General Skills Statistics in the North of England

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 11 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	-7.36%	4,001 21.77%	1,031
Finance	8	Down -6 places-6	£60,000	+6.66%	1,877 10.22%	758
Inclusion and Diversity	12	Down -4 places-4	£50,000	+6.38%	1,380 7.51%	161
Banking	24	Up 9 places+9	£75,000	+8.66%	1,152 6.27%	81
Analytical Skills	35	Down -29 places-29	£47,500	-3.06%	878 4.78%	380
Public Sector	45	Up 93 places+93	£55,000	-	704 3.83%	232
Marketing	47	Down -12 places-12	£40,000	-11.11%	687 3.74%	312
Manufacturing	53	Down -33 places-33	£45,000	-2.17%	638 3.47%	211
Retail	59	Down -3 places-3	£50,000	+9.28%	542 2.95%	248
Law	74	Down -24 places-24	£50,000	-	438 2.38%	100
Telecoms	98	Up 81 places+81	£41,000	+24.24%	320 1.74%	95
Organisational Skills	103	Down -12 places-12	£37,500	-	299 1.63%	126
Legal	112	Down -53 places-53	£60,000	+33.33%	276 1.50%	156
Pharmaceutical	170	Up 37 places+37	£55,000	+83.33%	165 0.90%	25
Games	174	Down -4 places-4	£40,000	-23.80%	159 0.87%	48
Multimedia	176	Up 100 places+100	£30,500	-	156 0.85%	95
Influencing Skills	183	Up 30 places+30	£64,000	+16.80%	149 0.81%	71
Advertising	193	Up 24 places+24	£40,000	-15.34%	139 0.76%	40
Aerospace	194	Down -16 places-16	£50,000	-0.10%	138 0.75%	58
Military	201	Up 50 places+50	£40,000	-20.08%	131 0.71%	22
Automotive	220	Down -33 places-33	£50,000	-0.10%	111 0.60%	42
Local Government	221	Up 29 places+29	£62,500	+40.13%	110 0.60%	32
Electronics	222	Down -138 places-138	£55,000	-	109 0.59%	76
Billing	245	Up 15 places+15	£32,500	-33.33%	84 0.46%	43
Back Office	246	Down -3 places-3	£50,000	-23.07%	83 0.45%	17
Documentation Skills	254	No change0	£45,000	+7.14%	75 0.41%	28
Digital Healthcare	261	Up 13 places+13	£60,000	+71.42%	68 0.37%	2
Presentation Skills	264	Down -215 places-215	£50,000	-	65 0.35%	73
French Language	284	Down -6 places-6	£60,000	-	45 0.24%	13
Police	292	Down -17 places-17	£55,000	+23.04%	37 0.20%	5
Aviation	295	Down -24 places-24	£50,000	+4.85%	34 0.19%	15
German Language	296	Down -18 places-18	£29,000	-	33 0.18%	13
Portuguese Language	297	New entry-	£60,000	-	32 0.17%	6
Health Technology	299	Down -44 places-44	£40,000	-46.66%	30 0.16%	6
Spanish Language	302	New entry-	£60,000	-	27 0.15%	11
Digital Health	302	Down -23 places-23	£60,000	+20.00%	27 0.15%	7
Fire and Rescue	304	New entry-	£55,000	-	25 0.14%	15
Social Housing	306	Down -30 places-30	£43,000	+22.85%	23 0.13%	8
Tech for Good	309	Down -47 places-47	£65,000	+8.33%	20 0.11%	9
Financial Institution	310	Down -74 places-74	£62,500	-13.79%	19 0.10%	11
iGaming	315	Down -36 places-36	£100,000	-	14 0.076%
Mandarin Language	315	Down -49 places-49	£45,000	-21.73%	14 0.076%	3
Esports	316	Down -68 places-68	£42,500	+1.19%	13 0.071%
Publishing	316	Down -39 places-39	£50,000	-6.54%	13 0.071%	10