General Skills Statistics in Northern Ireland

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 26 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%	327 33.75%	94
Finance	4	Down -2 places-2	£40,000	-27.27%	136 14.04%	71
Analytical Skills	29	Down -22 places-22	£47,500	-13.63%	52 5.37%	34
Organisational Skills	36	No change0	£24,500	-	42 4.33%	18
Legal	48	Down -26 places-26	-	-	29 2.99%	7
Marketing	49	Down -31 places-31	£45,000	+50.00%	28 2.89%	14
Advertising	52	Down -18 places-18	£45,000	-27.41%	24 2.48%	2
Public Sector	57	Down -40 places-40	£63,750	-8.92%	19 1.96%	15
Documentation Skills	57	New entry-	-	-	19 1.96%	3
French Language	58	New entry-	-	-	18 1.86%
Retail	60	Down -36 places-36	£37,500	-6.25%	16 1.65%	11
Inclusion and Diversity	61	Down -37 places-37	£40,000	-	15 1.55%	17
Financial Institution	63	Down -28 places-28	£36,250	-47.46%	13 1.34%	4
Manufacturing	64	Down -48 places-48	£45,000	+5.88%	12 1.24%	18
Presentation Skills	65	Down -39 places-39	-	-	11 1.14%	4
Telecoms	68	Down -33 places-33	£35,000	-39.13%	8 0.83%	3
Law	68	Down -38 places-38	£41,000	-18.00%	8 0.83%	3
Games	68	Down -31 places-31	£32,000	-68.00%	8 0.83%	5
Pharmaceutical	69	Down -34 places-34	-	-	7 0.72%	2
Billing	69	Down -32 places-32	£32,500	+38.27%	7 0.72%	3
Influencing Skills	70	Down -36 places-36	£57,500	-	6 0.62%	1
Environmental Health	71	New entry-	-	-	5 0.52%
Banking	71	Down -55 places-55	£90,000	-	5 0.52%	4
Aerospace	72	Down -35 places-35	£65,000	-	4 0.41%	4
Police	72	New entry-	-	-	4 0.41%
Swedish Language	72	New entry-	-	-	4 0.41%
Tech for Good	72	Down -36 places-36	£70,000	-22.22%	4 0.41%	2
Automotive	73	New entry-	-	-	3 0.31%	1
Wearables	73	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.31%	1
Aeronautics	73	New entry-	-	-	3 0.31%