General Skills Statistics in Staffordshire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 14 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	Up 7 places+7	£40,000	+6.66%	215 17.67%	95
Manufacturing	4	Up 3 places+3	£35,000	-36.36%	113 9.29%	66
Finance	13	Up 3 places+3	£50,000	+11.11%	72 5.92%	47
Public Sector	14	Up 35 places+35	£35,000	-	70 5.75%	4
Marketing	20	Up 2 places+2	£50,000	+25.00%	54 4.44%	16
Analytical Skills	21	Down -3 places-3	£45,000	-10.00%	53 4.36%	31
Retail	28	Down -24 places-24	£35,000	-17.64%	41 3.37%	24
Electronics	33	Up 21 places+21	£47,500	+18.75%	35 2.88%	19
Automotive	43	Up 21 places+21	£47,500	+18.75%	24 1.97%	11
Organisational Skills	45	Up 16 places+16	£28,250	-37.22%	22 1.81%	20
Games	49	Up 14 places+14	-	-	18 1.48%	9
Telecoms	50	Up 15 places+15	£70,000	+40.00%	17 1.40%	7
Inclusion and Diversity	53	Down -7 places-7	£30,750	+14.95%	14 1.15%	12
Pharmaceutical	55	Up 14 places+14	£57,500	-	12 0.99%	6
Swedish Language	55	New entry-	-	-	12 0.99%
Local Government	58	Up 8 places+8	£65,000	+85.71%	9 0.74%	1
Aerospace	60	Up 8 places+8	£40,000	-5.88%	7 0.58%	16
Advertising	60	Up 5 places+5	£50,000	-	7 0.58%	3
Military	60	Up 7 places+7	-	-	7 0.58%	4
Presentation Skills	61	Up 5 places+5	£72,500	+7.40%	6 0.49%	8
Documentation Skills	62	Up 7 places+7	£56,250	+9.33%	5 0.41%	3
Legal	64	Down -7 places-7	£37,500	-27.41%	3 0.25%	7
Agriculture	64	Up 2 places+2	£60,000	-	3 0.25%	5
Billing	65	Up 4 places+4	£55,000	-8.33%	2 0.16%	1
Health Technology	66	New entry-	£50,000	-	1 0.082%
Influencing Skills	66	Down -1 place-1	£57,500	+11.76%	1 0.082%	7
German Language	66	New entry-	-	-	1 0.082%
Aviation	66	New entry-	£45,000	-	1 0.082%