General Skills Statistics in Essex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 13 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£36,250	+11.53%	263 17.18%	138
Finance	10	Down -7 places-7	£45,000	+12.50%	129 8.43%	112
Manufacturing	18	Up 7 places+7	£41,801	-16.39%	83 5.42%	64
Aerospace	23	Up 35 places+35	£65,000	+4.00%	63 4.12%	63
Marketing	24	Down -12 places-12	£37,500	-6.25%	61 3.98%	24
Electronics	24	Down -10 places-10	£47,500	-5.00%	61 3.98%	40
Analytical Skills	36	Down -16 places-16	£42,879	+40.58%	44 2.87%	45
Games	46	Up 10 places+10	£50,000	-	33 2.16%	6
Telecoms	47	Down -1 place-1	£42,500	+6.25%	32 2.09%	18
Organisational Skills	51	Down -7 places-7	£33,500	+24.07%	28 1.83%	33
Inclusion and Diversity	52	Down -15 places-15	£55,000	-8.33%	27 1.76%	47
Automotive	56	Down -6 places-6	£55,000	+57.14%	23 1.50%	20
Public Sector	57	Down -38 places-38	£42,879	-33.00%	22 1.44%	15
Military	63	New entry-	£31,746	-	16 1.05%	22
Fire and Rescue	64	New entry-	£60,000	-	15 0.98%	3
Retail	64	Down -17 places-17	£50,800	+27.00%	15 0.98%	27
Billing	64	Down -33 places-33	£35,000	-40.42%	15 0.98%	1
Advertising	65	Down -13 places-13	£38,250	+22.40%	14 0.91%	2
Presentation Skills	65	Down -11 places-11	£82,500	-8.33%	14 0.91%	16
Law	67	Down -28 places-28	£31,746	-41.21%	12 0.78%	12
Police	72	New entry-	£51,878	-	7 0.46%
Influencing Skills	74	Down -20 places-20	£125,000	+95.31%	5 0.33%	8
Local Government	75	Down -20 places-20	£43,322	-14.35%	4 0.26%	9
Pharmaceutical	75	Down -30 places-30	£60,000	+33.33%	4 0.26%	6
Legal	75	Down -56 places-56	£95,000	+79.24%	4 0.26%	15