General Skills Statistics in South Wales

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 28 Jul 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£45,000	-	324 19.76%	76
Public Sector	14	Up 5 places+5	£51,584	-19.55%	115 7.01%	29
Finance	15	Down -13 places-13	£70,000	+27.27%	107 6.52%	67
Games	28	Down -4 places-4	£50,000	+99.30%	82 5.00%	8
Analytical Skills	30	Down -13 places-13	£55,159	-8.06%	77 4.70%	32
Inclusion and Diversity	40	Up 2 places+2	£54,000	-10.00%	56 3.41%	17
Manufacturing	48	Down -14 places-14	£40,000	-	47 2.87%	15
Retail	57	Down -42 places-42	£52,500	+5.00%	38 2.32%	17
Marketing	57	Down -41 places-41	£40,000	-20.00%	38 2.32%	19
Organisational Skills	66	Down -23 places-23	£39,197	+8.87%	29 1.77%	9
Legal	69	Down -26 places-26	£53,171	-7.52%	26 1.59%	9
Welsh Language	69	Down -19 places-19	£36,961	-2.97%	26 1.59%	8
Telecoms	70	Down -45 places-45	£32,500	-7.14%	25 1.52%	22
Electronics	72	Down -34 places-34	£85,000	+65.85%	23 1.40%	2
Local Government	72	Down -22 places-22	£50,000	-	23 1.40%	13
Law	78	New entry-	£42,500	-	17 1.04%	2
Police	81	Down -26 places-26	£50,000	-	14 0.85%	7
Aerospace	82	Down -31 places-31	£45,000	-12.19%	13 0.79%	8
Advertising	84	Down -31 places-31	£30,000	+3.44%	11 0.67%	2
Aviation	84	Down -32 places-32	£65,000	+26.82%	11 0.67%	5
Influencing Skills	85	Down -34 places-34	£61,750	-9.85%	10 0.61%	3
Automotive	87	Down -38 places-38	£50,000	-4.76%	8 0.49%	2
Banking	87	Down -78 places-78	£80,000	+218.89%	8 0.49%	9
Agriculture	87	New entry-	£30,000	-	8 0.49%	2
German Language	89	New entry-	£35,000	-	6 0.37%	1
Presentation Skills	89	Down -44 places-44	£53,171	-29.10%	6 0.37%	12
Brand Awareness	90	New entry-	£55,000	-	5 0.30%
Billing	90	New entry-	£32,500	-	5 0.30%	5
Documentation Skills	90	New entry-	£55,000	-	5 0.30%	3
Pharmaceutical	91	Down -36 places-36	£28,000	-56.92%	4 0.24%	4
Social Housing	91	New entry-	£60,000	-	4 0.24%	1