General Skills Statistics in Oxfordshire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£47,500	-13.63%	215 16.82%	82
Finance	9	Up 1 place+1	£72,500	+11.53%	108 8.45%	42
Manufacturing	21	Down -16 places-16	£60,000	-7.69%	70 5.48%	29
Analytical Skills	25	Up 9 places+9	£56,623	+32.92%	54 4.23%	33
Marketing	28	Up 2 places+2	£55,000	-13.72%	49 3.83%	21
Organisational Skills	40	Up 23 places+23	£34,500	-46.92%	32 2.50%	14
Aerospace	42	Up 2 places+2	£55,000	-	30 2.35%	10
Legal	42	Up 20 places+20	£41,250	-9.34%	30 2.35%	17
Electronics	43	Down -25 places-25	£53,250	-18.07%	29 2.27%	15
Public Sector	43	Up 23 places+23	£58,728	+47.74%	29 2.27%	12
Inclusion and Diversity	45	Down -16 places-16	£55,000	+37.50%	27 2.11%	14
Automotive	46	Up 17 places+17	£45,000	-50.00%	26 2.03%	14
Retail	55	Down -20 places-20	£50,000	-16.66%	17 1.33%	16
Games	56	Up 13 places+13	£49,500	-29.28%	16 1.25%	9
Telecoms	57	Up 4 places+4	£65,000	-7.14%	15 1.17%	11
Law	57	Up 2 places+2	£75,000	+7.14%	15 1.17%	3
Banking	63	Up 4 places+4	£55,000	-12.00%	9 0.70%	4
Aviation	63	Up 5 places+5	£80,000	-	9 0.70%	3
Japanese Language	65	New entry-	£132,943	-	7 0.55%	1
Local Government	65	New entry-	£50,000	-	7 0.55%	6
Pharmaceutical	66	Up 3 places+3	£77,500	+16.98%	6 0.47%	2
Presentation Skills	66	Down -2 places-2	£45,000	-21.73%	6 0.47%	2
Influencing Skills	66	Up 6 places+6	£82,500	+13.79%	6 0.47%	4
Financial Institution	67	New entry-	£132,943	-	5 0.39%	1
Police	68	Up 2 places+2	£58,728	+47.07%	4 0.31%	2
Documentation Skills	68	Up 4 places+4	£60,000	-	4 0.31%	2
Tech for Good	68	Up 2 places+2	£75,000	-21.05%	4 0.31%
Military	69	No change0	£65,000	-	3 0.23%	4
German Language	69	New entry-	£29,000	-	3 0.23%
Multimedia	70	New entry-	£33,500	-	2 0.16%	7
Agriculture	70	New entry-	£45,000	-	2 0.16%	2