General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 10 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£37,500	+15.38%	264 17.29%	165
Finance	10	Down -7 places-7	£45,000	+12.50%	133 8.71%	137
Manufacturing	19	Up 4 places+4	£41,801	-16.39%	81 5.30%	71
Aerospace	25	Up 33 places+33	£65,000	+4.00%	61 3.99%	83
Marketing	26	Down -13 places-13	£40,000	-	60 3.93%	30
Electronics	27	Down -12 places-12	£47,500	-5.00%	59 3.86%	45
Analytical Skills	38	Down -19 places-19	£42,879	+36.12%	44 2.88%	54
Games	47	Up 7 places+7	£50,000	+5.26%	34 2.23%	5
Telecoms	49	Down -3 places-3	£42,500	+6.25%	32 2.10%	18
Organisational Skills	53	Down -9 places-9	£33,500	+24.07%	28 1.83%	28
Inclusion and Diversity	54	Down -17 places-17	£55,000	-8.33%	27 1.77%	56
Public Sector	59	Down -41 places-41	£42,879	-33.00%	22 1.44%	16
Automotive	62	Down -12 places-12	£55,000	+57.14%	19 1.24%	26
Billing	64	Down -33 places-33	£35,000	-40.42%	17 1.11%	2
Fire and Rescue	65	New entry-	£60,000	-	16 1.05%	2
Retail	65	Down -18 places-18	£49,150	+22.87%	16 1.05%	33
Advertising	67	Down -15 places-15	£38,250	+22.40%	14 0.92%	3
Military	67	New entry-	£31,746	-	14 0.92%	31
Presentation Skills	68	Down -14 places-14	£82,500	-8.33%	13 0.85%	19
Law	69	Down -30 places-30	£31,746	-41.21%	12 0.79%	22
Police	73	New entry-	£51,878	-	8 0.52%
Influencing Skills	76	Down -23 places-23	£125,000	+95.31%	5 0.33%	10
Local Government	77	Down -22 places-22	£43,322	-14.35%	4 0.26%	10
Pharmaceutical	77	Down -33 places-33	£60,000	+45.45%	4 0.26%	9
Legal	77	Down -58 places-58	£95,000	+79.24%	4 0.26%	21