General Skills Statistics in the North of England

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 3 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£44,000	-7.72%	4,594 25.01%	1,146
Inclusion and Diversity	8	Up 6 places+6	£42,700	-7.17%	1,974 10.75%	165
Finance	12	Down -10 places-10	£57,946	+5.35%	1,820 9.91%	763
Banking	14	Up 21 places+21	£75,000	+8.66%	1,750 9.53%	87
Analytical Skills	36	Down -30 places-30	£46,500	-7.00%	853 4.64%	426
Public Sector	45	Up 63 places+63	£55,000	-	698 3.80%	256
Marketing	47	Down -19 places-19	£40,000	-11.11%	672 3.66%	356
Manufacturing	54	Down -39 places-39	£42,500	-10.52%	630 3.43%	223
Retail	61	Up 13 places+13	£50,000	+6.95%	521 2.84%	229
Law	72	Down -30 places-30	£50,000	-	422 2.30%	173
Telecoms	94	Up 67 places+67	£40,000	+21.21%	320 1.74%	86
Organisational Skills	104	Down -33 places-33	£36,500	-2.66%	292 1.59%	149
Legal	117	Down -64 places-64	£62,500	+38.88%	256 1.39%	159
Multimedia	161	Up 95 places+95	£30,500	-	174 0.95%	47
Pharmaceutical	171	Up 20 places+20	£60,000	+100.00%	158 0.86%	34
Games	173	Down -17 places-17	£40,000	-23.80%	156 0.85%	56
Influencing Skills	184	Up 11 places+11	£64,000	+16.80%	143 0.78%	56
Advertising	189	Up 7 places+7	£37,500	-21.87%	137 0.75%	44
Military	194	Up 37 places+37	£42,500	-15.09%	131 0.71%	27
Aerospace	202	Down -42 places-42	£49,400	-1.30%	120 0.65%	66
Automotive	205	Down -35 places-35	£48,000	-4.10%	117 0.64%	51
Electronics	211	Down -143 places-143	£55,000	-	110 0.60%	84
Local Government	216	Down -5 places-5	£56,500	+26.96%	105 0.57%	26
Back Office	237	Down -14 places-14	£50,000	-23.07%	83 0.45%	17
Billing	238	Up 3 places+3	£32,500	-33.33%	82 0.45%	46
Presentation Skills	250	Down -211 places-211	£50,000	-	69 0.38%	91
Documentation Skills	252	Down -17 places-17	£45,000	+7.14%	67 0.36%	31
Digital Healthcare	254	No change0	£60,000	+71.42%	65 0.35%	6
French Language	274	Down -15 places-15	£60,000	-	45 0.25%	13
Police	281	Down -46 places-46	£55,000	+23.04%	38 0.21%	3
German Language	287	New entry-	£29,000	-	32 0.17%	11
Aviation	288	Down -38 places-38	£50,000	-11.25%	31 0.17%	17
Portuguese Language	289	New entry-	£60,000	-	30 0.16%	10
Tech for Good	291	Down -48 places-48	£70,000	+16.66%	28 0.15%	10
Health Technology	292	Down -55 places-55	£40,000	-46.66%	27 0.15%	10
Digital Health	292	Down -33 places-33	£60,000	+20.00%	27 0.15%	8
Spanish Language	293	New entry-	£60,000	-	26 0.14%	15
Fire and Rescue	298	New entry-	£55,000	-	21 0.11%	11
Social Housing	300	Down -56 places-56	£43,000	+22.85%	19 0.10%	15
Financial Institution	301	Down -75 places-75	£80,000	+10.34%	18 0.098%	10
Aeronautics	306	Down -62 places-62	£65,000	+29.85%	13 0.071%
Esports	306	Down -72 places-72	£42,500	+1.19%	13 0.071%
iGaming	306	Down -47 places-47	£100,000	-	13 0.071%	5