General Skills in the West Midlands

Description	Rank 6 Months to 16 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	0	£47,500	-7.31%	1,710 33.39%	427
Inclusion and Diversity	3	+58	£47,500	-9.52%	1,290 25.19%	100
Banking	12	+141	£80,000	+45.45%	948 18.51%	13
Finance	17	-11	£55,000	-4.34%	655 12.79%	283
Analytical Skills	24	-13	£52,500	+5.00%	369 7.21%	461
Manufacturing	31	-7	£45,000	-	272 5.31%	81
Marketing	47	+20	£40,000	-28.88%	207 4.04%	95
Public Sector	48	-13	£57,435	+9.40%	203 3.96%	51
Retail	60	-27	£52,500	+24.25%	177 3.46%	59
Law	79	-29	£49,250	+3.68%	127 2.48%	71
Legal	81	-1	£47,500	-5.00%	125 2.44%	70
Telecoms	86	-17	£37,500	-21.05%	118 2.30%	70
Organisational Skills	104	+3	£33,750	-20.58%	81 1.58%	65
Automotive	117	-20	£60,000	+33.33%	65 1.27%	41
Electronics	131	+25	£40,000	-42.85%	51 1.00%	29
Presentation Skills	139	-66	£67,750	+35.50%	42 0.82%	37
Documentation Skills	141	+39	£52,500	-17.64%	40 0.78%	18
Aerospace	142	+56	£47,000	-6.00%	39 0.76%	15
Local Government	142	-28	£42,500	-41.02%	39 0.76%	24
Back Office	149	+41	£42,500	+18.88%	32 0.62%	1
Multimedia	150	+18	£30,500	-4.68%	31 0.61%	81
Digital Health	154	-	-	-	27 0.53%	1
Advertising	155	+4	£32,750	-43.04%	26 0.51%	16
Fire and Rescue	157	-	£45,000	-	24 0.47%
Influencing Skills	157	+5	£72,500	+14.03%	24 0.47%	10
Games	161	-25	£30,000	-36.84%	20 0.39%	23
Military	161	-46	£42,500	-24.77%	20 0.39%	9
Pharmaceutical	161	+27	£40,000	+23.07%	20 0.39%	7
German Language	166	+37	£45,000	-6.25%	15 0.29%	11
Social Housing	170	-19	£50,000	-	11 0.21%	2
Police	171	-85	£50,000	-2.44%	10 0.20%	2
General Ledger	171	-	£82,500	-	10 0.20%	2