General Skills Statistics in the North of England

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 8 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£44,447	-6.78%	4,327 23.57%	1,017
Finance	9	Down -7 places-7	£60,000	+7.14%	1,850 10.08%	739
Inclusion and Diversity	10	Down -1 place-1	£50,000	+6.38%	1,706 9.29%	144
Banking	15	Up 17 places+17	£75,000	+8.66%	1,488 8.11%	73
Analytical Skills	37	Down -31 places-31	£47,500	-4.04%	869 4.73%	372
Public Sector	46	Up 74 places+74	£55,500	+0.90%	701 3.82%	247
Marketing	48	Down -18 places-18	£40,000	-11.11%	675 3.68%	314
Manufacturing	55	Down -41 places-41	£45,000	-3.74%	630 3.43%	225
Retail	61	Down -2 places-2	£50,000	+5.26%	532 2.90%	237
Law	76	Down -28 places-28	£50,000	-	427 2.33%	112
Telecoms	97	Up 69 places+69	£41,000	+24.24%	321 1.75%	79
Organisational Skills	105	Down -25 places-25	£37,500	-	290 1.58%	132
Legal	115	Down -59 places-59	£60,000	+33.33%	262 1.43%	159
Pharmaceutical	171	Up 26 places+26	£55,000	+83.33%	162 0.88%	25
Games	174	Down -12 places-12	£31,500	-40.00%	158 0.86%	55
Multimedia	175	Up 89 places+89	£30,500	-	157 0.86%	88
Influencing Skills	182	Up 23 places+23	£64,000	+16.80%	147 0.80%	73
Advertising	190	Up 15 places+15	£40,000	-16.23%	138 0.75%	43
Military	194	Up 45 places+45	£42,500	-15.09%	133 0.72%	27
Aerospace	201	Down -34 places-34	£50,000	-0.10%	125 0.68%	63
Automotive	207	Down -30 places-30	£48,000	-4.10%	118 0.64%	44
Local Government	215	Up 7 places+7	£56,500	+26.68%	108 0.59%	32
Electronics	217	Down -145 places-145	£55,000	-	106 0.58%	77
Back Office	235	Down -4 places-4	£50,000	-23.07%	85 0.46%	18
Billing	239	Up 10 places+10	£32,500	-33.33%	81 0.44%	43
Documentation Skills	249	Down -6 places-6	£45,000	+7.14%	71 0.39%	27
Presentation Skills	253	Down -210 places-210	£50,000	-	67 0.37%	82
Digital Healthcare	255	Up 7 places+7	£60,000	+71.42%	65 0.35%	10
French Language	275	Down -8 places-8	£60,000	-	45 0.25%	12
Police	282	Down -35 places-35	£55,000	+23.04%	38 0.21%	6
German Language	288	New entry-	£32,000	-	32 0.17%	10
Aviation	288	Down -29 places-29	£50,000	+4.85%	32 0.17%	18
Portuguese Language	290	New entry-	£60,000	-	30 0.16%	11
Health Technology	291	Down -48 places-48	£40,000	-46.66%	29 0.16%	11
Digital Health	293	Down -26 places-26	£60,000	+20.00%	27 0.15%	9
Spanish Language	294	New entry-	£60,000	-	26 0.14%	16
Fire and Rescue	296	New entry-	£55,000	-	24 0.13%	15
Tech for Good	300	Down -50 places-50	£65,000	+8.33%	20 0.11%	10
Social Housing	301	Down -45 places-45	£43,000	+22.85%	19 0.10%	9
Financial Institution	303	Down -69 places-69	£57,473	-20.72%	17 0.093%	13
iGaming	306	Down -39 places-39	£100,000	-	14 0.076%	4
Investment Banking	307	Down -86 places-86	£33,000	-2.94%	13 0.071%	7
Mandarin Language	307	Down -52 places-52	£45,000	-20.00%	13 0.071%	9
Esports	307	Down -68 places-68	£42,500	+1.19%	13 0.071%