General Skills Statistics in Scotland

Description	Rank 6 Months to 23 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Finance	1	+1	£37,000	-35.58%	687 24.06%	214
Social Skills	2	-1	£35,000	-33.33%	659 23.08%	314
Analytical Skills	20	-7	£40,000	-36.37%	262 9.18%	92
Retail	27	+53	£32,000	-36.00%	176 6.16%	52
Marketing	60	+42	£35,000	-36.36%	99 3.47%	101
Telecoms	61	+10	£31,500	-37.00%	97 3.40%	26
Public Sector	69	+30	£42,000	-23.63%	83 2.91%	40
Games	72	-4	£25,684	-57.19%	79 2.77%	48
Legal	85	-28	£35,000	-28.93%	63 2.21%	42
Multimedia	87	+46	£30,500	-53.07%	61 2.14%	29
Organisational Skills	88	+8	£32,500	-43.47%	60 2.10%	46
Electronics	90	-5	£59,250	+7.72%	58 2.03%	29
Inclusion and Diversity	94	-79	£25,835	-53.02%	54 1.89%	82
Banking	96	-70	£72,250	+3.21%	52 1.82%	32
Law	101	-18	£35,000	-34.57%	47 1.65%	14
Manufacturing	102	-82	£45,000	-10.00%	46 1.61%	45
Back Office	108	+24	£25,250	-13.67%	40 1.40%	10
Advertising	117	+8	£34,000	-32.00%	31 1.09%	2
Billing	120	+5	£34,000	-	28 0.98%	7
Financial Institution	120	-1	£85,000	+57.40%	28 0.98%	14
Presentation Skills	126	-12	£42,500	-18.77%	22 0.77%	39
Local Government	128	+14	£47,500	-	20 0.70%	7
Influencing Skills	130	-43	£52,000	-28.27%	18 0.63%	6
Front Office	136	+4	-	-	12 0.42%	3
Tech for Good	136	-16	£65,000	-7.14%	12 0.42%	2
Documentation Skills	136	+5	£35,000	-46.15%	12 0.42%	8
Fire and Rescue	138	-	£22,129	-	10 0.35%	3
Automotive	138	-24	£40,000	-31.07%	10 0.35%	10
General Ledger	139	-	£42,000	-	9 0.32%	2
Aerospace	140	-33	£65,000	+12.00%	8 0.28%	17
Police	140	-	£26,000	-	8 0.28%	3
Pharmaceutical	141	-59	£35,000	-30.00%	7 0.25%	10
Danish Language	142	-	£35,000	-	6 0.21%	3
Swedish Language	142	-1	£35,000	+45.83%	6 0.21%	3
Norwegian Language	142	-	£35,000	-	6 0.21%	3
German Language	143	-7	£50,000	-61.53%	5 0.18%	13
Private Banking	143	-	£77,500	-	5 0.18%	2
Military	143	-16	£55,498	+8.23%	5 0.18%	3