General Skills Statistics in Staffordshire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 17 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	Up 5 places+5	£40,000	+6.66%	213 17.46%	101
Manufacturing	5	Up 1 place+1	£35,000	-36.36%	116 9.51%	74
Finance	15	No change0	£50,000	+11.11%	75 6.15%	47
Public Sector	16	Up 35 places+35	£35,000	-	71 5.82%	5
Marketing	22	Up 1 place+1	£50,000	+25.00%	55 4.51%	16
Analytical Skills	23	Down -7 places-7	£45,000	-10.00%	54 4.43%	36
Retail	27	Down -23 places-23	£35,000	-17.64%	42 3.44%	30
Electronics	34	Up 21 places+21	£47,500	+18.75%	35 2.87%	27
Automotive	44	Up 21 places+21	£47,500	+18.75%	25 2.05%	15
Organisational Skills	47	Up 14 places+14	£28,250	-37.22%	22 1.80%	23
Telecoms	51	Up 15 places+15	£67,500	+35.00%	18 1.48%	7
Games	51	Up 13 places+13	-	-	18 1.48%	16
Inclusion and Diversity	55	Down -8 places-8	£30,750	+14.95%	14 1.15%	14
Swedish Language	57	New entry-	-	-	12 0.98%
Pharmaceutical	57	Up 13 places+13	£57,500	-	12 0.98%	5
Local Government	58	Up 9 places+9	£65,000	+85.71%	11 0.90%	3
Aerospace	62	Up 7 places+7	£40,000	-5.88%	7 0.57%	20
Advertising	62	Up 4 places+4	£50,000	-	7 0.57%	3
Presentation Skills	63	Up 4 places+4	£72,500	+7.40%	6 0.49%	11
Documentation Skills	64	Up 6 places+6	£56,250	+9.33%	5 0.41%	5
Military	64	Up 4 places+4	-	-	5 0.41%	5
Legal	65	Down -7 places-7	£37,500	-27.41%	4 0.33%	10
Billing	66	Up 4 places+4	£51,250	-14.58%	3 0.25%	1
Agriculture	66	Up 1 place+1	£60,000	-	3 0.25%	6
Influencing Skills	67	Down -1 place-1	£57,500	+11.76%	2 0.16%	11
Law	67	Down -5 places-5	£47,500	-	2 0.16%	4