General Skills Statistics in Staffordshire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	Up 6 places+6	£38,750	+3.33%	216 17.70%	104
Manufacturing	4	Up 2 places+2	£35,000	-36.36%	120 9.84%	67
Finance	14	Up 2 places+2	£50,000	+11.11%	75 6.15%	42
Public Sector	15	Up 38 places+38	£35,000	-	69 5.66%	6
Analytical Skills	22	Down -4 places-4	£45,000	-10.00%	55 4.51%	37
Marketing	23	Up 3 places+3	£50,000	+25.00%	54 4.43%	14
Retail	28	Down -24 places-24	£35,000	-17.64%	42 3.44%	24
Electronics	34	Up 23 places+23	£47,500	+18.75%	36 2.95%	22
Automotive	45	Up 22 places+22	£47,500	+18.75%	25 2.05%	11
Organisational Skills	46	Up 17 places+17	£28,500	-36.66%	24 1.97%	25
Games	51	Up 15 places+15	-	-	19 1.56%	15
Telecoms	52	Up 16 places+16	£67,500	+35.00%	18 1.48%	6
Inclusion and Diversity	56	Down -7 places-7	£30,750	+14.95%	14 1.15%	12
Pharmaceutical	57	Up 15 places+15	£57,500	-	13 1.07%	4
Swedish Language	58	New entry-	-	-	12 0.98%
Local Government	59	Up 9 places+9	£65,000	+85.71%	11 0.90%	2
Aerospace	63	Up 8 places+8	£40,000	-5.88%	7 0.57%	10
Advertising	63	Up 5 places+5	£50,000	-	7 0.57%	3
Presentation Skills	64	Up 6 places+6	£72,500	+7.40%	6 0.49%	9
Documentation Skills	65	Up 7 places+7	£56,250	+9.33%	5 0.41%	5
Military	65	Up 5 places+5	-	-	5 0.41%	5
Legal	66	Down -6 places-6	£37,500	-27.41%	4 0.33%	10
Billing	67	Up 5 places+5	£51,250	-14.58%	3 0.25%	1
Agriculture	67	Up 2 places+2	£60,000	-	3 0.25%	5
Influencing Skills	68	No change0	£57,500	+11.76%	2 0.16%	10
Law	68	Down -4 places-4	£47,500	-	2 0.16%	4