General Skills Statistics in Northern Ireland

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 24 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%	324 34.00%	103
Finance	4	Down -2 places-2	£40,000	-27.27%	133 13.96%	76
Analytical Skills	27	Down -21 places-21	£40,000	-27.27%	51 5.35%	35
Organisational Skills	34	Up 3 places+3	£24,500	-	42 4.41%	18
Legal	45	Down -22 places-22	-	-	30 3.15%	9
Marketing	47	Down -28 places-28	£45,000	+50.00%	28 2.94%	17
Advertising	50	Down -15 places-15	£45,000	-27.41%	24 2.52%	2
Documentation Skills	55	New entry-	-	-	19 1.99%	3
French Language	56	New entry-	-	-	18 1.89%
Public Sector	57	Down -39 places-39	£62,500	-10.71%	17 1.78%	14
Retail	58	Down -33 places-33	£37,500	-6.25%	16 1.68%	9
Inclusion and Diversity	59	Down -35 places-35	£40,000	-32.69%	15 1.57%	19
Financial Institution	62	Down -26 places-26	£45,000	-34.78%	12 1.26%	4
Manufacturing	62	Down -45 places-45	£45,000	+5.88%	12 1.26%	17
Presentation Skills	63	Down -37 places-37	-	-	11 1.15%	4
Telecoms	66	Down -30 places-30	£35,000	-39.13%	8 0.84%	2
Law	66	Down -35 places-35	£41,000	-18.00%	8 0.84%	4
Games	66	Down -28 places-28	£32,000	-68.00%	8 0.84%	5
Billing	67	Down -29 places-29	£32,500	+38.27%	7 0.73%	3
Pharmaceutical	67	Down -31 places-31	-	-	7 0.73%	1
Banking	69	Down -53 places-53	£90,000	-	5 0.52%	5
Environmental Health	69	New entry-	-	-	5 0.52%
Tech for Good	70	Down -34 places-34	£70,000	-26.31%	4 0.42%	2
Aerospace	70	Down -32 places-32	£65,000	-	4 0.42%	4
Swedish Language	70	New entry-	-	-	4 0.42%
Police	70	New entry-	-	-	4 0.42%
Influencing Skills	70	Down -35 places-35	£63,750	-	4 0.42%	1
Aeronautics	71	New entry-	-	-	3 0.31%
Automotive	71	New entry-	-	-	3 0.31%	1
Wearables	71	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.31%	1