General Skills Statistics in South Wales

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 16 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 28.68%	95
Finance	18	Down -15 places-15	£50,000	-0.39%	75 7.17%	59
Analytical Skills	20	Up 11 places+11	£42,500	-25.71%	70 6.69%	44
Manufacturing	25	Up 5 places+5	£55,000	+29.41%	58 5.54%	16
Public Sector	29	Down -15 places-15	£54,085	-10.41%	52 4.97%	17
Inclusion and Diversity	31	Up 8 places+8	£72,500	+20.83%	48 4.59%	17
Marketing	42	Down -7 places-7	£40,000	-11.11%	35 3.35%	19
Banking	45	Down -19 places-19	£25,087	+6.73%	32 3.06%	1
Retail	45	Down -15 places-15	£50,000	-0.88%	32 3.06%	12
Local Government	55	Down -9 places-9	£67,586	-	21 2.01%	3
Electronics	58	Down -21 places-21	£40,000	-30.43%	18 1.72%	8
Welsh Language	58	Down -20 places-20	£50,000	+23.31%	18 1.72%	4
Organisational Skills	59	Down -11 places-11	£36,000	+10.76%	17 1.63%	11
Games	61	Down -22 places-22	£21,620	+20.11%	15 1.43%	5
Law	64	New entry-	£42,500	-	12 1.15%	2
Legal	64	Down -28 places-28	£65,000	+8.33%	12 1.15%	5
Telecoms	65	Down -27 places-27	£29,000	-31.76%	11 1.05%	8
Billing	66	Down -18 places-18	£21,620	-	10 0.96%	4
Police	67	Down -19 places-19	£50,000	-	9 0.86%	1
Presentation Skills	67	Down -23 places-23	£53,171	-29.10%	9 0.86%	5
Aviation	69	Down -23 places-23	£57,500	+4.54%	7 0.67%	2
Multimedia	71	New entry-	£30,500	-	5 0.48%	20
Aerospace	72	New entry-	£57,500	-	4 0.38%	11
Automotive	72	New entry-	£57,500	-	4 0.38%	8
Influencing Skills	72	Down -26 places-26	£69,250	-	4 0.38%	3
Back Office	73	New entry-	-	-	3 0.29%
Tech for Good	73	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.29%
Pharmaceutical	74	Down -26 places-26	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.19%	1
Military	74	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.19%	4
General Ledger	74	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.19%
Digital Health	74	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.19%