General Skills Statistics in Scotland

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 11 Jul 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	Up 2 places+2	£33,500	-21.17%	812 24.38%	173
Finance	8	Down -7 places-7	£45,000	+15.38%	338 10.15%	133
Games	31	Up 36 places+36	£90,000	+234.21%	141 4.23%	11
Manufacturing	33	Up 60 places+60	£45,000	-10.00%	136 4.08%	35
Marketing	45	Down -2 places-2	£37,500	-21.05%	110 3.30%	29
Analytical Skills	46	Down -35 places-35	£42,068	-5.46%	107 3.21%	69
Inclusion and Diversity	51	Down -32 places-32	£50,000	-	100 3.00%	24
Legal	51	Up 23 places+23	£31,500	-43.11%	100 3.00%	22
Public Sector	54	Up 19 places+19	£47,500	-9.52%	97 2.91%	52
Retail	56	Down -40 places-40	£30,000	-8.67%	93 2.79%	25
Banking	57	Down -53 places-53	£31,500	-50.13%	92 2.76%	29
Telecoms	77	Down -12 places-12	£31,500	+16.97%	63 1.89%	49
Organisational Skills	78	Up 13 places+13	£32,500	-	62 1.86%	21
Electronics	92	Up 7 places+7	£45,000	-18.18%	47 1.41%	10
Presentation Skills	95	Up 27 places+27	£31,500	-39.00%	44 1.32%	7
Back Office	103	Up 37 places+37	£50,000	+23.40%	36 1.08%	5
Aerospace	103	Up 40 places+40	£43,000	-33.84%	36 1.08%	14
Local Government	105	Up 5 places+5	£50,000	-	34 1.02%	7
Influencing Skills	107	Up 4 places+4	£85,000	+2.24%	32 0.96%	10
Law	109	Down -82 places-82	£62,500	-	30 0.90%	15
Billing	122	Up 23 places+23	£55,000	-	17 0.51%	2
Advertising	122	Up 7 places+7	£40,000	-11.11%	17 0.51%	3
Financial Institution	123	Up 3 places+3	£57,500	-21.76%	16 0.48%	3
Multimedia	124	New entry-	£30,500	-	15 0.45%	25
Automotive	126	Up 15 places+15	£43,000	-25.21%	13 0.39%	6
Military	126	No change0	£20,000	-61.90%	13 0.39%	3
Agriculture	126	Up 14 places+14	£45,000	-23.40%	13 0.39%	3
Pharmaceutical	128	Up 17 places+17	£125,000	+100.00%	11 0.33%	2
Brand Awareness	129	Up 13 places+13	-	-	10 0.30%	2
Documentation Skills	129	Up 14 places+14	£33,500	-	10 0.30%	5
Spanish Language	133	Up 12 places+12	£46,000	+76.92%	6 0.18%	4