General Skills Statistics in South Wales

Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 14 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£38,500	-23.00%	288 28.02%	94
Finance	15	Down -12 places-12	£50,000	-0.39%	75 7.30%	57
Analytical Skills	17	Up 13 places+13	£40,000	-32.69%	69 6.71%	40
Manufacturing	23	Up 5 places+5	£47,500	+11.76%	56 5.45%	14
Public Sector	28	Down -15 places-15	£54,000	-10.55%	50 4.86%	16
Inclusion and Diversity	31	Up 2 places+2	£72,500	+20.83%	47 4.57%	17
Marketing	41	Down -7 places-7	£40,000	-8.57%	35 3.40%	17
Banking	44	Down -21 places-21	£25,087	+6.73%	32 3.11%	1
Retail	44	Down -16 places-16	£51,250	+1.59%	32 3.11%	13
Local Government	55	Down -10 places-10	£67,586	-	21 2.04%	7
Electronics	58	Down -23 places-23	£40,000	-30.43%	18 1.75%	8
Welsh Language	58	Down -22 places-22	£50,000	+23.31%	18 1.75%	7
Organisational Skills	60	Down -14 places-14	£32,250	-0.76%	16 1.56%	10
Games	61	Down -24 places-24	£21,620	+20.11%	15 1.46%	4
Telecoms	65	Down -27 places-27	£29,000	-31.76%	11 1.07%	8
Law	65	New entry-	£42,500	-	11 1.07%	2
Billing	66	Down -20 places-20	£21,620	-	10 0.97%	4
Police	66	Down -20 places-20	£50,000	-	10 0.97%	1
Legal	67	Down -33 places-33	£65,000	+8.33%	9 0.88%	5
Presentation Skills	69	Down -25 places-25	£53,171	-11.38%	7 0.68%	5
Aviation	69	Down -25 places-25	£57,500	+4.54%	7 0.68%	2
Multimedia	71	New entry-	£30,500	-	5 0.49%	20
Aerospace	72	New entry-	£57,500	-	4 0.39%	10
Automotive	72	New entry-	£57,500	-	4 0.39%	7
Influencing Skills	72	Down -28 places-28	£69,250	-	4 0.39%	4
Back Office	73	New entry-	-	-	3 0.29%
Tech for Good	73	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.29%
Pharmaceutical	74	Down -28 places-28	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.19%	1
Military	74	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.19%	5
General Ledger	74	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.19%
Digital Health	74	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.19%