General Skills Statistics in Lancashire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 10 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	3	Up 33 places+33	£40,000	+11.11%	156 9.64%	167
Finance	8	Up 8 places+8	£50,000	+5.26%	120 7.42%	89
Public Sector	9	Up 78 places+78	£63,076	+20.14%	117 7.23%	41
Manufacturing	14	Up 67 places+67	£40,000	+18.51%	94 5.81%	62
Retail	24	Up 35 places+35	£50,000	-13.04%	65 4.02%	29
Aerospace	32	Up 40 places+40	£50,000	-0.10%	55 3.40%	24
Analytical Skills	36	Down -30 places-30	£37,500	-21.05%	49 3.03%	55
Law	38	Up 4 places+4	£33,046	-26.56%	45 2.78%	20
Marketing	40	Up 51 places+51	£40,000	+33.33%	43 2.66%	52
Inclusion and Diversity	43	Down -42 places-42	£43,000	+43.33%	40 2.47%	22
Military	50	Up 27 places+27	£33,046	-26.56%	32 1.98%	7
Telecoms	54	Up 18 places+18	£50,000	+25.00%	28 1.73%	14
Local Government	59	Up 32 places+32	£65,000	-	23 1.42%	13
Electronics	60	Up 26 places+26	£55,000	+15.34%	22 1.36%	14
Organisational Skills	60	Up 17 places+17	£35,925	-10.18%	22 1.36%	44
Fire and Rescue	62	New entry-	£60,000	-	20 1.24%	3
Advertising	65	New entry-	£42,500	-	17 1.05%	8
Billing	66	New entry-	£33,046	-	16 0.99%	10
Legal	67	Down -20 places-20	£40,000	+42.85%	15 0.93%	21
Influencing Skills	67	Up 11 places+11	£63,076	+15.11%	15 0.93%	8
Banking	68	Down -9 places-9	£75,000	+198.95%	14 0.87%	11
Back Office	70	New entry-	-	-	12 0.74%	1
Automotive	70	Up 12 places+12	£40,000	-19.00%	12 0.74%	10
Police	70	New entry-	£60,000	-	12 0.74%	6
Pharmaceutical	71	Up 1 place+1	£40,000	+70.21%	11 0.68%	10
Games	72	Up 9 places+9	-	-	10 0.62%	4
Documentation Skills	73	Up 19 places+19	£31,500	-10.00%	9 0.56%	8
Presentation Skills	76	Up 13 places+13	£36,849	-22.42%	6 0.37%	5
German Language	78	New entry-	£48,000	-	4 0.25%	2
Brand Awareness	78	New entry-	£36,849	-	4 0.25%	2
General Ledger	79	New entry-	£63,076	-	3 0.19%