General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 16 Sep 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%	261 16.87%	201
Finance	10	Down -7 places-7	£45,000	+12.50%	129 8.34%	163
Manufacturing	19	Up 9 places+9	£41,801	-27.30%	85 5.49%	79
Marketing	26	Down -13 places-13	£38,750	-3.12%	67 4.33%	31
Electronics	28	Down -13 places-13	£47,500	-5.00%	63 4.07%	51
Aerospace	29	Up 30 places+30	£65,000	+4.00%	62 4.01%	96
Analytical Skills	38	Down -16 places-16	£42,879	+40.58%	46 2.97%	72
Telecoms	52	Down -4 places-4	£42,500	+9.67%	31 2.00%	24
Games	52	Up 5 places+5	£50,000	-	31 2.00%	6
Organisational Skills	55	Down -10 places-10	£33,500	+24.07%	28 1.81%	34
Inclusion and Diversity	55	Down -18 places-18	£55,000	-8.33%	28 1.81%	75
Automotive	59	Down -8 places-8	£43,500	+24.28%	24 1.55%	27
Public Sector	62	Down -43 places-43	£42,879	-33.00%	21 1.36%	20
Retail	65	Down -17 places-17	£49,150	+22.87%	18 1.16%	32
Advertising	66	Down -13 places-13	£40,000	+28.00%	17 1.10%	2
Military	67	New entry-	£31,746	-	16 1.03%	31
Presentation Skills	68	Down -13 places-13	£82,500	-8.33%	15 0.97%	20
Billing	68	Down -35 places-35	£35,000	-40.42%	15 0.97%	4
Fire and Rescue	69	New entry-	£60,000	-	14 0.91%	3
Law	70	Down -30 places-30	£31,746	-41.21%	13 0.84%	29
Police	77	New entry-	£51,878	-	6 0.39%
Local Government	77	Down -21 places-21	£42,911	-15.16%	6 0.39%	15
Influencing Skills	78	Down -23 places-23	£125,000	+95.31%	5 0.32%	19
Pharmaceutical	79	Down -33 places-33	£60,000	+33.33%	4 0.26%	15
Legal	79	Down -58 places-58	£95,000	+79.24%	4 0.26%	29