General Skills Statistics in South Wales

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 21 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£40,000	-20.39%	312 28.65%	96
Finance	19	Down -16 places-16	£48,750	-2.50%	74 6.80%	61
Analytical Skills	20	Up 8 places+8	£46,250	-19.16%	70 6.43%	40
Manufacturing	24	Up 2 places+2	£47,500	+11.76%	57 5.23%	15
Public Sector	25	Down -12 places-12	£53,000	-12.21%	56 5.14%	27
Inclusion and Diversity	27	Up 9 places+9	£65,664	+9.44%	54 4.96%	15
Marketing	39	Down -7 places-7	£40,000	-11.11%	38 3.49%	19
Banking	45	Down -25 places-25	£25,087	+6.73%	32 2.94%
Retail	49	Down -24 places-24	£35,000	-30.69%	28 2.57%	11
Local Government	55	Down -12 places-12	£67,586	-	22 2.02%	2
Organisational Skills	57	New entry-	£36,000	-	20 1.84%	10
Welsh Language	57	Down -23 places-23	£50,000	+31.25%	20 1.84%	7
Electronics	60	Down -26 places-26	£40,000	-30.43%	17 1.56%	7
Games	62	Down -27 places-27	£21,620	+20.11%	15 1.38%	2
Law	65	New entry-	£42,500	-	12 1.10%	3
Legal	65	Down -32 places-32	£65,000	+8.33%	12 1.10%	8
Telecoms	66	Down -31 places-31	£29,000	-31.76%	11 1.01%	8
Billing	67	Down -22 places-22	£21,620	-	10 0.92%	4
Police	68	Down -23 places-23	£50,000	-	9 0.83%	1
Presentation Skills	68	Down -27 places-27	£53,171	-29.10%	9 0.83%	5
Aviation	70	Down -27 places-27	£57,500	+4.54%	7 0.64%	1
Multimedia	72	New entry-	£30,500	-	5 0.46%	16
Influencing Skills	72	Down -29 places-29	£68,500	-1.08%	5 0.46%	3
Aerospace	73	New entry-	£45,000	-	4 0.37%	12
Automotive	73	New entry-	-	-	4 0.37%	8
Back Office	74	New entry-	-	-	3 0.28%
Tech for Good	74	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.28%
Pharmaceutical	75	Down -30 places-30	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.18%	2
Military	75	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.18%	6
General Ledger	75	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.18%
Digital Health	75	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.18%