -93 places-93	£47,500	-20.83%	517 0.69%	258
Pharmaceutical	280	Up 21 places+21	£60,000	+9.09%	507 0.67%	185
Multimedia	300	Up 254 places+254	£30,500	-	464 0.62%	372
Financial Institution	323	Down -156 places-156	£87,500	-	416 0.55%	148
Local Government	338	Down -43 places-43	£50,000	-	388 0.52%	187
Documentation Skills	340	Up 82 places+82	£55,000	+1.38%	386 0.51%	156
Back Office	340	Up 117 places+117	£55,000	-24.13%	386 0.51%	121
Front Office	369	Down -232 places-232	£112,500	-	342 0.45%	116
Military	386	Up 40 places+40	£50,000	-13.04%	315 0.42%	156
Billing	391	Up 83 places+83	£45,000	-19.64%	310 0.41%	210
French Language	415	Down -179 places-179	£45,000	-30.76%	280 0.37%	105
German Language	422	Down -192 places-192	£40,000	-44.82%	271 0.36%	136
Aviation	463	Up 24 places+24	£62,500	+8.69%	221 0.29%	106
Health Technology	508	Down -6 places-6	£61,250	-12.50%	169 0.22%	63
Tech for Good	515	Down -64 places-64	£70,000	+5.66%	162 0.22%	23
Investment Banking	517	Down -158 places-158	£95,000	-15.55%	160 0.21%	63
Publishing	519	Down -101 places-101	£60,100	-7.53%	158 0.21%	64
Spanish Language	571	Up 7 places+7	£40,000	-23.80%	105 0.14%	58
Police	573	Down -177 places-177	£56,488	+8.86%	103 0.14%	33
Social Housing	590	Down -72 places-72	£50,000	-13.04%	86 0.11%	50
Aeronautics	597	Down -21 places-21	£65,000	+29.85%	79 0.10%	14
Retail Banking	598	Down -97 places-97	£82,500	-1.28%	78 0.10%	13
Agriculture	599	Down -36 places-36	£43,500	-13.00%	77 0.10%	41
Dutch Language	607	Down -36 places-36	£35,000	-6.66%	69 0.092%	27
Italian Language	607	Down -15 places-15	£42,500	-40.35%	69 0.092%	26
Brand Awareness	610	Down -47 places-47	£42,500	-	66 0.088%	46
Digital Healthcare	614	Down -12 places-12	£60,000	-7.69%	62 0.082%	18
General Ledger	619	Down -67 places-67	£82,500	+14.59%	57 0.076%	30
Fire and Rescue	621	Down -35 places-35	£60,000	+15.78%	55 0.073%	28
Portuguese Language	625	Down -24 places-24	£50,000	+42.85%	51 0.068%	25
Swedish Language	627	New entry-	£50,000	-	49 0.065%	9