General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 25 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£37,500	+7.14%	247 17.37%	143
Finance	8	Down -5 places-5	£35,000	-12.50%	133 9.35%	98
Manufacturing	21	Down -1 place-1	£43,401	-13.19%	65 4.57%	64
Marketing	29	Down -19 places-19	£40,000	-	54 3.80%	24
Electronics	29	Down -11 places-11	£47,500	+5.55%	54 3.80%	36
Aerospace	30	Up 29 places+29	£55,000	-15.38%	50 3.52%	69
Analytical Skills	34	Down -15 places-15	£42,879	+10.65%	43 3.02%	45
Games	42	Up 14 places+14	£50,000	+5.26%	34 2.39%	3
Telecoms	47	No change0	£38,750	-3.12%	29 2.04%	14
Inclusion and Diversity	49	Down -5 places-5	£55,000	-8.33%	27 1.90%	50
Organisational Skills	55	Down -7 places-7	£35,000	+29.62%	21 1.48%	23
Retail	57	Down -8 places-8	£47,500	+18.75%	19 1.34%	27
Billing	57	Down -24 places-24	£35,000	-40.42%	19 1.34%	1
Public Sector	57	Down -36 places-36	£42,879	-33.00%	19 1.34%	10
Automotive	61	Down -13 places-13	£52,500	+50.00%	15 1.05%	15
Fire and Rescue	61	New entry-	£60,000	-	15 1.05%	2
Military	65	New entry-	£31,746	-	11 0.77%	31
Law	67	Down -23 places-23	£31,746	-40.10%	9 0.63%	27
Advertising	67	Down -19 places-19	£71,000	+127.20%	9 0.63%	1
Presentation Skills	67	Down -11 places-11	£42,500	-52.77%	9 0.63%	22
Police	69	New entry-	£32,361	-	7 0.49%
Legal	71	Down -46 places-46	£95,000	+86.12%	5 0.35%	19
Local Government	72	Down -15 places-15	£43,322	-14.35%	4 0.28%	5
Pharmaceutical	72	Down -29 places-29	£60,000	+33.33%	4 0.28%	11
Multimedia	74	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.14%	3
Influencing Skills	74	Down -20 places-20	£95,000	+48.43%	2 0.14%	10