General Skills Statistics in Merseyside

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 15 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	4	Up 3 places+3	£46,500	+6.28%	177 13.20%	139
Finance	13	Down -8 places-8	£65,000	+18.18%	98 7.31%	108
Legal	15	Up 16 places+16	£65,000	+62.50%	90 6.71%	36
Analytical Skills	16	Down -10 places-10	£45,000	-18.18%	83 6.19%	63
Retail	16	Down -4 places-4	£42,500	-5.55%	83 6.19%	68
Manufacturing	23	Down -14 places-14	£45,000	+34.32%	58 4.33%	37
Marketing	26	Up 14 places+14	£70,000	-6.66%	54 4.03%	28
Organisational Skills	49	Down -3 places-3	£36,800	+38.86%	27 2.01%	14
Pharmaceutical	53	Down -10 places-10	£55,000	+103.70%	23 1.72%	15
Law	53	Up 1 place+1	£55,000	-	23 1.72%	13
Inclusion and Diversity	55	Down -30 places-30	£40,000	-36.00%	21 1.57%	52
Automotive	57	No change0	£30,500	-41.90%	19 1.42%	10
Games	65	Down -3 places-3	£60,000	-20.00%	11 0.82%	3
Public Sector	65	Down -14 places-14	£40,000	-31.03%	11 0.82%	29
Banking	67	Down -20 places-20	£55,000	+57.14%	9 0.67%	1
Presentation Skills	68	Down -4 places-4	£26,000	-42.22%	8 0.60%	7
Investment Banking	68	Down -9 places-9	-	-	8 0.60%
Local Government	70	Down -7 places-7	£40,000	-38.46%	6 0.45%	8
Telecoms	70	Down -7 places-7	£44,250	-44.68%	6 0.45%	4
Aerospace	70	New entry-	£55,000	-	6 0.45%	3
Influencing Skills	70	Down -6 places-6	£80,000	+28.00%	6 0.45%	26
Documentation Skills	70	Down -7 places-7	£35,000	-	6 0.45%	1
Billing	70	New entry-	£60,000	-	6 0.45%	3
Legal Technology	70	New entry-	£46,500	-	6 0.45%	1
Brand Awareness	72	New entry-	-	-	4 0.30%
Advertising	72	Down -11 places-11	£26,561	-8.41%	4 0.30%	1
Publishing	72	New entry-	£40,000	-	4 0.30%	4
German Language	73	New entry-	-	-	3 0.22%	2
Electronics	73	New entry-	£47,500	-	3 0.22%	7