General Skills Statistics in Preston

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 29 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	2	Up 9 places+9	£52,500	+0.19%	53 13.62%	41
Finance	4	Down -2 places-2	£55,000	-3.50%	51 13.11%	20
Inclusion and Diversity	14	Down -7 places-7	£47,000	-	26 6.68%	4
Aerospace	24	Down -12 places-12	£50,000	-0.10%	16 4.11%	13
Analytical Skills	25	Down -21 places-21	£37,500	-58.33%	15 3.86%	14
Fire and Rescue	25	New entry-	£60,000	-	15 3.86%	2
Manufacturing	28	Down -15 places-15	£45,000	-50.00%	12 3.08%	6
Banking	28	New entry-	£75,000	-	12 3.08%	2
Retail	28	New entry-	£30,000	-	12 3.08%	4
Local Government	28	New entry-	£62,500	-	12 3.08%	1
Police	29	New entry-	£60,000	-	11 2.83%	3
Legal	32	New entry-	£60,000	-	8 2.06%	4
Marketing	34	New entry-	£40,000	-	6 1.54%	8
Public Sector	35	New entry-	£65,000	-	5 1.29%	4
Influencing Skills	36	Down -23 places-23	£65,000	+18.62%	4 1.03%	5
Telecoms	38	Down -25 places-25	£41,500	+38.33%	2 0.51%	2
Law	38	New entry-	£41,500	-	2 0.51%	10
Military	38	New entry-	£41,500	-	2 0.51%	3
Organisational Skills	38	Down -25 places-25	£46,000	-48.88%	2 0.51%	10
Pharmaceutical	39	New entry-	£37,500	-	1 0.26%	1
Documentation Skills	39	New entry-	£43,500	-	1 0.26%	3
Back Office	39	New entry-	£55,000	-	1 0.26%