General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 28 Aug 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%	246 17.08%	127
Finance	10	Down -7 places-7	£35,000	-12.50%	133 9.24%	100
Manufacturing	22	Down -3 places-3	£45,000	-10.00%	66 4.58%	54
Electronics	28	Down -12 places-12	£47,500	-	55 3.82%	32
Marketing	29	Down -18 places-18	£40,000	-	54 3.75%	21
Aerospace	30	Up 26 places+26	£60,000	-7.69%	51 3.54%	42
Analytical Skills	39	Down -22 places-22	£42,879	+31.93%	41 2.85%	40
Games	45	Up 8 places+8	£50,000	+5.26%	34 2.36%	5
Telecoms	49	Down -4 places-4	£42,500	+6.25%	30 2.08%	13
Inclusion and Diversity	52	Down -11 places-11	£55,000	-8.33%	27 1.88%	33
Organisational Skills	58	Down -13 places-13	£35,000	+29.62%	21 1.46%	23
Public Sector	59	Down -39 places-39	£42,879	-33.00%	20 1.39%	9
Billing	60	Down -29 places-29	£35,000	-40.42%	19 1.32%	4
Retail	62	Down -16 places-16	£47,500	+18.75%	17 1.18%	31
Fire and Rescue	63	New entry-	£60,000	-	16 1.11%	2
Automotive	64	Down -16 places-16	£52,500	+50.00%	15 1.04%	16
Military	68	New entry-	£31,746	-	11 0.76%	24
Presentation Skills	70	Down -17 places-17	£42,500	-52.77%	9 0.63%	18
Law	70	Down -30 places-30	£31,746	-40.10%	9 0.63%	16
Advertising	70	Down -23 places-23	£71,000	+127.20%	9 0.63%	1
Police	71	New entry-	£42,119	-	8 0.56%
Legal	74	Down -52 places-52	£95,000	+84.46%	5 0.35%	14
Local Government	75	Down -21 places-21	£43,322	-14.35%	4 0.28%	9
Pharmaceutical	75	Down -35 places-35	£60,000	+33.33%	4 0.28%	7
Influencing Skills	77	Down -26 places-26	£95,000	+48.43%	2 0.14%	9
Multimedia	77	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.14%	20