General Skills Statistics in Staffordshire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 2 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	Up 5 places+5	£39,750	+6.00%	212 17.67%	127
Manufacturing	3	Up 2 places+2	£35,500	-35.45%	127 10.58%	62
Finance	12	Up 5 places+5	£50,000	+11.11%	77 6.42%	55
Public Sector	14	Up 40 places+40	£35,000	-	64 5.33%	7
Analytical Skills	15	Up 2 places+2	£45,000	-12.19%	61 5.08%	45
Marketing	17	Up 7 places+7	£47,000	+17.50%	53 4.42%	14
Retail	22	Down -18 places-18	£35,000	-17.64%	44 3.67%	23
Electronics	27	Up 29 places+29	£47,500	+18.75%	39 3.25%	22
Organisational Skills	34	Up 29 places+29	£29,250	-35.00%	29 2.42%	33
Automotive	35	Up 32 places+32	£47,500	+18.75%	27 2.25%	12
Games	39	Up 28 places+28	-	-	23 1.92%	17
Telecoms	44	Up 24 places+24	£67,500	+35.00%	18 1.50%	9
Pharmaceutical	48	Up 24 places+24	£57,500	-	14 1.17%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	48	No change0	£30,750	+17.70%	14 1.17%	11
Swedish Language	50	New entry-	-	-	12 1.00%
Local Government	50	Up 18 places+18	£65,000	+85.71%	12 1.00%	3
Aerospace	54	Up 17 places+17	£40,000	-5.88%	8 0.67%	3
Legal	55	Up 9 places+9	£37,500	-27.41%	7 0.58%	10
Advertising	55	Up 13 places+13	£50,000	-	7 0.58%	3
Presentation Skills	56	Up 14 places+14	£72,500	+7.40%	6 0.50%	9
Documentation Skills	57	Up 15 places+15	£56,250	+9.33%	5 0.42%	6
Agriculture	57	Up 11 places+11	£45,000	-	5 0.42%	8
Military	58	Up 12 places+12	-	-	4 0.33%	3
Billing	59	Up 13 places+13	£51,250	-14.58%	3 0.25%	4
Influencing Skills	59	Up 10 places+10	£57,500	+11.76%	3 0.25%	11
Law	59	Up 5 places+5	£47,500	-	3 0.25%	3