General Skills Statistics in West Sussex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 26 Jul 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%	175 21.47%	42
Finance	15	Down -2 places-2	£70,000	+24.44%	57 6.99%	27
Marketing	23	Down -4 places-4	£40,000	+23.07%	41 5.03%	9
Telecoms	25	Up 4 places+4	£55,000	+22.22%	39 4.79%	11
Analytical Skills	26	Down -15 places-15	£50,000	-9.09%	38 4.66%	14
Electronics	33	Down -16 places-16	£42,000	+9.80%	31 3.80%	6
Games	37	Up 4 places+4	£60,000	+16.50%	27 3.31%	1
Aerospace	38	New entry-	£48,000	-	26 3.19%	6
Aviation	40	Down -5 places-5	£65,000	+27.45%	24 2.94%	6
Legal	46	Down -11 places-11	£45,000	+33.33%	18 2.21%	8
Retail	47	Down -23 places-23	£30,000	-34.42%	17 2.09%	6
Law	52	Down -13 places-13	£15,600	-63.29%	12 1.47%	2
Manufacturing	52	Down -16 places-16	£56,250	+18.42%	12 1.47%	16
Organisational Skills	55	Down -43 places-43	£47,500	+55.73%	9 1.10%	8
Presentation Skills	56	Down -18 places-18	£47,500	+5.55%	8 0.98%	2
Military	57	Down -22 places-22	£15,600	-58.40%	7 0.86%	1
Public Sector	57	Down -17 places-17	£70,000	-	7 0.86%	6
Inclusion and Diversity	58	Down -19 places-19	£32,500	-	6 0.74%	4
Pharmaceutical	58	Down -23 places-23	£75,000	-	6 0.74%
Advertising	59	Down -32 places-32	£67,500	+12.50%	5 0.61%	4
Legal Technology	59	New entry-	£85,000	-	5 0.61%	2
Influencing Skills	60	Down -21 places-21	£86,575	-	4 0.49%	3
Agriculture	61	Down -20 places-20	£40,000	-52.94%	3 0.37%
Local Government	62	New entry-	£45,000	-	2 0.25%	3
Social Housing	62	New entry-	£40,000	-	2 0.25%	1
Billing	62	Down -24 places-24	£70,000	+9.80%	2 0.25%	1
Music Industry	62	New entry-	£32,000	-	2 0.25%
Back Office	63	New entry-	£39,000	-	1 0.12%
German Language	63	New entry-	£37,500	-	1 0.12%	1
Digital Healthcare	63	New entry-	£82,500	-	1 0.12%
Multimedia	63	New entry-	£31,000	-	1 0.12%	6
Fire and Rescue	63	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%	1