General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 28 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£36,000	+14.28%	263 16.56%	162
Finance	11	Down -7 places-7	£45,000	+12.50%	121 7.62%	89
Manufacturing	13	Up 14 places+14	£41,801	-27.30%	103 6.49%	66
Aerospace	18	Up 40 places+40	£65,000	+4.00%	79 4.97%	68
Electronics	22	Down -7 places-7	£47,500	-12.84%	70 4.41%	54
Marketing	23	Down -11 places-11	£36,000	-10.00%	69 4.35%	21
Analytical Skills	34	Down -13 places-13	£43,439	+42.42%	47 2.96%	47
Telecoms	42	Up 5 places+5	£55,000	+41.93%	37 2.33%	15
Games	48	Up 8 places+8	£50,000	-	31 1.95%	3
Organisational Skills	48	Down -4 places-4	£34,250	+26.85%	31 1.95%	25
Automotive	49	Up 3 places+3	£31,750	-9.28%	30 1.89%	23
Inclusion and Diversity	51	Down -15 places-15	£55,000	-8.33%	28 1.76%	47
Public Sector	57	Down -37 places-37	£42,879	-38.30%	22 1.39%	10
Advertising	59	Down -7 places-7	£35,000	+12.00%	20 1.26%	2
Retail	60	Down -13 places-13	£49,150	+22.87%	19 1.20%	22
Military	61	New entry-	£31,746	-	18 1.13%	34
Presentation Skills	61	Down -8 places-8	£82,500	-8.33%	18 1.13%	10
Billing	66	Down -34 places-34	£31,746	-45.96%	13 0.82%	7
Fire and Rescue	66	New entry-	£60,000	-	13 0.82%	2
Law	67	Down -26 places-26	£31,746	-42.28%	12 0.76%	24
Local Government	71	Down -14 places-14	£42,500	+4.12%	8 0.50%	10
Legal	74	Down -52 places-52	£73,750	+39.15%	5 0.31%	17
Police	74	New entry-	£51,878	-	5 0.31%	2
Influencing Skills	74	Down -17 places-17	£125,000	+95.31%	5 0.31%	6
Pharmaceutical	75	Down -29 places-29	£60,000	-	4 0.25%	6
Agriculture	78	New entry-	£40,500	-	1 0.063%	2
Health Technology	78	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.063%	1
Brand Awareness	78	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.063%	1
Documentation Skills	78	Down -20 places-20	-	-	1 0.063%	4
Aviation	78	New entry-	£35,000	-	1 0.063%	2
Tech for Good	78	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.063%