General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 11 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£37,000	+23.33%	255 16.20%	193
Finance	12	Down -8 places-8	£45,000	+12.50%	113 7.18%	141
Manufacturing	12	Up 11 places+11	£41,801	-16.39%	113 7.18%	96
Aerospace	15	Up 42 places+42	£65,000	+4.00%	92 5.85%	103
Electronics	21	Down -7 places-7	£46,250	-15.13%	80 5.08%	79
Marketing	26	Down -16 places-16	£36,750	+13.07%	69 4.38%	35
Analytical Skills	33	Down -14 places-14	£42,879	+41.74%	49 3.11%	79
Automotive	45	Up 6 places+6	£32,000	-24.70%	36 2.29%	23
Organisational Skills	47	Down -3 places-3	£35,000	+29.62%	34 2.16%	26
Telecoms	48	Down -2 places-2	£62,500	+61.29%	33 2.10%	18
Games	52	Up 3 places+3	£50,000	-	29 1.84%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	54	Down -21 places-21	£42,500	-29.16%	27 1.72%	64
Advertising	59	Down -9 places-9	£35,000	+7.69%	22 1.40%	7
Public Sector	60	Down -42 places-42	£45,189	-39.74%	21 1.33%	14
Presentation Skills	63	Down -12 places-12	£82,500	+29.41%	18 1.14%	11
Retail	64	Down -19 places-19	£49,150	+22.87%	17 1.08%	33
Military	67	New entry-	£85,000	-	14 0.89%	40
Fire and Rescue	67	New entry-	£60,000	-	14 0.89%	1
Local Government	70	Down -14 places-14	£40,000	-1.99%	11 0.70%	19
Law	74	Down -32 places-32	£92,500	+68.18%	7 0.44%	32
Legal	74	Down -52 places-52	£52,500	-0.94%	7 0.44%	28
Billing	75	Down -46 places-46	£35,000	-53.33%	6 0.38%	4
Influencing Skills	76	Down -18 places-18	£125,000	-	5 0.32%	9
Police	77	New entry-	£51,878	-	4 0.25%	7
Pharmaceutical	77	Down -32 places-32	£60,000	-	4 0.25%	15
Documentation Skills	79	Down -22 places-22	-	-	2 0.13%	4
Social Housing	80	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.064%	4
Aviation	80	New entry-	£35,000	-	1 0.064%	3
Tech for Good	80	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.064%
Agriculture	80	New entry-	£40,500	-	1 0.064%	1
Health Technology	80	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.064%	1
Brand Awareness	80	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.064%	1