General Skills Statistics in Southampton

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 31 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	2	Down -1 place-1	£46,000	-20.00%	127 14.32%	72
Finance	8	Down -4 places-4	£60,000	+9.09%	92 10.37%	57
Inclusion and Diversity	26	Up 3 places+3	£50,750	+23.78%	42 4.74%	33
Manufacturing	27	Up 7 places+7	£45,000	+5.88%	41 4.62%	18
Marketing	28	Down -11 places-11	£50,000	+8.69%	39 4.40%	12
Telecoms	28	Up 5 places+5	£45,000	-	39 4.40%	13
Analytical Skills	31	Down -20 places-20	£38,000	-5.00%	35 3.95%	23
Aerospace	35	Up 5 places+5	£78,750	+75.00%	29 3.27%	20
Public Sector	36	Down -8 places-8	£73,500	+63.33%	28 3.16%	6
Legal	39	Down -12 places-12	£38,500	-42.96%	25 2.82%	10
Retail	41	Down -16 places-16	£40,000	-17.94%	23 2.59%	18
Electronics	45	Down -10 places-10	£60,000	+45.45%	19 2.14%	18
Law	49	Down -21 places-21	£54,250	-19.62%	15 1.69%	11
Advertising	51	Down -15 places-15	£57,500	+64.28%	13 1.47%	1
Military	56	Down -18 places-18	-	-	8 0.90%	11
Influencing Skills	59	Down -21 places-21	£42,000	-29.59%	5 0.56%	6
Billing	59	New entry-	£65,000	-	5 0.56%	2
Pharmaceutical	59	New entry-	£65,000	-	5 0.56%	1
Automotive	59	New entry-	£50,000	-	5 0.56%	1
Games	59	New entry-	£50,000	-	5 0.56%	1
Organisational Skills	60	Down -26 places-26	-	-	4 0.45%	14
Presentation Skills	60	Down -23 places-23	£80,000	+106.45%	4 0.45%	4
Brand Awareness	61	Down -23 places-23	-	-	3 0.34%
Banking	63	Down -23 places-23	-	-	1 0.11%	5
Legal Technology	63	Down -27 places-27	£35,000	-48.14%	1 0.11%
General Ledger	63	New entry-	-	-	1 0.11%	1