General Skills Statistics in Lancashire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 19 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	£42,500	-15.09%	847 50.78%	130
Inclusion and Diversity	5	Down -2 places-2	£30,000	-	596 35.73%	20
Banking	11	Up 60 places+60	-	-	577 34.59%	8
Finance	20	Down -15 places-15	£50,000	+4.85%	83 4.98%	84
Public Sector	26	Up 46 places+46	£63,076	-30.98%	70 4.20%	26
Analytical Skills	41	Down -39 places-39	£44,000	-16.19%	43 2.58%	57
Manufacturing	46	Up 5 places+5	£55,000	+0.37%	36 2.16%	26
Retail	46	Up 14 places+14	£40,000	-5.88%	36 2.16%	32
Pharmaceutical	49	Up 20 places+20	£60,000	+162.58%	33 1.98%	2
Telecoms	54	Up 20 places+20	£55,000	-54.16%	28 1.68%	14
Organisational Skills	54	Down -23 places-23	£36,500	-8.75%	28 1.68%	26
Law	55	Down -16 places-16	£47,500	+111.11%	27 1.62%	10
Military	58	Up 2 places+2	£52,500	+98.11%	24 1.44%	5
Presentation Skills	63	Down -9 places-9	£50,000	-9.09%	19 1.14%	3
Back Office	68	New entry-	£55,000	-	14 0.84%	1
Aerospace	68	Down -39 places-39	£44,700	-10.69%	14 0.84%	10
Marketing	69	Up 4 places+4	£40,000	-15.78%	13 0.78%	42
Legal	70	Down -32 places-32	£60,000	+42.96%	12 0.72%	12
Multimedia	72	New entry-	£30,000	-	10 0.60%	7
Avionics	74	Down -13 places-13	£58,646	+17.16%	8 0.48%	1
Billing	74	New entry-	£31,746	-	8 0.48%	6