General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 17 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£37,500	+25.00%	247 15.63%	110
Manufacturing	9	Up 16 places+16	£42,500	-26.08%	121 7.66%	101
Finance	11	Down 7 places-7	£45,000	+5.88%	111 7.03%	73
Aerospace	15	Up 46 places+46	£65,000	+8.33%	96 6.08%	72
Electronics	20	Down 4 places-4	£43,750	-19.72%	83 5.25%	91
Marketing	25	Down 13 places-13	£38,750	+19.23%	70 4.43%	15
Analytical Skills	34	Down 13 places-13	£44,000	+46.66%	49 3.10%	44
Automotive	43	Up 11 places+11	£35,000	-17.64%	39 2.47%	15
Organisational Skills	46	Up 1 place+1	£33,500	+24.07%	36 2.28%	8
Telecoms	50	Down 1 place-1	£70,000	+80.64%	32 2.03%	12
Inclusion and Diversity	53	Down 18 places-18	£47,500	-20.83%	29 1.84%	47
Games	53	Up 5 places+5	£50,000	-	29 1.84%	1
Advertising	60	Down 6 places-6	£35,000	+12.00%	22 1.39%	1
Public Sector	61	Down 41 places-41	£45,189	-39.74%	21 1.33%	10
Presentation Skills	64	Down 10 places-10	£82,500	+29.41%	18 1.14%	7
Retail	66	Down 17 places-17	£49,150	+22.87%	16 1.01%	20
Fire and Rescue	68	New entry-	£60,000	-	14 0.89%	1
Military	69	New entry-	£85,000	-	13 0.82%	22
Local Government	71	Down 12 places-12	£40,000	-1.99%	11 0.70%	11
Legal	74	Down 50 places-50	£52,500	-0.94%	8 0.51%	14
Influencing Skills	76	Down 15 places-15	£117,500	-	6 0.38%	3
Law	76	Down 31 places-31	£125,000	+127.27%	6 0.38%	14
Pharmaceutical	77	Down 29 places-29	£60,000	-	5 0.32%	13
Police	78	New entry-	£51,878	-	4 0.25%	4
Billing	79	Down 46 places-46	£35,000	-53.33%	3 0.19%	2
Documentation Skills	80	Down 20 places-20	-	-	2 0.13%	2
Social Housing	81	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.063%	2
Aviation	81	New entry-	£35,000	-	1 0.063%	2
Tech for Good	81	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.063%
Agriculture	81	New entry-	£40,500	-	1 0.063%
Health Technology	81	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.063%	1
Brand Awareness	81	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.063%