General Skills Statistics in West Sussex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 10 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%	172 20.55%	77
Finance	15	Down -5 places-5	£69,000	+22.66%	56 6.69%	39
Marketing	23	Down -6 places-6	£40,000	+23.07%	41 4.90%	15
Telecoms	24	Up 4 places+4	£55,000	+22.22%	39 4.66%	14
Analytical Skills	24	Down -14 places-14	£50,000	-9.09%	39 4.66%	24
Electronics	28	Down -13 places-13	£37,500	-3.84%	34 4.06%	12
Games	33	Up 7 places+7	£60,000	+16.50%	28 3.35%	6
Aviation	34	Down -1 place-1	£72,500	+42.15%	27 3.23%	8
Aerospace	35	New entry-	£52,000	-	26 3.11%	8
Manufacturing	39	Down -3 places-3	£57,500	+21.05%	22 2.63%	26
Legal	42	Down -10 places-10	£45,000	+33.33%	19 2.27%	9
Retail	45	Down -21 places-21	£31,500	-31.14%	16 1.91%	10
Law	50	Down -12 places-12	£15,600	-63.29%	11 1.31%	1
Organisational Skills	51	Down -40 places-40	£47,500	+55.73%	10 1.19%	19
Military	54	Down -21 places-21	£15,600	-58.40%	7 0.84%	1
Public Sector	54	Down -15 places-15	£70,000	-	7 0.84%	11
Pharmaceutical	55	Down -22 places-22	£60,000	+9.09%	6 0.72%	1
Legal Technology	55	New entry-	£85,000	-	6 0.72%	1
Advertising	56	Down -30 places-30	£67,500	+12.50%	5 0.60%	5
Presentation Skills	56	Down -20 places-20	£47,500	+5.55%	5 0.60%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	56	Down -16 places-16	£32,500	-	5 0.60%	5
Influencing Skills	57	Down -19 places-19	£86,575	-	4 0.48%	2
Agriculture	58	Down -18 places-18	£40,000	-52.94%	3 0.36%	1
Music Industry	59	New entry-	£32,000	-	2 0.24%
Back Office	59	New entry-	£43,250	-	2 0.24%
Social Housing	59	New entry-	£40,000	-	2 0.24%
Local Government	59	New entry-	£45,000	-	2 0.24%	2
Automotive	60	New entry-	£45,000	-	1 0.12%	2
Fire and Rescue	60	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%
German Language	60	New entry-	£37,500	-	1 0.12%
Digital Healthcare	60	New entry-	£82,500	-	1 0.12%
Multimedia	60	New entry-	£31,000	-	1 0.12%	6