General Skills Statistics in Leicester

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 18 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	2	Up 3 places+3	£55,000	+77.41%	134 20.06%	27
Finance	14	Down -5 places-5	£62,500	+28.86%	52 7.78%	30
Marketing	21	Up 5 places+5	£46,500	+9.41%	38 5.69%	6
Analytical Skills	25	Down -17 places-17	£55,000	+13.40%	34 5.09%	12
Retail	28	Down -15 places-15	£67,500	+37.75%	31 4.64%	17
Electronics	37	New entry-	£75,000	-	22 3.29%
Manufacturing	37	Down -26 places-26	£45,000	-	22 3.29%	12
Aerospace	49	Down -18 places-18	£90,000	+164.70%	10 1.50%
Law	49	Down -43 places-43	£42,500	-12.37%	10 1.50%
Public Sector	50	Down -24 places-24	£50,000	-	9 1.35%	2
Telecoms	52	New entry-	£42,500	-	7 1.05%	2
Military	52	Down -22 places-22	£42,500	-	7 1.05%	2
Documentation Skills	52	Down -22 places-22	£55,000	+25.71%	7 1.05%
Inclusion and Diversity	53	Down -33 places-33	£45,000	-	6 0.90%	6
Multimedia	54	New entry-	£32,500	-	5 0.75%	10
Automotive	55	Down -26 places-26	£30,000	-33.33%	4 0.60%	2
Fire and Rescue	56	New entry-	£35,000	-	3 0.45%
Influencing Skills	56	Down -25 places-25	-	-	3 0.45%
Legal	57	Down -28 places-28	£61,500	-	2 0.30%	3
Presentation Skills	57	Down -29 places-29	£49,500	-	2 0.30%	1
Local Government	57	New entry-	£53,262	-	2 0.30%
Advertising	58	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.15%	1
Games	58	New entry-	£75,000	-	1 0.15%
General Ledger	58	New entry-	-	-	1 0.15%	1