General Skills Statistics in Wales

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£47,500	+5.55%	469 18.46%	160
Public Sector	9	Up 18 places+18	£55,000	-12.52%	195 7.68%	51
Games	12	Up 18 places+18	£50,000	+99.30%	184 7.24%	23
Finance	15	Down -12 places-12	£62,500	+25.00%	176 6.93%	124
Analytical Skills	32	Down -14 places-14	£53,171	+1.27%	115 4.53%	50
Manufacturing	33	Up 4 places+4	£40,000	-	109 4.29%	49
Inclusion and Diversity	36	Up 4 places+4	£54,500	-0.90%	100 3.94%	23
Marketing	37	Down -17 places-17	£42,500	-15.00%	99 3.90%	34
Retail	59	Down -46 places-46	£52,500	+35.48%	62 2.44%	23
Local Government	69	Down -8 places-8	£50,871	-	50 1.97%	21
Organisational Skills	72	Down -22 places-22	£28,500	-20.83%	47 1.85%	33
Welsh Language	75	Down -18 places-18	£36,961	-2.97%	44 1.73%	27
Legal	79	Down -28 places-28	£53,171	-3.32%	40 1.57%	19
Telecoms	80	Down -58 places-58	£32,986	+13.74%	39 1.54%	34
Electronics	88	Down -40 places-40	£77,500	+55.00%	30 1.18%	10
Automotive	95	Down -35 places-35	£40,000	-23.80%	23 0.91%	6
Law	96	New entry-	£42,500	-	22 0.87%	8
Police	99	Down -33 places-33	£50,000	-	19 0.75%	9
Influencing Skills	101	Down -40 places-40	£68,500	-1.08%	17 0.67%	7
Aerospace	103	Down -41 places-41	£45,000	-12.19%	15 0.59%	12
Aviation	104	Down -41 places-41	£65,000	+26.82%	14 0.55%	9
Banking	105	Down -91 places-91	£70,000	+179.02%	13 0.51%	18
Presentation Skills	106	Down -50 places-50	£53,171	-29.10%	12 0.47%	17
Advertising	106	Down -42 places-42	£30,000	+3.44%	12 0.47%	5
Documentation Skills	108	New entry-	£57,500	-	10 0.39%	3
Back Office	108	Down -43 places-43	-	-	10 0.39%
Agriculture	110	New entry-	£30,000	-	8 0.32%
German Language	110	New entry-	£35,000	-	8 0.32%
Pharmaceutical	110	Down -44 places-44	£36,500	-43.84%	8 0.32%	14