General Skills Statistics in the North of England

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 30 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	-7.09%	4,584 25.19%	883
Inclusion and Diversity	8	Up 6 places+6	£50,000	+8.69%	1,964 10.79%	132
Finance	12	Down -10 places-10	£57,500	+1.76%	1,793 9.85%	578
Banking	14	Up 28 places+28	£75,000	+7.90%	1,749 9.61%	68
Analytical Skills	37	Down -31 places-31	£46,000	-8.00%	854 4.69%	338
Public Sector	44	Up 47 places+47	£55,000	-	695 3.82%	193
Marketing	47	Down -20 places-20	£40,000	-15.78%	662 3.64%	270
Manufacturing	54	Down -41 places-41	£42,500	-10.52%	626 3.44%	181
Retail	62	Up 13 places+13	£50,000	+8.69%	516 2.84%	197
Law	74	Down -34 places-34	£50,000	-	421 2.31%	84
Telecoms	95	Up 63 places+63	£40,000	+21.21%	317 1.74%	83
Organisational Skills	105	Down -36 places-36	£37,500	-	283 1.56%	126
Legal	123	Down -70 places-70	£65,000	+44.44%	251 1.38%	118
Multimedia	164	Up 91 places+91	£30,500	-	177 0.97%	62
Games	177	Down -22 places-22	£40,000	-23.80%	159 0.87%	37
Pharmaceutical	178	Up 12 places+12	£60,000	+100.00%	157 0.86%	20
Influencing Skills	190	Up 6 places+6	£64,000	+16.80%	141 0.77%	42
Advertising	196	Down -1 place-1	£37,500	-21.87%	134 0.74%	43
Military	198	Up 32 places+32	£42,500	-15.09%	132 0.73%	23
Aerospace	211	Down -51 places-51	£50,000	-0.10%	116 0.64%	50
Automotive	211	Down -42 places-42	£48,000	-4.10%	116 0.64%	38
Electronics	219	Down -154 places-154	£55,000	-	108 0.59%	82
Local Government	223	Down -14 places-14	£51,250	+15.16%	103 0.57%	31
Back Office	244	Down -21 places-21	£50,000	-23.07%	82 0.45%	7
Billing	247	Down -7 places-7	£31,746	-34.88%	79 0.43%	33
Presentation Skills	258	Down -220 places-220	£50,000	-0.05%	68 0.37%	79
Digital Healthcare	264	Down -10 places-10	£60,000	+71.42%	62 0.34%	6
Documentation Skills	269	Down -34 places-34	£45,000	+7.14%	57 0.31%	21
French Language	282	New entry-	£60,000	-	44 0.24%	11
Police	289	Down -56 places-56	£55,000	+23.04%	37 0.20%	4
Tech for Good	292	Down -50 places-50	£70,000	+16.66%	34 0.19%	4
German Language	295	New entry-	£29,000	-	31 0.17%	11
Portuguese Language	298	New entry-	£60,000	-	28 0.15%	9
Aviation	298	Down -49 places-49	£50,000	-11.25%	28 0.15%	18
Health Technology	299	Down -63 places-63	£40,000	-46.66%	27 0.15%	6
Digital Health	300	Down -42 places-42	£60,000	+20.00%	26 0.14%	8
Spanish Language	303	New entry-	£60,000	-	23 0.13%	10
Social Housing	307	Down -65 places-65	£43,000	+22.85%	19 0.10%	15
Fire and Rescue	307	New entry-	£55,000	-	19 0.10%	8
Financial Institution	308	Down -82 places-82	£80,000	+10.34%	18 0.099%	8
Aeronautics	313	Down -70 places-70	£65,000	+29.85%	13 0.071%
Esports	313	Down -76 places-76	£42,500	+1.19%	13 0.071%