General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 29 Jul 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%	248 18.69%	71
Finance	6	Down -3 places-3	£39,500	-1.25%	150 11.30%	48
Electronics	34	Down -15 places-15	£47,500	+72.72%	46 3.47%	17
Manufacturing	36	Down -20 places-20	£45,000	-10.00%	44 3.32%	37
Marketing	37	Down -29 places-29	£40,000	-	43 3.24%	12
Analytical Skills	38	Down -23 places-23	£42,879	-4.71%	42 3.17%	24
Aerospace	42	Up 17 places+17	£50,000	-27.27%	37 2.79%	12
Games	43	Up 12 places+12	-	-	35 2.64%	5
Telecoms	47	Up 1 place+1	£32,500	-18.75%	31 2.34%	6
Organisational Skills	59	Down -16 places-16	£35,000	+29.62%	19 1.43%	14
Public Sector	59	Down -35 places-35	£42,879	-33.00%	19 1.43%	6
Inclusion and Diversity	60	Down -14 places-14	£42,500	-35.11%	18 1.36%	6
Retail	61	Down -10 places-10	£40,000	+23.07%	17 1.28%	19
Billing	61	Down -29 places-29	£35,000	-40.42%	17 1.28%
Automotive	65	Down -19 places-19	£50,000	+42.85%	13 0.98%	3
Fire and Rescue	65	New entry-	£60,000	-	13 0.98%	1
Law	69	Down -25 places-25	£31,746	-40.10%	9 0.68%	2
Presentation Skills	70	Down -15 places-15	£40,000	-55.55%	8 0.60%	8
Legal	70	Down -45 places-45	£75,000	+48.26%	8 0.60%	7
Military	70	New entry-	£31,746	-	8 0.60%	2
Advertising	72	Down -28 places-28	£71,000	+136.66%	6 0.45%	1
Local Government	72	Down -14 places-14	£43,661	-13.68%	6 0.45%	7
Police	73	New entry-	£32,361	-	5 0.38%
Pharmaceutical	74	Down -34 places-34	£60,000	+33.33%	4 0.30%	3
Banking	75	Down -18 places-18	-	-	3 0.23%
Investment Banking	75	New entry-	-	-	3 0.23%
Influencing Skills	76	Down -24 places-24	£95,000	+59.66%	2 0.15%	2
French Language	76	New entry-	-	-	2 0.15%
Multimedia	76	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.15%	18
Social Housing	76	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.15%	1