General Skills Statistics in Luton

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 14 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Aerospace	5	Up 15 places+15	£65,000	+44.44%	57 17.07%	30
Social Skills	9	Down -2 places-2	£35,000	-17.64%	36 10.78%	37
Manufacturing	10	Down -6 places-6	£55,000	+57.14%	35 10.48%	9
Electronics	11	Up 3 places+3	£55,000	+22.22%	33 9.88%	10
Inclusion and Diversity	12	Up 4 places+4	£30,000	-46.18%	32 9.58%	19
Finance	13	Down -2 places-2	£33,250	-21.76%	26 7.78%	19
Public Sector	17	Up 2 places+2	£50,000	+11.11%	19 5.69%	1
Organisational Skills	17	Up 2 places+2	£32,500	-27.77%	19 5.69%	6
Social Housing	23	New entry-	£45,000	-	12 3.59%	2
Local Government	23	New entry-	£50,000	-	12 3.59%
Presentation Skills	26	Down -6 places-6	£30,000	-	9 2.69%	3
Analytical Skills	28	Down -19 places-19	£39,500	-24.40%	7 2.10%	9
Military	29	New entry-	£55,000	-	6 1.80%	5
Marketing	30	Down -17 places-17	£30,000	-33.33%	5 1.50%	3
Retail	33	Down -13 places-13	-	-	2 0.60%	3
Legal	33	Down -14 places-14	£49,000	-17.64%	2 0.60%	3
Influencing Skills	34	New entry-	£47,500	-	1 0.30%	3
Back Office	34	New entry-	£41,250	-	1 0.30%	1
Automotive	34	Down -15 places-15	£50,000	-	1 0.30%