General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 3 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£35,000	-	362 29.03%	100
Inclusion and Diversity	8	Up 10 places+10	£47,500	-	166 13.31%	39
Finance	11	Down -8 places-8	£38,000	+8.57%	149 11.95%	56
Banking	15	Up 25 places+25	-	-	140 11.23%	29
Electronics	36	Down -3 places-3	£50,000	+21.21%	47 3.77%	9
Manufacturing	41	Down -35 places-35	£50,000	+25.00%	42 3.37%	12
Analytical Skills	44	Down -33 places-33	£42,879	+31.93%	38 3.05%	24
Aerospace	48	Down -5 places-5	£45,000	-30.76%	33 2.65%	6
Telecoms	51	Down -8 places-8	£32,500	-23.52%	30 2.41%	6
Marketing	52	Down -33 places-33	£36,750	-13.52%	29 2.33%	8
Billing	55	Down -20 places-20	£35,000	-17.64%	26 2.09%	1
Games	57	Down -13 places-13	£75,000	+57.89%	24 1.92%	3
Automotive	58	Down -26 places-26	£55,000	+57.14%	23 1.84%	5
Public Sector	58	Down -34 places-34	£42,879	-27.93%	23 1.84%	10
Retail	61	Down -20 places-20	£27,000	-16.92%	20 1.60%	28
Organisational Skills	69	Down -39 places-39	£37,500	+38.88%	12 0.96%	6
Law	70	Down -34 places-34	£31,746	-37.24%	11 0.88%	5
French Language	71	Down -26 places-26	£50,000	+100.00%	10 0.80%
Legal	72	Down -44 places-44	£45,000	-11.03%	9 0.72%	6
Local Government	72	Down -29 places-29	£30,000	-40.69%	9 0.72%	5
Multimedia	73	New entry-	£31,500	-	8 0.64%	12
Presentation Skills	74	Down -31 places-31	£37,500	-58.33%	7 0.56%	1
Military	75	New entry-	£31,746	-	6 0.48%	1
Police	76	New entry-	£32,361	-	5 0.40%
Advertising	77	Down -44 places-44	£67,500	+107.69%	4 0.32%	1
Fire and Rescue	77	New entry-	£32,361	-	4 0.32%