General Skills Statistics in Wales

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 21 Jun 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£44,000	-14.56%	403 20.11%	87
Games	14	Up 15 places+15	£50,000	+99.30%	131 6.54%	16
Public Sector	15	Up 11 places+11	£54,500	-5.21%	129 6.44%	31
Finance	26	Down -23 places-23	£50,334	-4.57%	109 5.44%	72
Manufacturing	33	Up 6 places+6	£40,000	-5.88%	92 4.59%	25
Analytical Skills	36	Down -11 places-11	£53,171	-3.32%	83 4.14%	27
Inclusion and Diversity	38	Down -4 places-4	£54,000	-9.78%	79 3.94%	23
Marketing	39	Down -8 places-8	£45,000	-10.00%	78 3.89%	14
Welsh Language	69	Down -21 places-21	£50,000	+31.25%	41 2.05%	12
Local Government	71	Down -17 places-17	£55,260	-	39 1.95%	7
Organisational Skills	71	Down -18 places-18	£28,500	-34.31%	39 1.95%	14
Retail	73	Down -61 places-61	£60,000	+33.33%	37 1.85%	12
Law	86	New entry-	£42,500	-	24 1.20%	8
Legal	86	Down -42 places-42	£53,171	-3.32%	24 1.20%	8
Electronics	87	Down -40 places-40	£47,500	-23.38%	23 1.15%	5
Telecoms	87	Down -55 places-55	£38,500	+40.00%	23 1.15%	8
Automotive	90	New entry-	£35,000	-	20 1.00%	6
Influencing Skills	95	Down -40 places-40	£69,973	+2.14%	15 0.75%	3
Pharmaceutical	100	Down -41 places-41	£25,250	-61.15%	10 0.50%	6
Aerospace	100	New entry-	£45,000	-	10 0.50%	4
Banking	101	Down -90 places-90	£75,000	+198.95%	9 0.45%
Presentation Skills	102	Down -51 places-51	£53,171	-29.10%	8 0.40%	10
Billing	102	New entry-	£32,500	-	8 0.40%
Police	103	Down -44 places-44	£50,000	-	7 0.35%	1
Aviation	103	Down -44 places-44	£65,000	-	7 0.35%	4
Documentation Skills	104	Down -45 places-45	£55,000	+10.00%	6 0.30%	7
German Language	104	New entry-	£35,000	-	6 0.30%	1
Advertising	105	Down -48 places-48	£39,500	+36.20%	5 0.25%	4
Multimedia	106	New entry-	£36,098	-	4 0.20%	17