General Skills Statistics in Staffordshire

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 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	£38,500	+2.66%	213 17.78%	142
Manufacturing	4	Up 1 place+1	£35,500	-35.45%	126 10.52%	65
Finance	13	Up 3 places+3	£51,250	+13.88%	76 6.34%	67
Public Sector	15	Up 37 places+37	£35,000	-	63 5.26%	12
Analytical Skills	16	No change0	£45,000	-12.19%	62 5.18%	57
Marketing	18	Up 4 places+4	£47,000	+38.23%	52 4.34%	19
Retail	25	Down -21 places-21	£35,000	-17.64%	44 3.67%	29
Electronics	30	Up 23 places+23	£47,500	+18.75%	39 3.26%	24
Organisational Skills	38	Up 22 places+22	£30,000	-15.49%	30 2.50%	34
Automotive	41	Up 24 places+24	£47,500	+18.75%	27 2.25%	13
Games	45	Up 18 places+18	-	-	23 1.92%	18
Telecoms	50	Up 16 places+16	£67,500	+35.00%	18 1.50%	11
Inclusion and Diversity	54	Down -9 places-9	£30,750	+20.58%	14 1.17%	17
Pharmaceutical	54	Up 16 places+16	£57,500	-	14 1.17%	3
Swedish Language	56	New entry-	-	-	12 1.00%
Local Government	56	Up 8 places+8	£65,000	+85.71%	12 1.00%	5
Aerospace	60	Up 9 places+9	£40,000	-5.88%	8 0.67%	4
Legal	61	Down -1 place-1	£37,500	-27.41%	7 0.58%	14
Advertising	61	Up 5 places+5	£50,000	-	7 0.58%	5
Presentation Skills	62	Up 6 places+6	£72,500	+7.40%	6 0.50%	13
Documentation Skills	63	Up 7 places+7	£56,250	+9.33%	5 0.42%	7
Agriculture	63	Up 3 places+3	£45,000	-	5 0.42%	7
Military	64	Up 4 places+4	-	-	4 0.33%	3
Influencing Skills	65	No change0	£57,500	+11.76%	3 0.25%	9
Billing	65	Up 5 places+5	£51,250	-14.58%	3 0.25%	5
Law	65	Down -3 places-3	£47,500	-	3 0.25%	8