General Skills Statistics in West Sussex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 29 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£43,733	-2.81%	153 22.77%	44
Finance	11	Up 5 places+5	£65,000	+13.04%	52 7.74%	31
Telecoms	29	Down -1 place-1	£85,000	+88.88%	28 4.17%	10
Marketing	31	Down -7 places-7	£33,750	+3.84%	26 3.87%	8
Aerospace	32	New entry-	£56,465	-	25 3.72%	5
Analytical Skills	33	Down -17 places-17	£50,000	-9.09%	24 3.57%	19
Legal	34	Down -12 places-12	£60,000	+41.17%	23 3.42%	4
Games	34	Up 3 places+3	£58,250	+13.10%	23 3.42%	2
Aviation	37	Down -5 places-5	£65,000	+27.45%	20 2.98%	4
Law	38	Down -10 places-10	£60,000	+11.62%	19 2.83%	2
Manufacturing	40	Down -6 places-6	£57,500	-	17 2.53%	4
Electronics	41	Down -27 places-27	£41,000	+9.33%	16 2.38%	10
Organisational Skills	46	Down -33 places-33	£43,250	+17.68%	11 1.64%	6
Retail	47	Down -32 places-32	£27,500	-50.00%	10 1.49%	9
Billing	48	Down -13 places-13	£70,000	-	9 1.34%	1
Presentation Skills	48	New entry-	£47,500	-	9 1.34%	3
Inclusion and Diversity	49	Down -18 places-18	£53,750	-2.27%	8 1.19%	5
Agriculture	50	New entry-	£40,000	-	7 1.04%
Pharmaceutical	51	Down -16 places-16	£75,000	-	6 0.89%
Advertising	52	Down -25 places-25	£67,500	+3.84%	5 0.74%	2
Military	53	Down -21 places-21	£15,600	-58.40%	4 0.60%	1
Public Sector	53	Down -17 places-17	£67,500	-	4 0.60%	6
Multimedia	54	New entry-	£30,500	-	3 0.45%	8
Automotive	54	New entry-	-	-	3 0.45%	5
Health Technology	55	New entry-	£75,000	-	2 0.30%
Music Industry	55	New entry-	£32,000	-	2 0.30%
Social Housing	55	New entry-	£40,000	-	2 0.30%
Tech for Good	55	New entry-	£75,000	-	2 0.30%
Local Government	55	New entry-	£45,000	-	2 0.30%
Digital Healthcare	56	New entry-	£82,500	-	1 0.15%
Fire and Rescue	56	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.15%
German Language	56	New entry-	£37,500	-	1 0.15%