General Skills Statistics in Northern Ireland

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 28 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£30,000	-45.45%	326 33.61%	101
Finance	4	Down -2 places-2	£40,000	-27.27%	136 14.02%	71
Analytical Skills	25	Down -18 places-18	£47,500	-13.63%	52 5.36%	30
Organisational Skills	33	Up 2 places+2	£24,500	-	42 4.33%	18
Legal	46	Down -25 places-25	-	-	28 2.89%	8
Marketing	46	Down -29 places-29	£45,000	+50.00%	28 2.89%	18
Advertising	49	Down -16 places-16	£45,000	-27.41%	25 2.58%	2
Public Sector	54	Down -38 places-38	£65,000	-7.14%	20 2.06%	16
Documentation Skills	55	New entry-	-	-	19 1.96%	2
French Language	57	New entry-	-	-	17 1.75%
Retail	58	Down -35 places-35	£37,500	-6.25%	16 1.65%	8
Inclusion and Diversity	59	Down -36 places-36	£40,000	-	15 1.55%	18
Financial Institution	61	Down -27 places-27	£36,250	-47.46%	13 1.34%	5
Manufacturing	62	Down -47 places-47	£45,000	+5.88%	12 1.24%	18
Presentation Skills	63	Down -37 places-37	-	-	11 1.13%	4
Telecoms	66	Down -32 places-32	£35,000	-39.13%	8 0.82%	3
Law	66	Down -37 places-37	£41,000	-18.00%	8 0.82%	3
Games	66	Down -30 places-30	£32,000	-68.00%	8 0.82%	5
Billing	67	Down -31 places-31	£32,500	+38.27%	7 0.72%	4
Pharmaceutical	67	Down -33 places-33	-	-	7 0.72%	2
Influencing Skills	68	Down -35 places-35	£57,500	-	6 0.62%	1
Banking	69	Down -53 places-53	£90,000	-	5 0.52%	5
Environmental Health	69	New entry-	-	-	5 0.52%
Aerospace	70	Down -34 places-34	£65,000	-	4 0.41%	3
Tech for Good	70	Down -35 places-35	£70,000	-22.22%	4 0.41%	2
Police	70	New entry-	-	-	4 0.41%
Wearables	71	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.31%	1
Automotive	71	New entry-	-	-	3 0.31%	1
Aeronautics	71	New entry-	-	-	3 0.31%
Swedish Language	71	New entry-	-	-	3 0.31%