General Skills Statistics in West Sussex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 12 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	+11.76%	166 19.12%	113
Finance	11	Down -2 places-2	£70,000	+17.64%	72 8.29%	73
Marketing	18	Up 7 places+7	£40,000	+23.07%	44 5.07%	13
Aerospace	19	New entry-	£47,000	-	43 4.95%	35
Manufacturing	19	Up 23 places+23	£48,750	+2.63%	43 4.95%	33
Telecoms	20	Up 16 places+16	£55,000	+59.42%	42 4.84%	16
Aviation	23	Up 17 places+17	£36,000	-29.41%	36 4.15%	8
Analytical Skills	24	Down -9 places-9	£47,500	-13.24%	35 4.03%	32
Electronics	26	Down -7 places-7	£37,500	-3.84%	33 3.80%	17
Games	34	Up 12 places+12	£60,000	+16.50%	25 2.88%	8
Retail	34	Up 1 place+1	£31,608	-13.40%	25 2.88%	20
Legal	47	Down -13 places-13	£65,000	+10.63%	12 1.38%	16
Organisational Skills	48	Down -31 places-31	£47,500	+55.73%	11 1.27%	25
Law	51	Down -6 places-6	£15,600	-63.29%	8 0.92%	5
Public Sector	51	Down -5 places-5	£70,000	-	8 0.92%	13
Military	52	Down -11 places-11	£15,600	-58.40%	7 0.81%	2
Presentation Skills	53	Down -10 places-10	£47,500	+5.55%	6 0.69%	10
Legal Technology	53	New entry-	£85,000	-	6 0.69%
Advertising	54	Down -23 places-23	£67,500	+12.50%	5 0.58%	5
Influencing Skills	55	Down -13 places-13	£86,575	-2.72%	4 0.46%	12
Inclusion and Diversity	55	Down -21 places-21	£32,500	-45.83%	4 0.46%	15
Pharmaceutical	55	Down -14 places-14	£45,000	-18.18%	4 0.46%	2
Back Office	57	New entry-	£43,250	-	2 0.23%	2
Automotive	57	New entry-	£36,500	-	2 0.23%	5
Social Housing	57	New entry-	£40,000	-	2 0.23%
French Language	57	Down -11 places-11	-	-	2 0.23%	1
Agriculture	57	Down -10 places-10	£40,000	-52.94%	2 0.23%	2
Music Industry	57	New entry-	£32,000	-	2 0.23%
Fire and Rescue	58	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%
Local Government	58	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%	1
Digital Healthcare	58	New entry-	£82,500	-	1 0.12%	1