General Skills Statistics in Oxford

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 4 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£56,250	+21.62%	137 22.06%	44
Manufacturing	7	Up 15 places+15	£60,000	-7.69%	65 10.47%	15
Finance	14	Down -6 places-6	£75,000	+28.03%	48 7.73%	27
Electronics	26	Down -2 places-2	£65,500	+13.91%	27 4.35%	6
Analytical Skills	27	Down -10 places-10	£56,000	+31.76%	25 4.03%	18
Inclusion and Diversity	28	Up 2 places+2	£61,250	+27.60%	24 3.86%	14
Marketing	32	Down -25 places-25	£60,000	+71.42%	20 3.22%	6
Organisational Skills	33	No change0	£34,000	-32.00%	19 3.06%	8
Public Sector	39	Down -6 places-6	£100,000	+217.46%	13 2.09%	2
Aerospace	41	Down -28 places-28	£65,000	-	11 1.77%	5
Automotive	41	Down -9 places-9	£75,000	+33.33%	11 1.77%	5
Retail	41	Down -27 places-27	£55,000	+46.66%	11 1.77%	5
Games	45	Down -17 places-17	£70,000	-	7 1.13%	1
Banking	45	Down -15 places-15	£55,000	-4.34%	7 1.13%	1
Local Government	47	Down -15 places-15	£55,000	-7.79%	5 0.81%	1
Fire and Rescue	48	New entry-	£55,000	-	4 0.64%	1
Law	49	New entry-	£150,000	-	3 0.48%	2
Legal	49	Down -17 places-17	£150,000	+328.57%	3 0.48%	4
Presentation Skills	49	Down -19 places-19	£78,750	+36.95%	3 0.48%	4
Documentation Skills	49	New entry-	£52,500	-	3 0.48%	2
Pharmaceutical	49	Down -18 places-18	£90,000	+28.57%	3 0.48%	2
Japanese Language	50	New entry-	£150,000	-	2 0.32%
Telecoms	51	Down -22 places-22	£52,500	-19.23%	1 0.16%	6
Military	51	New entry-	£52,500	-	1 0.16%	3
Multimedia	51	New entry-	£33,500	-	1 0.16%	7
German Language	51	New entry-	-	-	1 0.16%