General Skills Statistics in the North of England

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 2 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%	4,589 25.10%	1,078
Inclusion and Diversity	8	Up 6 places+6	£50,000	+7.52%	1,970 10.78%	159
Finance	12	Down -10 places-10	£57,946	+5.35%	1,808 9.89%	724
Banking	14	Up 28 places+28	£75,000	+8.66%	1,749 9.57%	88
Analytical Skills	37	Down -31 places-31	£46,500	-7.00%	847 4.63%	414
Public Sector	45	Up 46 places+46	£55,000	-	690 3.77%	226
Marketing	47	Down -20 places-20	£40,000	-13.51%	664 3.63%	328
Manufacturing	54	Down -39 places-39	£42,500	-10.52%	627 3.43%	214
Retail	61	Up 13 places+13	£50,000	+8.69%	516 2.82%	227
Law	73	Down -33 places-33	£50,000	-	422 2.31%	106
Telecoms	95	Up 62 places+62	£40,000	+21.21%	318 1.74%	85
Organisational Skills	104	Down -36 places-36	£36,500	-2.66%	292 1.60%	142
Legal	118	Down -64 places-64	£62,500	+38.88%	252 1.38%	150
Multimedia	161	Up 95 places+95	£30,500	-	175 0.96%	48
Pharmaceutical	172	Up 19 places+19	£60,000	+100.00%	158 0.86%	37
Games	174	Down -21 places-21	£40,000	-23.80%	156 0.85%	52
Influencing Skills	181	Up 16 places+16	£64,000	+16.80%	142 0.78%	59
Advertising	186	Up 10 places+10	£37,500	-21.87%	136 0.74%	45
Military	191	Up 40 places+40	£42,500	-15.09%	131 0.72%	29
Aerospace	202	Down -42 places-42	£49,400	-1.30%	119 0.65%	62
Automotive	205	Down -36 places-36	£48,000	-4.10%	116 0.63%	49
Electronics	210	Down -144 places-144	£55,000	-	111 0.61%	85
Local Government	217	Down -6 places-6	£55,000	+23.59%	104 0.57%	27
Back Office	237	Down -13 places-13	£50,000	-23.07%	83 0.45%	16
Billing	239	Up 2 places+2	£31,746	-34.88%	80 0.44%	42
Documentation Skills	252	Down -17 places-17	£45,000	+7.14%	67 0.37%	27
Presentation Skills	253	Down -215 places-215	£50,000	-	66 0.36%	95
Digital Healthcare	256	Down -2 places-2	£60,000	+71.42%	63 0.34%	6
French Language	275	Down -16 places-16	£60,000	-	44 0.24%	12
Police	281	Down -46 places-46	£55,000	+23.04%	38 0.21%	3
Tech for Good	287	Down -44 places-44	£70,000	+16.66%	32 0.18%	9
German Language	288	New entry-	£29,000	-	31 0.17%	9
Aviation	289	Down -39 places-39	£50,000	-11.25%	30 0.16%	17
Portuguese Language	291	New entry-	£60,000	-	28 0.15%	10
Health Technology	292	Down -55 places-55	£40,000	-46.66%	27 0.15%	7
Digital Health	292	Down -33 places-33	£60,000	+20.00%	27 0.15%	8
Spanish Language	295	New entry-	£60,000	-	24 0.13%	14
Fire and Rescue	299	New entry-	£55,000	-	20 0.11%	11
Social Housing	300	Down -56 places-56	£43,000	+22.85%	19 0.10%	15
Financial Institution	301	Down -74 places-74	£80,000	+10.34%	18 0.099%	10
iGaming	306	Down -47 places-47	£100,000	-	13 0.071%	8
Aeronautics	306	Down -62 places-62	£65,000	+29.85%	13 0.071%
Esports	306	Down -70 places-70	£42,500	+1.19%	13 0.071%