General Skills Statistics in South Wales

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 29 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£40,000	-20.00%	297 25.15%	50
Public Sector	15	Up 7 places+7	£53,085	-15.06%	80 6.77%	22
Finance	19	Down -17 places-17	£48,750	-3.46%	74 6.27%	47
Analytical Skills	22	Up 1 place+1	£55,000	-	65 5.50%	23
Inclusion and Diversity	25	Up 9 places+9	£53,000	-16.94%	56 4.74%	19
Manufacturing	26	Down -1 place-1	£40,000	-17.94%	52 4.40%	14
Marketing	37	Down -13 places-13	£40,000	-33.33%	39 3.30%	11
Games	42	Down -17 places-17	£21,620	-8.16%	34 2.88%	6
Retail	49	Down -31 places-31	£62,500	+25.00%	27 2.29%	13
Organisational Skills	50	Down -6 places-6	£50,000	-16.66%	26 2.20%	9
Local Government	53	Down -12 places-12	£67,586	-	23 1.95%
Welsh Language	55	Down -18 places-18	£50,000	+31.25%	21 1.78%	7
Legal	58	Down -24 places-24	£53,171	-11.38%	18 1.52%	11
Banking	59	Down -47 places-47	£80,000	+229.27%	17 1.44%	2
Electronics	60	Down -26 places-26	£40,000	-35.48%	16 1.35%	6
Telecoms	61	Down -34 places-34	£32,500	-17.19%	15 1.27%	6
Law	62	New entry-	£42,500	-	14 1.19%	4
Billing	64	New entry-	£21,620	-	12 1.02%	2
Aerospace	66	New entry-	£45,000	-	10 0.85%	3
Automotive	68	New entry-	£50,000	-	8 0.68%	1
Police	68	Down -24 places-24	£50,000	-	8 0.68%
Presentation Skills	69	Down -32 places-32	£53,171	-29.10%	7 0.59%	4
Advertising	71	Down -28 places-28	£39,500	-	5 0.42%	1
Influencing Skills	71	Down -31 places-31	£67,250	-1.82%	5 0.42%	6
Aviation	72	Down -29 places-29	£65,000	+8.33%	4 0.34%	2
Documentation Skills	73	New entry-	£52,500	-	3 0.25%	2
German Language	73	New entry-	£35,000	-	3 0.25%	2
Back Office	74	Down -30 places-30	-	-	2 0.17%	2
Military	74	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.17%	2
Multimedia	74	New entry-	£32,000	-	2 0.17%	21
General Ledger	74	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.17%