General Skills Statistics in Manchester

Description	Rank 6 Months to 18 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	0	£42,500	-15.00%	872 29.20%	349
Inclusion and Diversity	5	+35	£20,000	-63.63%	557 18.65%	27
Banking	9	+49	£100,000	+38.90%	449 15.04%	17
Finance	15	-13	£67,500	+22.72%	385 12.89%	207
Analytical Skills	26	-17	£42,750	-14.50%	195 6.53%	114
Marketing	38	+35	£45,000	-30.76%	130 4.35%	123
Law	42	-1	£55,000	-13.04%	116 3.88%	39
Public Sector	48	-24	£55,000	-8.33%	103 3.45%	43
Retail	61	-18	£38,750	-26.19%	76 2.55%	66
Telecoms	64	+35	£42,500	+10.38%	73 2.44%	27
Manufacturing	72	+6	£50,000	-13.04%	63 2.11%	46
Organisational Skills	72	-11	£40,000	-5.88%	63 2.11%	40
Legal	73	-38	£75,000	+66.66%	62 2.08%	55
Military	78	+68	£42,500	+30.76%	52 1.74%	4
Local Government	83	-17	£42,250	-36.32%	46 1.54%	11
Multimedia	90	+57	£30,500	-23.75%	39 1.31%	12
Electronics	92	+37	£46,500	-31.11%	37 1.24%	22
Billing	93	+38	£30,000	-24.52%	36 1.21%	20
Back Office	103	+41	£60,000	-4.00%	26 0.87%	8
Games	107	+4	£66,250	+23.25%	22 0.74%	24
Aerospace	107	+42	£65,000	-3.70%	22 0.74%	15
Pharmaceutical	109	+26	£60,000	-4.00%	20 0.67%	8
Advertising	109	+43	£37,500	+50.00%	20 0.67%	9
Presentation Skills	110	-40	£47,818	-4.36%	19 0.64%	38
Influencing Skills	111	-16	£95,000	+90.00%	18 0.60%	8
Automotive	111	+16	£65,000	-1.88%	18 0.60%	11
Documentation Skills	113	+35	£42,500	-25.11%	16 0.54%	4
Aeronautics	116	-	£65,000	-	13 0.44%	1
German Language	119	-	£29,000	-	10 0.33%	9
Police	120	-53	£35,000	-27.83%	9 0.30%	7
Tech for Good	120	+16	£70,000	+16.66%	9 0.30%	3
Fire and Rescue	122	+33	£37,500	+7.14%	7 0.23%	1
Investment Banking	123	+32	£67,500	-	6 0.20%
Digital Health	123	-	£100,000	-	6 0.20%	3