General Skills Statistics in Stevenage

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	11	Down -10 places-10	£57,500	+0.87%	36 5.19%	30
Wearables	16	New entry-	£60,000	-	26 3.75%
Health Technology	16	New entry-	£60,000	-	26 3.75%
Law	24	Down -1 place-1	£70,000	+143.47%	17 2.45%	4
Public Sector	27	Down -6 places-6	£66,250	-2.57%	14 2.02%	5
Telecoms	27	New entry-	£67,500	-	14 2.02%	7
Manufacturing	27	Down -9 places-9	£50,000	-13.04%	14 2.02%	20
Finance	28	Down -4 places-4	£67,500	-5.26%	13 1.88%	15
Electronics	30	Down -8 places-8	£65,000	+14.03%	11 1.59%	15
Aerospace	30	Down -6 places-6	£61,500	+6.03%	11 1.59%	29
Legal	30	New entry-	£67,500	-	11 1.59%
Inclusion and Diversity	32	Down -17 places-17	£37,000	-41.73%	9 1.30%	1
Military	32	Down -7 places-7	-	-	9 1.30%	7
Pharmaceutical	35	New entry-	£70,000	-	6 0.87%	2
Analytical Skills	36	Down -26 places-26	£55,000	+22.90%	5 0.72%	15
Fire and Rescue	37	New entry-	£60,000	-	4 0.58%
Retail	37	Down -11 places-11	£52,500	-12.50%	4 0.58%	7
Games	37	New entry-	£40,000	-	4 0.58%
Marketing	37	New entry-	£50,000	-	4 0.58%	6
Social Housing	38	New entry-	£60,000	-	3 0.43%
Documentation Skills	38	New entry-	£58,750	-	3 0.43%
Back Office	38	Down -12 places-12	£61,500	+108.47%	3 0.43%	1
Organisational Skills	39	New entry-	£25,500	-	2 0.29%	1
Influencing Skills	39	Down -15 places-15	£35,000	-42.13%	2 0.29%	4
Aviation	39	Down -13 places-13	-	-	2 0.29%	8
Police	40	New entry-	£65,000	-	1 0.14%
Local Government	40	Down -32 places-32	£32,500	-22.61%	1 0.14%	1