General Skills Statistics in Northamptonshire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 16 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£53,750	+43.33%	142 20.49%	57
Finance	10	Up 3 places+3	£55,000	-16.98%	65 9.38%	33
Analytical Skills	26	Up 6 places+6	£59,000	+9.76%	36 5.19%	13
Retail	36	Down -1 place-1	£60,000	+37.14%	24 3.46%	11
Marketing	37	Down -3 places-3	£62,500	+16.27%	23 3.32%	6
Manufacturing	40	Down -32 places-32	£50,000	+25.00%	20 2.89%	16
Law	42	Down -7 places-7	£51,250	+46.42%	18 2.60%	5
Organisational Skills	49	Down -18 places-18	£38,500	+24.19%	11 1.59%	11
Documentation Skills	49	Down -7 places-7	£75,000	-	11 1.59%	2
Inclusion and Diversity	51	Down -48 places-48	£30,000	-7.69%	9 1.30%	9
Advertising	52	New entry-	-	-	8 1.15%
German Language	53	New entry-	£28,000	-	7 1.01%	1
Automotive	54	Down -21 places-21	£52,500	+81.03%	6 0.87%	3
Electronics	55	Down -17 places-17	£60,000	+50.00%	5 0.72%	2
Banking	55	Down -16 places-16	£60,000	-11.11%	5 0.72%	4
Aerospace	56	Down -17 places-17	£45,000	+12.50%	4 0.58%	2
Legal	56	Down -17 places-17	£61,250	-27.94%	4 0.58%	6
Military	56	New entry-	£75,000	-	4 0.58%
Public Sector	57	Down -16 places-16	£30,000	-26.82%	3 0.43%	1
Aviation	57	Down -16 places-16	-	-	3 0.43%
Front Office	57	Down -22 places-22	£75,000	-11.76%	3 0.43%
Back Office	57	New entry-	-	-	3 0.43%
Telecoms	57	Down -27 places-27	£32,500	-	3 0.43%	5
Publishing	57	New entry-	-	-	3 0.43%
Pharmaceutical	58	New entry-	-	-	2 0.29%	5
Multimedia	58	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.29%	8
Environmental Health	59	New entry-	-	-	1 0.14%
Fire and Rescue	59	New entry-	£70,000	-	1 0.14%	1
Police	59	New entry-	-	-	1 0.14%
Games	59	New entry-	£30,000	-	1 0.14%	2
Local Government	59	New entry-	-	-	1 0.14%	1