General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 14 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%	253 16.06%	62
Manufacturing	11	Up 13 places+13	£42,500	-15.00%	115 7.30%	18
Finance	12	Down -8 places-8	£45,000	+12.50%	112 7.11%	44
Aerospace	15	Up 44 places+44	£65,000	+4.00%	95 6.03%	29
Electronics	21	Down -7 places-7	£46,250	-15.13%	80 5.08%	14
Marketing	27	Down -17 places-17	£38,750	+19.23%	69 4.38%	9
Analytical Skills	35	Down -15 places-15	£42,879	+41.74%	49 3.11%	25
Automotive	47	Up 6 places+6	£32,000	-24.70%	36 2.29%	5
Telecoms	49	Down -1 place-1	£65,000	+67.74%	34 2.16%	7
Organisational Skills	49	Down -3 places-3	£35,000	+29.62%	34 2.16%	2
Inclusion and Diversity	55	Down -21 places-21	£47,500	-20.83%	28 1.78%	19
Games	55	Up 2 places+2	£50,000	-	28 1.78%	2
Advertising	61	Down -9 places-9	£35,000	+7.69%	22 1.40%	1
Public Sector	62	Down -44 places-44	£45,189	-39.74%	21 1.33%	10
Presentation Skills	65	Down -12 places-12	£82,500	+29.41%	18 1.14%	1
Retail	67	Down -20 places-20	£49,150	+22.87%	16 1.02%	11
Military	69	New entry-	£85,000	-	14 0.89%	6
Fire and Rescue	69	New entry-	£60,000	-	14 0.89%
Local Government	72	Down -14 places-14	£40,000	-1.99%	11 0.70%	10
Legal	75	Down -51 places-51	£52,500	-0.94%	8 0.51%	9
Law	76	Down -32 places-32	£92,500	+68.18%	7 0.44%	5
Influencing Skills	78	Down -18 places-18	£125,000	-	5 0.32%	1
Billing	78	Down -47 places-47	£35,000	-53.33%	5 0.32%	1
Pharmaceutical	78	Down -31 places-31	£60,000	-	5 0.32%	6
Police	79	New entry-	£51,878	-	4 0.25%	6
Documentation Skills	81	Down -22 places-22	-	-	2 0.13%	1
Aviation	82	New entry-	£35,000	-	1 0.064%
Tech for Good	82	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.064%
Agriculture	82	New entry-	£40,500	-	1 0.064%
Health Technology	82	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.064%	1
Brand Awareness	82	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.064%
Social Housing	82	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.064%