General Skills Statistics in Southampton

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Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 26 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Finance	3	Down 1 place-1	£60,000	+6.66%	121 11.83%	12
Social Skills	5	Down 4 places-4	£50,000	-13.04%	104 10.17%	31
Manufacturing	16	Up 21 places+21	£48,000	-31.42%	67 6.55%	24
Inclusion and Diversity	27	Up 4 places+4	£50,750	+23.78%	45 4.40%	7
Aerospace	32	New entry-	£75,000	-	40 3.91%	10
Marketing	34	Down 16 places-16	£37,500	+4.16%	38 3.71%	4
Telecoms	35	Down 10 places-10	£45,000	+18.42%	36 3.52%	10
Analytical Skills	37	Down 20 places-20	£40,000	-	34 3.32%	10
Law	43	Down 4 places-4	£70,000	+3.70%	28 2.74%	1
Electronics	44	Down 5 places-5	£60,000	+50.00%	27 2.64%	37
Legal	44	Down 10 places-10	£34,000	-43.33%	27 2.64%	1
Public Sector	45	Down 13 places-13	£100,000	+122.22%	26 2.54%	5
Retail	47	Down 17 places-17	£40,000	-50.00%	24 2.35%	3
Advertising	54	Down 13 places-13	£55,000	+57.14%	17 1.66%	1
Organisational Skills	55	Down 16 places-16	£52,500	+31.25%	16 1.56%	4
Military	60	Down 19 places-19	-	-	11 1.08%	3
Automotive	62	New entry-	£50,000	-	9 0.88%	3
Billing	64	New entry-	£65,000	-	7 0.68%
Games	65	New entry-	£50,000	-	6 0.59%	1
Influencing Skills	65	Down 25 places-25	£66,500	+11.47%	6 0.59%	2
Presentation Skills	66	Down 24 places-24	£80,000	-	5 0.49%
Pharmaceutical	67	New entry-	£58,500	-	4 0.39%
Avionics	67	New entry-	£75,000	-	4 0.39%
Brand Awareness	67	Down 26 places-26	-	-	4 0.39%