General Skills Statistics in Essex

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Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 29 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%	245 15.55%	63
Manufacturing	9	Up 16 places+16	£42,500	-26.08%	128 8.12%	46
Finance	11	Down 7 places-7	£45,000	-	117 7.42%	24
Aerospace	15	Up 41 places+41	£60,000	-	96 6.09%	15
Electronics	21	Down 6 places-6	£42,500	-28.57%	83 5.27%	38
Marketing	24	Down 11 places-11	£38,125	+8.92%	72 4.57%	2
Analytical Skills	34	Down 9 places-9	£42,000	+40.00%	52 3.30%	24
Organisational Skills	39	Up 6 places+6	£33,500	-6.94%	45 2.86%	5
Automotive	45	Up 5 places+5	£54,000	+8.00%	38 2.41%	11
Telecoms	49	Down 5 places-5	£70,000	+80.64%	33 2.09%	5
Games	53	No change0	£46,250	-	29 1.84%	1
Inclusion and Diversity	57	Down 17 places-17	£47,500	-20.83%	25 1.59%	9
Advertising	57	Down 7 places-7	£35,000	+16.66%	25 1.59%
Public Sector	60	Down 42 places-42	£42,500	-43.33%	22 1.40%	7
Retail	64	Down 18 places-18	£50,800	+27.00%	18 1.14%	12
Presentation Skills	66	Down 16 places-16	£82,500	+120.00%	16 1.02%	3
Military	68	New entry-	£85,000	-	14 0.89%	4
Fire and Rescue	68	New entry-	£60,000	-	14 0.89%
Local Government	69	Down 16 places-16	£40,000	+11.62%	13 0.82%	5
Legal	72	Down 48 places-48	£50,000	-5.66%	10 0.63%	11
Influencing Skills	74	New entry-	£110,000	-	8 0.51%	1
Pharmaceutical	76	Down 32 places-32	£60,000	+20.00%	6 0.38%	4
Law	76	Down 35 places-35	£125,000	+127.27%	6 0.38%	5
Billing	78	Down 46 places-46	£33,750	-55.00%	4 0.25%	2
Police	78	New entry-	£51,878	-	4 0.25%	1
Documentation Skills	79	Down 24 places-24	£39,000	-13.33%	3 0.19%	2
Agriculture	80	New entry-	£41,565	-	2 0.13%
Aviation	81	New entry-	£35,000	-	1 0.064%	1
Tech for Good	81	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.064%
Health Technology	81	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.064%
Brand Awareness	81	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.064%
German Language	81	New entry-	£45,000	-	1 0.064%
Social Housing	81	New entry-	£36,000	-	1 0.064%