General Skills Statistics in West Sussex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 3 Sep 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£47,500	+18.75%	158 18.68%	109
Finance	12	Down -4 places-4	£69,000	+15.96%	66 7.80%	55
Marketing	24	Down -1 place-1	£40,000	+23.07%	40 4.73%	15
Telecoms	26	Up 8 places+8	£55,000	+41.02%	38 4.49%	15
Electronics	28	Down -10 places-10	£37,500	-3.84%	34 4.02%	19
Manufacturing	28	Up 13 places+13	£57,500	+21.05%	34 4.02%	37
Analytical Skills	28	Down -13 places-13	£50,000	-8.67%	34 4.02%	39
Aviation	29	Up 9 places+9	£47,750	-6.37%	33 3.90%	10
Aerospace	34	New entry-	£49,000	-	27 3.19%	38
Games	35	Up 10 places+10	£60,000	+16.50%	26 3.07%	4
Retail	42	Down -10 places-10	£31,500	-31.14%	19 2.25%	15
Legal	49	Down -14 places-14	£65,000	+23.80%	12 1.42%	11
Organisational Skills	50	Down -34 places-34	£47,500	+55.73%	11 1.30%	20
Law	52	Down -8 places-8	£15,600	-63.29%	9 1.06%	8
Public Sector	53	Down -8 places-8	£70,000	-	8 0.95%	8
Military	54	Down -15 places-15	£15,600	-58.40%	7 0.83%	3
Legal Technology	55	New entry-	£85,000	-	6 0.71%
Advertising	56	Down -25 places-25	£67,500	+12.50%	5 0.59%	5
Presentation Skills	56	Down -14 places-14	£47,500	+5.55%	5 0.59%	7
Pharmaceutical	57	Down -17 places-17	£45,000	-18.18%	4 0.47%	6
Influencing Skills	57	Down -16 places-16	£86,575	-2.72%	4 0.47%	5
Inclusion and Diversity	58	Down -24 places-24	£32,500	-45.83%	3 0.35%	9
Agriculture	58	Down -12 places-12	£40,000	-52.94%	3 0.35%
Music Industry	59	New entry-	£32,000	-	2 0.24%
Back Office	59	New entry-	£43,250	-	2 0.24%	4
Social Housing	59	New entry-	£40,000	-	2 0.24%
Local Government	60	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%	1
Multimedia	60	New entry-	£31,000	-	1 0.12%	7
Digital Healthcare	60	New entry-	£82,500	-	1 0.12%	1
Automotive	60	New entry-	£45,000	-	1 0.12%	3
Fire and Rescue	60	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%