General Skills Statistics in Watford

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 2 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	2	Down -1 place-1	£40,000	-5.88%	59 14.68%	42
Marketing	5	Up 26 places+26	£61,250	+2.08%	41 10.20%	21
Finance	8	Up 13 places+13	£37,500	-54.54%	33 8.21%	38
Retail	10	Up 19 places+19	£67,500	+58.82%	30 7.46%	22
Public Sector	29	Up 6 places+6	£60,000	-	10 2.49%	4
Manufacturing	30	New entry-	£65,000	-	9 2.24%	9
Presentation Skills	30	Up 3 places+3	£105,000	+90.90%	9 2.24%	4
Games	31	Up 3 places+3	£62,500	-7.40%	8 1.99%	6
Inclusion and Diversity	31	Up 4 places+4	£72,500	+163.63%	8 1.99%	4
Analytical Skills	32	Down -23 places-23	£92,500	+164.28%	7 1.74%	26
Front Office	32	New entry-	£80,000	-	7 1.74%
Advertising	32	Up 4 places+4	£80,000	+18.51%	7 1.74%	2
Back Office	33	New entry-	£80,000	-	6 1.49%
Pharmaceutical	34	New entry-	£45,000	-	5 1.24%	3
Influencing Skills	34	Up 2 places+2	£70,000	-9.67%	5 1.24%	1
Telecoms	35	Down -7 places-7	£52,500	+16.66%	4 1.00%	4
Aerospace	35	Down -19 places-19	£51,750	+47.85%	4 1.00%
Automotive	35	New entry-	£51,750	-	4 1.00%
Legal	35	Down -1 place-1	£67,500	+56.97%	4 1.00%	5
Organisational Skills	35	Down -1 place-1	£46,250	-15.90%	4 1.00%	8
Billing	37	Down -1 place-1	£60,000	+96.72%	2 0.50%
General Ledger	37	New entry-	-	-	2 0.50%	1
Brand Awareness	37	New entry-	-	-	2 0.50%
Electronics	37	New entry-	£38,500	-	2 0.50%	3
German Language	37	New entry-	£29,500	-	2 0.50%
Documentation Skills	37	Down -7 places-7	£75,000	+27.65%	2 0.50%	1
Banking	38	New entry-	£105,000	-	1 0.25%	1