General Skills Statistics in Merseyside

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 1 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	3	No change0	£45,750	+36.56%	187 14.97%	76
Finance	9	Down -3 places-3	£56,250	+7.14%	125 10.01%	32
Legal	14	Up 6 places+6	£85,000	+84.78%	87 6.97%	17
Analytical Skills	16	Down -7 places-7	£45,250	-14.62%	83 6.65%	33
Retail	18	Down -7 places-7	£37,500	+17.18%	80 6.41%	23
Manufacturing	29	Down -22 places-22	£42,500	+26.86%	57 4.56%	16
Marketing	37	Up 5 places+5	£70,000	+69.69%	47 3.76%	14
Pharmaceutical	53	Down -16 places-16	£55,000	+103.70%	27 2.16%	4
Law	53	Down -4 places-4	£50,000	+14.28%	27 2.16%	5
Organisational Skills	57	Down -18 places-18	£37,500	+41.50%	23 1.84%	12
Automotive	60	Down -7 places-7	£30,500	-41.90%	20 1.60%	7
Inclusion and Diversity	68	Down -45 places-45	£36,100	-	12 0.96%	11
German Language	70	New entry-	-	-	10 0.80%
Games	70	Down -14 places-14	£60,000	-20.00%	10 0.80%	2
Public Sector	70	Down -23 places-23	£47,050	-27.61%	10 0.80%	11
Banking	71	Down -30 places-30	£55,000	+57.14%	9 0.72%	2
Investment Banking	72	Down -19 places-19	-	-	8 0.64%	2
Telecoms	73	Down -16 places-16	£44,250	+60.90%	7 0.56%	4
Aerospace	73	New entry-	£55,000	-	7 0.56%	3
Influencing Skills	73	Down -15 places-15	£90,000	+49.02%	7 0.56%	3
Legal Technology	74	New entry-	£46,500	-	6 0.48%	4
Documentation Skills	74	Down -17 places-17	£35,000	-	6 0.48%	1
Multimedia	74	New entry-	£30,500	-	6 0.48%	12
Aviation	74	New entry-	-	-	6 0.48%	1
Presentation Skills	76	Down -21 places-21	£26,000	-35.00%	4 0.32%	4
Billing	77	Down -20 places-20	-	-	3 0.24%	2
Local Government	78	Down -21 places-21	£31,500	-51.53%	2 0.16%	8
Back Office	78	New entry-	£73,750	-	2 0.16%
Advertising	78	Down -23 places-23	£62,750	+49.40%	2 0.16%	1