General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 1 Aug 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%	250 18.63%	94
Finance	6	Down -3 places-3	£38,750	-3.12%	152 11.33%	74
Manufacturing	31	Down -15 places-15	£45,000	-10.00%	48 3.58%	50
Electronics	32	Down -14 places-14	£47,500	+5.55%	46 3.43%	25
Analytical Skills	34	Down -19 places-19	£42,879	-4.71%	43 3.20%	28
Marketing	34	Down -26 places-26	£40,000	-	43 3.20%	14
Aerospace	38	Up 19 places+19	£50,000	-23.07%	38 2.83%	21
Games	40	Up 14 places+14	-	-	35 2.61%	2
Telecoms	45	Up 2 places+2	£32,500	-18.75%	30 2.24%	8
Organisational Skills	53	Down -10 places-10	£35,000	+29.62%	22 1.64%	20
Public Sector	55	Down -31 places-31	£42,879	-33.00%	20 1.49%	7
Inclusion and Diversity	57	Down -12 places-12	£42,500	-35.11%	18 1.34%	20
Retail	57	Down -7 places-7	£45,400	+39.69%	18 1.34%	18
Billing	57	Down -26 places-26	£35,000	-40.42%	18 1.34%	1
Automotive	62	Down -17 places-17	£50,000	+42.85%	13 0.97%	4
Fire and Rescue	62	New entry-	£60,000	-	13 0.97%	1
Law	66	Down -23 places-23	£31,746	-40.10%	9 0.67%	2
Military	66	New entry-	£31,746	-	9 0.67%	4
Legal	67	Down -42 places-42	£75,000	+48.26%	8 0.60%	9
Presentation Skills	67	Down -13 places-13	£40,000	-55.55%	8 0.60%	10
Local Government	69	Down -12 places-12	£43,661	-13.68%	6 0.45%	7
Advertising	69	Down -27 places-27	£71,000	+127.20%	6 0.45%	2
Police	70	New entry-	£32,361	-	5 0.37%
Pharmaceutical	71	Down -32 places-32	£60,000	+33.33%	4 0.30%	3
Banking	72	Down -16 places-16	-	-	3 0.22%
Investment Banking	72	New entry-	-	-	3 0.22%
Multimedia	73	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.15%	18
French Language	73	New entry-	-	-	2 0.15%
Social Housing	73	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.15%	1
Influencing Skills	73	Down -22 places-22	£95,000	+59.66%	2 0.15%	3