General Skills Statistics in Northamptonshire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 21 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£59,732	+59.28%	147 20.45%	61
Finance	11	Up 2 places+2	£57,500	-11.53%	67 9.32%	34
Analytical Skills	27	Up 4 places+4	£57,000	+8.57%	37 5.15%	17
Retail	36	Down -1 place-1	£60,000	+37.14%	25 3.48%	17
Marketing	38	Down -5 places-5	£55,000	+4.76%	23 3.20%	6
Manufacturing	42	Down -33 places-33	£50,000	+25.00%	19 2.64%	21
Law	43	Down -8 places-8	£51,250	+46.42%	18 2.50%	6
Organisational Skills	49	Down -18 places-18	£49,250	+58.87%	12 1.67%	12
Documentation Skills	50	Down -8 places-8	£75,000	-	11 1.53%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	52	Down -48 places-48	£30,000	-7.69%	9 1.25%	10
Advertising	53	New entry-	-	-	8 1.11%
German Language	54	New entry-	£28,000	-	7 0.97%	1
Automotive	54	Down -21 places-21	£60,000	+106.89%	7 0.97%	4
Banking	55	Down -17 places-17	£60,000	-11.11%	6 0.83%	7
Electronics	56	Down -18 places-18	£60,000	+50.00%	5 0.70%	2
Military	56	New entry-	£75,000	-	5 0.70%	1
Front Office	57	Down -22 places-22	£75,000	-11.76%	4 0.56%
Aerospace	57	Down -18 places-18	£45,000	+12.50%	4 0.56%	2
Legal	57	Down -18 places-18	£61,250	-27.94%	4 0.56%	9
Aviation	58	Down -17 places-17	-	-	3 0.42%
Back Office	58	New entry-	-	-	3 0.42%
Public Sector	59	Down -18 places-18	-	-	2 0.28%	2
Pharmaceutical	59	New entry-	-	-	2 0.28%	5
Telecoms	59	Down -30 places-30	£32,500	-7.14%	2 0.28%	6
Publishing	59	New entry-	-	-	2 0.28%
Multimedia	59	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.28%	8
Environmental Health	60	New entry-	-	-	1 0.14%
Fire and Rescue	60	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.14%	1
Police	60	New entry-	-	-	1 0.14%
Games	60	New entry-	£30,000	-	1 0.14%	1
Local Government	60	New entry-	-	-	1 0.14%	1