General Skills Statistics in Northern Ireland

Description	Rank 6 Months to 16 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	+2	£33,400	-29.68%	172 33.08%	110
Finance	6	0	£50,000	-33.33%	80 15.38%	86
Analytical Skills	17	-4	£52,500	-11.66%	44 8.46%	47
French Language	20	-	-	-	40 7.69%	8
Swedish Language	28	-	-	-	32 6.15%	2
Retail	39	-7	£31,250	-65.27%	21 4.04%	24
Law	40	+2	£43,500	-13.00%	20 3.85%	8
Legal	40	-3	-	-	20 3.85%	21
Marketing	41	-14	£45,000	-14.28%	19 3.65%	81
Manufacturing	45	-15	£45,000	+20.00%	15 2.88%	10
Public Sector	45	-12	£62,500	+56.25%	15 2.88%	4
Inclusion and Diversity	46	-20	£76,024	+27.92%	14 2.69%	6
Advertising	46	+1	£45,000	-25.00%	14 2.69%	13
Presentation Skills	49	-12	-	-	11 2.12%	20
Organisational Skills	49	-9	£24,500	-48.42%	11 2.12%	10
Pharmaceutical	50	-15	-	-	10 1.92%	8
Telecoms	53	-17	£35,000	-33.33%	7 1.35%	10
Billing	53	-	£32,500	-	7 1.35%	3
Games	54	-13	£31,000	-67.36%	6 1.15%	7
Financial Institution	55	-	£45,000	-	5 0.96%	7
Environmental Health	55	-	-	-	5 0.96%	1
Tech for Good	56	-16	£70,000	-15.15%	4 0.77%	1
Wearables	56	-	£70,000	-	4 0.77%
Police	56	-	-	-	4 0.77%	1
Aerospace	56	-	-	-	4 0.77%	3
Automotive	56	-10	-	-	4 0.77%	7
Influencing Skills	57	-13	£57,500	-	3 0.58%	1
Aeronautics	57	-	-	-	3 0.58%
Local Government	58	-13	£31,500	+14.54%	2 0.38%	1
Front Office	59	-	-	-	1 0.19%	1
Publishing	59	-	-	-	1 0.19%
Banking	59	-40	-	-	1 0.19%	7
Italian Language	59	-	£27,000	-	1 0.19%	1