General Skills Statistics in South Wales

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 17 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£39,250	-21.89%	301 28.50%	102
Finance	17	Down -14 places-14	£50,000	-	75 7.10%	63
Analytical Skills	22	Up 7 places+7	£42,500	-25.71%	69 6.53%	44
Manufacturing	26	Up 1 place+1	£55,000	+29.41%	57 5.40%	17
Public Sector	29	Down -15 places-15	£53,085	-12.07%	54 5.11%	23
Inclusion and Diversity	32	Up 5 places+5	£71,289	+18.81%	51 4.83%	15
Marketing	42	Down -9 places-9	£40,000	-11.11%	36 3.41%	18
Banking	46	Down -24 places-24	£25,087	+6.73%	32 3.03%	1
Retail	49	Down -23 places-23	£35,000	-30.69%	29 2.75%	11
Local Government	57	Down -13 places-13	£67,586	-	21 1.99%	3
Organisational Skills	59	Down -13 places-13	£36,000	+10.76%	19 1.80%	10
Welsh Language	59	Down -24 places-24	£50,000	+31.25%	19 1.80%	6
Electronics	60	Down -25 places-25	£40,000	-30.43%	18 1.70%	7
Games	63	Down -27 places-27	£21,620	+20.11%	15 1.42%	5
Legal	65	Down -31 places-31	£60,000	-	13 1.23%	6
Law	66	New entry-	£42,500	-	12 1.14%	3
Telecoms	67	Down -31 places-31	£29,000	-31.76%	11 1.04%	7
Billing	68	Down -22 places-22	£21,620	-	10 0.95%	5
Police	69	Down -23 places-23	£50,000	-	9 0.85%	1
Presentation Skills	69	Down -27 places-27	£53,171	-29.10%	9 0.85%	5
Aviation	71	Down -27 places-27	£57,500	+4.54%	7 0.66%	1
Automotive	73	New entry-	£57,500	-	5 0.47%	8
Multimedia	73	New entry-	£30,500	-	5 0.47%	20
Influencing Skills	74	Down -30 places-30	£69,250	-	4 0.38%	4
Aerospace	74	New entry-	£57,500	-	4 0.38%	10
Tech for Good	75	New entry-	£70,000	-	3 0.28%
Back Office	75	New entry-	-	-	3 0.28%
General Ledger	76	New entry-	£90,000	-	2 0.19%
Digital Health	76	New entry-	£70,000	-	2 0.19%
Pharmaceutical	76	Down -30 places-30	£30,750	-52.69%	2 0.19%	2
Military	76	New entry-	£55,000	-	2 0.19%	3