General Skills Statistics in South Wales

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 24 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	-21.95%	316 28.81%	73
Finance	18	Down -15 places-15	£47,500	-5.37%	73 6.65%	45
Analytical Skills	21	Up 7 places+7	£52,107	-5.26%	66 6.02%	31
Public Sector	23	Down -8 places-8	£53,085	-7.67%	61 5.56%	22
Inclusion and Diversity	25	Up 11 places+11	£61,250	+2.08%	57 5.20%	15
Manufacturing	25	Up 4 places+4	£47,500	-2.56%	57 5.20%	18
Marketing	40	Down -6 places-6	£40,000	-21.95%	37 3.37%	16
Banking	46	Down -28 places-28	£52,544	+123.55%	31 2.83%	1
Retail	49	Down -24 places-24	£35,000	-30.69%	28 2.55%	11
Local Government	54	Down -11 places-11	£67,586	-	23 2.10%	2
Organisational Skills	54	New entry-	£36,000	-	23 2.10%	10
Welsh Language	57	Down -22 places-22	£50,000	+31.25%	20 1.82%	6
Electronics	60	Down -25 places-25	£40,000	-30.43%	17 1.55%	5
Legal	62	Down -29 places-29	£55,000	-4.34%	15 1.37%	7
Games	64	Down -30 places-30	£21,620	+8.10%	13 1.19%	2
Law	65	New entry-	£42,500	-	12 1.09%	1
Presentation Skills	67	Down -25 places-25	£53,171	-29.10%	10 0.91%	3
Telecoms	67	Down -31 places-31	£30,250	-28.82%	10 0.91%	6
Billing	67	Down -21 places-21	£21,620	-	10 0.91%	3
Police	68	Down -22 places-22	£50,000	-	9 0.82%	1
Aviation	70	Down -26 places-26	£57,500	+4.54%	7 0.64%	4
Aerospace	71	New entry-	£45,000	-	6 0.55%	10
Influencing Skills	72	Down -29 places-29	£68,500	-	5 0.46%	3
Multimedia	72	New entry-	£30,500	-	5 0.46%	16
Automotive	73	New entry-	-	-	4 0.36%	6
Tech for Good	74	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.27%
Back Office	74	New entry-	-	-	3 0.27%	1
Digital Health	75	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.18%
Pharmaceutical	75	Down -29 places-29	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.18%
Military	75	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.18%	4
General Ledger	75	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.18%