General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	2	Down -1 place-1	£36,000	+18.03%	256 16.08%	261
Finance	12	Down -8 places-8	£45,000	+12.50%	119 7.47%	201
Manufacturing	14	Up 11 places+11	£41,801	-16.39%	107 6.72%	96
Aerospace	19	Up 40 places+40	£65,000	+4.00%	85 5.34%	91
Electronics	22	Down -6 places-6	£47,500	-12.84%	71 4.46%	67
Marketing	25	Down -12 places-12	£37,500	-	67 4.21%	63
Analytical Skills	37	Down -16 places-16	£42,879	+40.58%	45 2.83%	109
Telecoms	46	Up 2 places+2	£57,500	+48.38%	36 2.26%	17
Automotive	47	Up 6 places+6	£43,500	+2.35%	35 2.20%	26
Organisational Skills	51	Down -6 places-6	£34,250	+26.85%	31 1.95%	29
Games	52	Up 5 places+5	£50,000	-	30 1.88%	20
Inclusion and Diversity	55	Down -19 places-19	£48,750	-18.75%	27 1.70%	78
Advertising	61	Down -9 places-9	£35,000	+7.69%	21 1.32%	4
Public Sector	62	Down -42 places-42	£42,879	-42.82%	20 1.26%	21
Retail	63	Down -16 places-16	£49,150	+22.87%	19 1.19%	56
Military	65	New entry-	£85,000	-	17 1.07%	32
Presentation Skills	65	Down -12 places-12	£82,500	+29.41%	17 1.07%	18
Fire and Rescue	69	New entry-	£60,000	-	13 0.82%	2
Billing	72	Down -41 places-41	£33,373	-43.19%	10 0.63%	17
Law	73	Down -31 places-31	£31,746	-42.28%	9 0.57%	55
Local Government	73	Down -15 places-15	£41,250	+1.06%	9 0.57%	21
Legal	76	Down -55 places-55	£52,500	-0.94%	6 0.38%	50
Influencing Skills	77	Down -17 places-17	£125,000	-	5 0.31%	10
Pharmaceutical	78	Down -31 places-31	£60,000	-	4 0.25%	22
Police	78	New entry-	£51,878	-	4 0.25%	4
Documentation Skills	80	Down -21 places-21	-	-	2 0.13%	7
Social Housing	81	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.063%	3
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%	1
Health Technology	81	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.063%	8
Brand Awareness	81	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.063%	1