General Skills Statistics in the North of England

Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 14 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£42,500	-14.14%	4,432 26.28%	1,018
Inclusion and Diversity	8	Up 34 places+34	£37,981	-19.18%	1,966 11.66%	148
Banking	12	Up 17 places+17	£75,000	+8.66%	1,751 10.38%	61
Finance	13	Down -10 places-10	£57,946	+5.35%	1,740 10.32%	681
Analytical Skills	35	Down -26 places-26	£45,000	-10.00%	819 4.86%	415
Marketing	46	Down -25 places-25	£40,000	-15.78%	628 3.72%	264
Public Sector	46	Up 23 places+23	£55,000	-	628 3.72%	252
Manufacturing	50	Down -40 places-40	£42,500	-10.52%	604 3.58%	221
Retail	60	Up 11 places+11	£50,000	+11.11%	487 2.89%	233
Law	74	Down -20 places-20	£50,000	-	390 2.31%	105
Telecoms	89	Up 70 places+70	£41,000	+17.14%	312 1.85%	96
Organisational Skills	95	Down -34 places-34	£35,000	-12.50%	290 1.72%	166
Legal	119	Down -51 places-51	£65,000	+44.44%	247 1.46%	116
Multimedia	134	Up 120 places+120	£30,500	-	205 1.22%	87
Games	166	Down -16 places-16	£47,500	-9.52%	154 0.91%	61
Pharmaceutical	168	Up 26 places+26	£60,000	+81.81%	152 0.90%	49
Advertising	185	Up 14 places+14	£37,500	-31.81%	131 0.78%	47
Influencing Skills	189	Up 1 place+1	£74,000	+35.05%	126 0.75%	51
Military	192	Up 31 places+31	£42,500	-10.52%	122 0.72%	25
Electronics	200	Down -147 places-147	£55,000	-3.84%	112 0.66%	66
Automotive	210	Down -42 places-42	£48,000	-4.10%	101 0.60%	52
Local Government	216	Down -17 places-17	£47,500	+9.19%	94 0.56%	39
Presentation Skills	227	Down -202 places-202	£50,000	-2.90%	83 0.49%	91
Back Office	228	No change0	£50,000	-23.07%	82 0.49%	16
Aerospace	232	Down -69 places-69	£42,215	-15.66%	78 0.46%	65
Billing	237	Up 3 places+3	£31,746	-34.88%	73 0.43%	34
Documentation Skills	257	Down -20 places-20	£45,000	+7.14%	53 0.31%	22
Digital Healthcare	257	Down -1 place-1	£60,000	-	53 0.31%	12
French Language	268	New entry-	£60,000	-	42 0.25%	13
German Language	275	New entry-	£27,500	-	35 0.21%	14
Spanish Language	275	Down -18 places-18	£60,000	+20.00%	35 0.21%	13
Tech for Good	276	Down -37 places-37	£70,000	+16.66%	34 0.20%	7
Police	281	Down -60 places-60	£55,000	+23.04%	29 0.17%	9
Health Technology	285	Down -50 places-50	£40,000	-46.66%	25 0.15%	10
Portuguese Language	286	New entry-	£60,000	-	24 0.14%	13
Aviation	287	Down -38 places-38	£40,000	-46.66%	23 0.14%	15
Digital Health	289	Down -32 places-32	£65,000	+30.00%	21 0.12%	6
Financial Institution	291	Down -62 places-62	£77,500	-6.06%	19 0.11%	11
Social Housing	293	Down -61 places-61	£50,000	+42.85%	17 0.10%	14
Fire and Rescue	295	New entry-	£37,500	-	15 0.089%	7