General Skills Statistics in South Wales

Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 15 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%	300 28.79%	98
Finance	15	Down -12 places-12	£48,750	-2.88%	76 7.29%	58
Analytical Skills	17	Up 12 places+12	£40,000	-32.69%	69 6.62%	41
Manufacturing	22	Up 5 places+5	£47,500	+11.76%	56 5.37%	15
Public Sector	27	Down -14 places-14	£55,000	-8.90%	51 4.89%	21
Inclusion and Diversity	30	Up 6 places+6	£72,500	+20.83%	47 4.51%	17
Marketing	40	Down -7 places-7	£40,000	-8.57%	34 3.26%	16
Banking	42	Down -19 places-19	£25,087	+6.73%	32 3.07%	1
Retail	43	Down -16 places-16	£50,000	-0.88%	31 2.98%	12
Local Government	53	Down -9 places-9	£67,586	-	21 2.02%	5
Electronics	56	Down -22 places-22	£40,000	-30.43%	18 1.73%	8
Welsh Language	56	Down -21 places-21	£50,000	+23.31%	18 1.73%	5
Organisational Skills	58	Down -13 places-13	£32,250	-0.76%	16 1.54%	11
Games	59	Down -23 places-23	£21,620	+20.11%	15 1.44%	4
Telecoms	63	Down -26 places-26	£29,000	-31.76%	11 1.06%	8
Law	63	New entry-	£42,500	-	11 1.06%	1
Billing	64	Down -19 places-19	£21,620	-	10 0.96%	3
Police	64	Down -19 places-19	£50,000	-	10 0.96%	1
Legal	65	Down -32 places-32	£65,000	+8.33%	9 0.86%	6
Presentation Skills	67	Down -24 places-24	£53,171	-11.38%	7 0.67%	9
Aviation	67	Down -24 places-24	£57,500	+4.54%	7 0.67%	2
Multimedia	69	New entry-	£30,500	-	5 0.48%	20
Aerospace	70	New entry-	£57,500	-	4 0.38%	11
Automotive	70	New entry-	£57,500	-	4 0.38%	8
Influencing Skills	70	Down -27 places-27	£69,250	-	4 0.38%	4
Back Office	71	New entry-	-	-	3 0.29%	1
Tech for Good	71	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.29%
Pharmaceutical	72	Down -27 places-27	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.19%	1
Military	72	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.19%	4
General Ledger	72	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.19%
Digital Health	72	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.19%