General Skills Statistics in Wales

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	2	No change0	£49,250	+29.28%	475 14.83%	260
Games	6	Up 30 places+30	£50,000	+99.30%	329 10.27%	22
Finance	8	Down -5 places-5	£65,000	+35.07%	310 9.68%	186
Public Sector	14	Up 20 places+20	£53,171	-21.22%	228 7.12%	58
Analytical Skills	20	Down -5 places-5	£45,000	-10.30%	202 6.30%	103
Marketing	26	Down -15 places-15	£45,000	+68.33%	178 5.56%	57
Retail	32	Down -19 places-19	£52,500	+40.00%	144 4.49%	58
Manufacturing	37	Down -1 place-1	£50,000	+25.00%	126 3.93%	113
Inclusion and Diversity	48	Down -1 place-1	£53,000	-7.71%	102 3.18%	54
Legal	59	Down -7 places-7	£55,671	+12.46%	82 2.56%	48
Organisational Skills	60	Down -7 places-7	£29,000	-19.44%	78 2.43%	41
Telecoms	83	Down -56 places-56	£30,000	+3.44%	53 1.65%	13
Aerospace	96	Down -37 places-37	£45,000	-14.28%	40 1.25%	31
Local Government	99	Down -37 places-37	£50,871	-	37 1.15%	13
Electronics	104	Down -56 places-56	£77,500	+35.37%	32 1.00%	41
Banking	108	Down -89 places-89	£62,000	+147.13%	28 0.87%	42
Police	109	Down -42 places-42	£50,000	-	27 0.84%	1
Law	110	Down -45 places-45	£42,500	-	26 0.81%	20
Influencing Skills	112	Down -50 places-50	£71,500	+3.24%	24 0.75%	32
Welsh Language	113	Down -56 places-56	£36,961	-2.97%	23 0.72%	28
Advertising	113	Down -48 places-48	£45,000	+64.23%	23 0.72%	10
Automotive	114	Down -54 places-54	£40,000	-31.91%	22 0.69%	11
Pharmaceutical	115	New entry-	£43,500	-	21 0.66%	14
Presentation Skills	117	Down -60 places-60	£53,171	-29.10%	19 0.59%	32
Aviation	118	Down -54 places-54	£65,000	+26.82%	18 0.56%	8
Back Office	120	Down -54 places-54	-	-	16 0.50%	2
Documentation Skills	121	New entry-	£53,750	-	15 0.47%	3
Brand Awareness	127	Down -64 places-64	£55,000	+105.73%	9 0.28%
Digital Health	127	Down -62 places-62	-	-	9 0.28%