General Skills Statistics in the North of England

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 28 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£44,447	-8.36%	4,607 25.41%	1,199
Inclusion and Diversity	8	Up 7 places+7	£50,000	+8.69%	1,962 10.82%	451
Finance	12	Down -10 places-10	£57,500	+1.76%	1,812 9.99%	757
Banking	14	Up 30 places+30	£73,750	+6.85%	1,750 9.65%	347
Analytical Skills	37	Down -31 places-31	£46,250	-7.50%	872 4.81%	394
Public Sector	44	Up 46 places+46	£55,000	+1.42%	693 3.82%	249
Marketing	48	Down -20 places-20	£40,000	-15.78%	657 3.62%	286
Manufacturing	54	Down -40 places-40	£42,500	-9.09%	627 3.46%	221
Retail	62	Up 16 places+16	£50,000	+9.28%	517 2.85%	243
Law	72	Down -31 places-31	£50,000	-	419 2.31%	116
Telecoms	95	Up 69 places+69	£40,500	+22.72%	316 1.74%	89
Organisational Skills	102	Down -29 places-29	£37,500	-	287 1.58%	132
Legal	116	Down -61 places-61	£65,000	+44.44%	254 1.40%	126
Multimedia	150	Up 110 places+110	£30,500	-	185 1.02%	62
Pharmaceutical	171	Up 26 places+26	£60,000	+90.47%	157 0.87%	26
Games	171	Down -10 places-10	£40,000	-23.80%	157 0.87%	45
Influencing Skills	187	Up 15 places+15	£64,000	+16.80%	136 0.75%	54
Advertising	188	Up 14 places+14	£37,500	-21.87%	134 0.74%	39
Military	190	Up 43 places+43	£42,500	-10.52%	132 0.73%	25
Aerospace	205	Down -39 places-39	£49,700	-0.70%	115 0.63%	87
Automotive	207	Down -33 places-33	£48,000	-4.10%	113 0.62%	63
Electronics	209	Down -140 places-140	£55,000	-	111 0.61%	89
Local Government	218	Down -6 places-6	£51,250	+16.47%	102 0.56%	31
Billing	236	Up 9 places+9	£31,746	-34.88%	84 0.46%	37
Back Office	238	Down -10 places-10	£50,000	-23.07%	82 0.45%	19
Presentation Skills	241	Down -202 places-202	£50,000	-0.55%	79 0.44%	85
Digital Healthcare	260	Down -1 place-1	£60,000	+71.42%	60 0.33%	7
Documentation Skills	263	Down -23 places-23	£45,000	+7.14%	57 0.31%	25
French Language	276	New entry-	£60,000	-	44 0.24%	15
Police	283	Down -47 places-47	£55,000	+23.04%	37 0.20%	6
Tech for Good	286	Down -39 places-39	£70,000	+16.66%	34 0.19%	5
German Language	289	New entry-	£29,000	-	31 0.17%	13
Aviation	292	Down -39 places-39	£50,000	-23.07%	28 0.15%	19
Portuguese Language	293	New entry-	£60,000	-	27 0.15%	10
Health Technology	293	Down -53 places-53	£40,000	-46.66%	27 0.15%	7
Digital Health	294	Down -31 places-31	£60,000	+20.00%	26 0.14%	9
Spanish Language	298	New entry-	£60,000	-	22 0.12%	15
Financial Institution	301	Down -70 places-70	£80,000	+10.34%	19 0.10%	72
Social Housing	301	Down -56 places-56	£43,000	+22.85%	19 0.10%	14
Fire and Rescue	301	New entry-	£55,000	-	19 0.10%	9
Aeronautics	307	Down -59 places-59	£65,000	+29.85%	13 0.072%
Esports	307	Down -65 places-65	£42,500	+1.19%	13 0.072%