General Skills Statistics in Southampton

Use this option to select the period over which the statistics are calculated.

There is a choice between 3 and 6 months to 9 November 2026 with year-over-year comparisons.

Exclude

Use this option to exclude results with historical job ad aggregates falling below the selected threshold during the period.

When used in combination with column sorting, this option can be used to display results of greater statistical significance.

Results 1 - 26 of 26

Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 9 Nov 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Finance	3	No change0	£60,000	+6.66%	128 11.91%	73
Social Skills	5	Down 4 places-4	£50,000	-13.04%	107 9.95%	95
Manufacturing	16	Up 22 places+22	£48,000	-31.42%	72 6.70%	32
Inclusion and Diversity	30	Up 8 places+8	£50,750	+23.78%	48 4.47%	48
Aerospace	33	New entry-	£64,800	-	45 4.19%	42
Marketing	38	Down 19 places-19	£37,500	+4.16%	38 3.53%	13
Analytical Skills	40	Down 21 places-21	£40,000	-	36 3.35%	52
Electronics	42	Down 2 places-2	£60,000	+50.00%	34 3.16%	56
Telecoms	42	Down 16 places-16	£55,000	+57.14%	34 3.16%	11
Public Sector	46	Down 10 places-10	£100,000	+122.22%	29 2.70%	8
Law	47	Down 7 places-7	£70,000	+3.70%	28 2.60%	22
Legal	48	Down 13 places-13	£34,000	-43.33%	27 2.51%	17
Retail	50	Down 19 places-19	£40,000	-50.00%	25 2.33%	13
Advertising	58	Down 16 places-16	£55,000	+57.14%	17 1.58%	4
Organisational Skills	59	Down 19 places-19	£52,500	+31.25%	16 1.49%	5
Military	62	Down 20 places-20	-	-	13 1.21%	14
Influencing Skills	67	Down 26 places-26	£66,500	+11.47%	8 0.74%	4
Billing	68	New entry-	£65,000	-	7 0.65%
Automotive	68	New entry-	£45,000	-	7 0.65%	4
Presentation Skills	70	Down 26 places-26	£80,000	-	5 0.47%	2
Brand Awareness	71	Down 29 places-29	-	-	4 0.37%
Avionics	71	New entry-	£75,000	-	4 0.37%	1
Games	71	New entry-	-	-	4 0.37%	14
Banking	72	New entry-	£24,000	-	3 0.28%	9
Pharmaceutical	72	New entry-	£52,000	-	3 0.28%
General Ledger	72	New entry-	£35,000	-	3 0.28%	1