General Skills Statistics in the South West

Description	Rank 6 Months to 31 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	0	£43,000	-18.09%	1,010 18.55%	480
Finance	7	+1	£52,500	-8.69%	564 10.36%	291
Analytical Skills	22	-3	£45,000	-10.89%	341 6.26%	187
Manufacturing	28	-3	£45,000	+12.50%	269 4.94%	87
Marketing	38	+58	£50,000	-	204 3.75%	76
Retail	47	+20	£35,000	-32.69%	176 3.23%	75
Public Sector	55	+2	£60,000	-	165 3.03%	63
Inclusion and Diversity	59	-22	£28,500	-44.11%	155 2.85%	62
Legal	86	-2	£50,000	+11.11%	111 2.04%	42
Aerospace	88	+26	£45,000	-21.73%	109 2.00%	86
Electronics	90	-17	£55,000	-	107 1.97%	53
Telecoms	90	+10	£55,000	+37.50%	107 1.97%	43
Organisational Skills	96	+18	£33,500	-	100 1.84%	79
Banking	113	-35	£25,087	-62.19%	79 1.45%	8
Advertising	116	+32	£28,000	-49.09%	72 1.32%	14
Law	121	+22	£50,000	+2.04%	65 1.19%	25
Presentation Skills	125	-30	£42,500	-13.26%	61 1.12%	33
Military	134	+13	£68,750	+24.24%	52 0.96%	41
Back Office	139	+39	£42,500	-43.33%	47 0.86%	12
Multimedia	144	+39	£30,500	-27.38%	42 0.77%	43
Influencing Skills	150	+19	£70,000	-	36 0.66%	16
Automotive	161	-10	£60,000	-11.11%	25 0.46%	31
Pharmaceutical	162	-4	£60,000	+9.09%	24 0.44%	12
Documentation Skills	163	+16	£55,000	+74.60%	23 0.42%	21
Aeronautics	166	+23	£65,000	-	20 0.37%	2
Billing	167	-1	£47,500	-9.52%	19 0.35%	8
Local Government	168	+7	£44,428	-20.85%	18 0.33%	27
Games	168	-23	£35,000	-41.66%	18 0.33%	34
Aviation	169	-5	£80,000	+45.45%	17 0.31%	7
Tech for Good	169	-22	£70,000	+21.73%	17 0.31%	4
Police	171	+7	£57,110	+7.61%	15 0.28%	4