General Skills Statistics in West Sussex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 28 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£47,500	+5.55%	163 19.34%	96
Finance	13	Down -4 places-4	£68,000	+16.73%	63 7.47%	48
Marketing	24	No change0	£40,000	+23.07%	40 4.75%	10
Telecoms	26	Up 8 places+8	£55,000	+41.02%	38 4.51%	12
Analytical Skills	29	Down -14 places-14	£50,000	-8.67%	35 4.15%	40
Electronics	30	Down -12 places-12	£37,500	-3.84%	34 4.03%	17
Manufacturing	32	Up 10 places+10	£57,500	+21.05%	32 3.80%	33
Aviation	33	Up 6 places+6	£59,500	+16.66%	31 3.68%	10
Aerospace	37	New entry-	£49,000	-	27 3.20%	19
Games	37	Up 9 places+9	£60,000	+16.50%	27 3.20%	5
Retail	46	Down -13 places-13	£31,500	-31.14%	18 2.14%	9
Legal	51	Down -14 places-14	£65,000	+36.84%	13 1.54%	7
Law	54	Down -9 places-9	£15,600	-63.29%	10 1.19%	6
Organisational Skills	54	Down -39 places-39	£47,500	+55.73%	10 1.19%	20
Public Sector	56	Down -10 places-10	£70,000	-	8 0.95%	5
Military	57	Down -17 places-17	£15,600	-58.40%	7 0.83%	2
Legal Technology	58	New entry-	£85,000	-	6 0.71%
Advertising	59	Down -26 places-26	£67,500	+12.50%	5 0.59%	4
Presentation Skills	59	Down -16 places-16	£47,500	+5.55%	5 0.59%	6
Pharmaceutical	60	Down -19 places-19	£45,000	-18.18%	4 0.47%	4
Influencing Skills	60	Down -18 places-18	£86,575	-2.72%	4 0.47%	2
Agriculture	61	Down -14 places-14	£40,000	-52.94%	3 0.36%
Inclusion and Diversity	61	Down -24 places-24	£32,500	-45.83%	3 0.36%	7
Music Industry	62	New entry-	£32,000	-	2 0.24%
Back Office	62	New entry-	£43,250	-	2 0.24%	4
Social Housing	62	New entry-	£40,000	-	2 0.24%
Local Government	63	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%	1
Digital Healthcare	63	New entry-	£82,500	-	1 0.12%
Multimedia	63	New entry-	£31,000	-	1 0.12%	8
Automotive	63	New entry-	£45,000	-	1 0.12%	3
Fire and Rescue	63	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%