General Skills Statistics in Shropshire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 8 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	Up 2 places+2	£39,000	+23.80%	84 14.09%	57
Manufacturing	4	Up 3 places+3	£41,250	-25.00%	65 10.91%	25
Finance	8	Up 8 places+8	£45,000	+20.00%	42 7.05%	15
Public Sector	8	Up 17 places+17	£70,000	+7.69%	42 7.05%	40
Telecoms	19	Down -4 places-4	£35,000	+22.80%	29 4.87%
Analytical Skills	24	Down -13 places-13	£49,250	+31.33%	23 3.86%	17
Marketing	26	Down -4 places-4	£28,000	-11.11%	21 3.52%
Back Office	35	New entry-	-	-	12 2.01%
Law	35	Down -13 places-13	-	-	12 2.01%	1
Military	35	New entry-	-	-	12 2.01%
Organisational Skills	36	Down -12 places-12	£45,000	+12.50%	11 1.85%	8
Retail	37	New entry-	£27,500	-	10 1.68%	1
Influencing Skills	38	New entry-	£39,000	-	9 1.51%	3
Agriculture	38	New entry-	£40,000	-	9 1.51%	3
Legal	39	Down -15 places-15	£39,000	-48.00%	8 1.34%	1
Banking	39	New entry-	£73,000	-	8 1.34%	1
Fire and Rescue	40	New entry-	£51,356	-	7 1.17%	2
Games	41	New entry-	£42,000	-	6 1.01%
Esports	41	New entry-	£42,000	-	6 1.01%
Local Government	42	New entry-	£39,000	-	5 0.84%	1
Inclusion and Diversity	43	Down -21 places-21	£35,000	-12.50%	4 0.67%	2
Documentation Skills	44	New entry-	£37,500	-	3 0.50%	2
Presentation Skills	45	New entry-	£51,250	-	2 0.34%	3
Brand Awareness	45	New entry-	£30,000	-	2 0.34%
Multimedia	45	New entry-	£34,500	-	2 0.34%
Pharmaceutical	46	Down -23 places-23	£30,500	-23.75%	1 0.17%	3
Electronics	46	Down -33 places-33	£58,500	+6.36%	1 0.17%	2
Aerospace	46	Down -23 places-23	£31,500	-21.25%	1 0.17%	4