General Skills Statistics in West Sussex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 6 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%	159 18.66%	94
Finance	13	Down -4 places-4	£70,000	+17.64%	68 7.98%	51
Marketing	23	Up 2 places+2	£40,000	+23.07%	40 4.69%	11
Telecoms	24	Up 10 places+10	£55,000	+41.02%	39 4.58%	18
Manufacturing	27	Up 15 places+15	£55,000	+15.78%	35 4.11%	30
Analytical Skills	28	Down -13 places-13	£50,000	-8.67%	34 3.99%	33
Aviation	28	Up 11 places+11	£36,000	-29.41%	34 3.99%	7
Electronics	29	Down -11 places-11	£37,500	-3.84%	33 3.87%	19
Aerospace	34	New entry-	£49,000	-	28 3.29%	32
Games	36	Up 10 places+10	£60,000	+16.50%	26 3.05%	4
Retail	42	Down -8 places-8	£31,500	-13.69%	20 2.35%	18
Legal	50	Down -15 places-15	£65,000	+10.63%	12 1.41%	8
Organisational Skills	51	Down -35 places-35	£47,500	+55.73%	11 1.29%	24
Law	53	Down -8 places-8	£15,600	-63.29%	9 1.06%	4
Public Sector	54	Down -8 places-8	£70,000	-	8 0.94%	9
Military	55	Down -15 places-15	£15,600	-58.40%	7 0.82%	2
Legal Technology	56	New entry-	£85,000	-	6 0.70%
Advertising	57	Down -26 places-26	£67,500	+12.50%	5 0.59%	5
Presentation Skills	57	Down -14 places-14	£47,500	+5.55%	5 0.59%	9
Pharmaceutical	58	Down -17 places-17	£45,000	-18.18%	4 0.47%	2
Influencing Skills	58	Down -16 places-16	£86,575	-2.72%	4 0.47%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	59	Down -25 places-25	£32,500	-45.83%	3 0.35%	6
Agriculture	59	Down -12 places-12	£40,000	-52.94%	3 0.35%
Back Office	60	New entry-	£43,250	-	2 0.23%	4
Social Housing	60	New entry-	£40,000	-	2 0.23%
Music Industry	60	New entry-	£32,000	-	2 0.23%
Automotive	61	New entry-	£45,000	-	1 0.12%
Fire and Rescue	61	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%
Local Government	61	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%
Multimedia	61	New entry-	£31,000	-	1 0.12%	7
Digital Healthcare	61	New entry-	£82,500	-	1 0.12%	1