General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 26 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%	244 18.58%	63
Finance	5	Down -2 places-2	£39,500	-1.25%	150 11.42%	51
Electronics	28	Down -6 places-6	£50,000	+37.93%	48 3.66%	20
Marketing	30	Down -21 places-21	£40,000	-	44 3.35%	11
Analytical Skills	32	Down -15 places-15	£42,879	-4.71%	41 3.12%	22
Manufacturing	32	Down -14 places-14	£45,000	-10.00%	41 3.12%	33
Games	35	Up 21 places+21	-	-	37 2.82%	2
Aerospace	36	Up 24 places+24	£50,000	-27.27%	36 2.74%	12
Telecoms	41	Up 9 places+9	£32,500	-18.75%	31 2.36%	8
Public Sector	53	Down -26 places-26	£42,879	-33.00%	19 1.45%	6
Inclusion and Diversity	54	Down -7 places-7	£42,500	-35.11%	18 1.37%	10
Billing	54	Down -20 places-20	£35,000	-40.42%	18 1.37%	1
Organisational Skills	55	Down -11 places-11	£35,000	+29.62%	17 1.29%	13
Retail	55	Down -2 places-2	£40,000	+10.34%	17 1.29%	20
Fire and Rescue	59	New entry-	£60,000	-	13 0.99%
Automotive	59	Down -12 places-12	£50,000	+42.85%	13 0.99%	4
Law	63	Down -18 places-18	£31,746	-40.10%	9 0.69%	2
Legal	63	Down -35 places-35	£55,000	+8.73%	9 0.69%	5
Presentation Skills	64	Down -8 places-8	£40,000	-55.55%	8 0.61%	8
Military	64	New entry-	£31,746	-	8 0.61%	2
Advertising	66	Down -21 places-21	£71,000	+136.66%	6 0.46%	2
Police	67	New entry-	£32,361	-	5 0.38%
Local Government	67	Down -8 places-8	£44,000	-13.01%	5 0.38%	4
Pharmaceutical	68	Down -26 places-26	£60,000	+33.33%	4 0.30%	2
Banking	69	Down -11 places-11	-	-	3 0.23%
Investment Banking	69	New entry-	-	-	3 0.23%
Social Housing	70	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.15%
Influencing Skills	70	Down -17 places-17	£95,000	+59.66%	2 0.15%	2
Multimedia	70	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.15%	14
French Language	70	New entry-	-	-	2 0.15%