General Skills Statistics in Lancashire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 21 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	Up 19 places+19	£42,978	-14.13%	859 50.80%	165
Inclusion and Diversity	5	Down -2 places-2	£30,000	-	596 35.25%	46
Banking	10	Up 60 places+60	-	-	577 34.12%	39
Finance	21	Down -16 places-16	£50,000	+6.74%	82 4.85%	95
Public Sector	26	Up 45 places+45	£58,446	-36.04%	73 4.32%	24
Analytical Skills	45	Down -43 places-43	£44,000	-16.19%	42 2.48%	67
Retail	48	Up 11 places+11	£40,000	-5.88%	38 2.25%	30
Manufacturing	49	Up 1 place+1	£55,000	+0.37%	37 2.19%	26
Pharmaceutical	54	Up 13 places+13	£60,000	+162.58%	32 1.89%
Telecoms	59	Up 14 places+14	£55,000	-54.16%	27 1.60%	13
Law	59	Down -20 places-20	£47,500	+111.11%	27 1.60%	11
Organisational Skills	60	Down -29 places-29	£36,500	-8.75%	26 1.54%	29
Military	62	Down -3 places-3	£52,500	+98.11%	24 1.42%	8
Presentation Skills	67	Down -13 places-13	£50,000	-8.91%	19 1.12%	4
Back Office	72	New entry-	£55,000	-	14 0.83%	1
Aerospace	72	Down -43 places-43	£44,700	-10.69%	14 0.83%	12
Marketing	73	Down -1 place-1	£40,000	-15.78%	13 0.77%	38
Legal	74	Down -35 places-35	£60,000	+58.16%	12 0.71%	12
Multimedia	76	New entry-	£30,000	-	10 0.59%	6
Avionics	78	Down -18 places-18	£58,646	+17.16%	8 0.47%	1
Billing	78	New entry-	£31,746	-	8 0.47%	6