General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 4 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	2	Down -1 place-1	£37,500	+15.38%	251 16.98%	195
Finance	10	Down -7 places-7	£40,000	-	131 8.86%	175
Manufacturing	20	Up 2 places+2	£45,000	-10.00%	73 4.94%	78
Marketing	26	Down -12 places-12	£40,000	-	55 3.72%	32
Aerospace	27	Up 32 places+32	£65,000	+4.00%	54 3.65%	96
Electronics	28	Down -12 places-12	£47,500	-5.00%	53 3.59%	54
Analytical Skills	36	Down -16 places-16	£42,879	+31.93%	40 2.71%	69
Games	42	Up 13 places+13	£50,000	+5.26%	34 2.30%	8
Telecoms	44	Up 2 places+2	£42,500	+6.25%	32 2.17%	19
Inclusion and Diversity	49	Down -9 places-9	£55,000	-8.33%	27 1.83%	78
Organisational Skills	53	Down -8 places-8	£33,500	+24.07%	23 1.56%	34
Public Sector	55	Down -35 places-35	£42,879	-33.00%	21 1.42%	17
Billing	57	Down -25 places-25	£35,000	-40.42%	19 1.29%	3
Automotive	59	Down -8 places-8	£55,000	+57.14%	17 1.15%	30
Retail	60	Down -12 places-12	£49,150	+22.87%	16 1.08%	39
Fire and Rescue	60	New entry-	£60,000	-	16 1.08%	3
Military	63	New entry-	£31,746	-	13 0.88%	35
Advertising	65	Down -12 places-12	£47,500	+52.00%	11 0.74%	1
Law	67	Down -26 places-26	£31,746	-40.10%	9 0.61%	31
Presentation Skills	67	Down -12 places-12	£42,500	-52.77%	9 0.61%	27
Police	68	New entry-	£51,878	-	8 0.54%
Legal	71	Down -50 places-50	£95,000	+81.81%	5 0.34%	27
Local Government	72	Down -16 places-16	£43,322	-14.35%	4 0.27%	10
Pharmaceutical	72	Down -28 places-28	£60,000	+45.45%	4 0.27%	15
Multimedia	74	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.14%	18
Influencing Skills	74	Down -20 places-20	£95,000	+48.43%	2 0.14%	16