General Skills Statistics in Leeds

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Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 31 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	3	Down 2 places-2	£51,500	-10.43%	355 11.69%	78
Finance	6	Up 4 places+4	£64,038	+21.97%	311 10.24%	39
Public Sector	16	Up 16 places+16	£65,000	+4.41%	195 6.42%	35
Analytical Skills	27	Down 12 places-12	£52,788	+5.57%	146 4.81%	28
Inclusion and Diversity	44	Up 12 places+12	£55,000	-35.29%	82 2.70%	7
Organisational Skills	47	Up 20 places+20	£45,000	-18.18%	75 2.47%	9
Marketing	47	Up 11 places+11	£43,750	+16.66%	75 2.47%	9
Retail	48	Up 11 places+11	£44,969	-28.04%	74 2.44%	13
Manufacturing	52	Up 17 places+17	£55,000	+15.78%	69 2.27%	17
Law	57	Down 13 places-13	£55,000	+2.32%	63 2.07%	5
Legal	57	Down 33 places-33	£45,000	-8.16%	63 2.07%	11
Influencing Skills	82	Down 10 places-10	£75,000	+47.30%	38 1.25%	3
Digital Healthcare	85	New entry-	£60,000	-	35 1.15%	1
Presentation Skills	97	Down 23 places-23	£35,000	-36.36%	23 0.76%	1
Banking	100	Down 18 places-18	£70,000	+37.48%	20 0.66%	8
Pharmaceutical	103	Down 22 places-22	£35,000	+7.69%	17 0.56%	3
Portuguese Language	104	New entry-	£60,000	-	16 0.53%	1
Spanish Language	104	New entry-	£60,000	-	16 0.53%	1
Advertising	104	Down 17 places-17	£40,000	-23.80%	16 0.53%	1
Games	105	Down 20 places-20	£54,741	-41.60%	15 0.49%	1
Automotive	105	Down 17 places-17	£55,000	-15.38%	15 0.49%	2
Documentation Skills	108	Down 27 places-27	£65,576	+43.33%	12 0.40%	1
Local Government	109	Down 27 places-27	£52,500	-11.99%	11 0.36%	2
French Language	110	New entry-	£60,000	-	10 0.33%	1
Aerospace	110	Down 27 places-27	£55,000	-15.38%	10 0.33%	2
Financial Institution	113	Down 42 places-42	£100,000	+81.81%	7 0.23%	1
Social Housing	113	New entry-	£60,000	-	7 0.23%
iGaming	114	New entry-	-	-	6 0.20%
Back Office	114	Down 31 places-31	-	-	6 0.20%	6
Telecoms	114	Down 40 places-40	£36,000	-41.22%	6 0.20%	2
Military	115	Down 32 places-32	£35,000	-	5 0.16%
Mandarin Language	115	New entry-	£60,000	-	5 0.16%	1
Electronics	115	Down 29 places-29	£60,000	-9.43%	5 0.16%	6
Publishing	116	Down 30 places-30	£60,000	-7.69%	4 0.13%	1
Brand Awareness	116	New entry-	-	-	4 0.13%
Tech for Good	116	Down 36 places-36	£65,000	+8.33%	4 0.13%	2
Digital Health	116	New entry-	£45,000	-	4 0.13%	1
Retail Banking	116	New entry-	-	-	4 0.13%
German Language	116	Down 32 places-32	-	-	4 0.13%