General Skills Statistics in West Sussex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 13 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 20.50%	101
Finance	15	Down -7 places-7	£69,000	+22.66%	59 7.03%	52
Marketing	24	Down -4 places-4	£40,000	+23.07%	41 4.89%	16
Telecoms	26	Up 5 places+5	£55,000	+22.22%	39 4.65%	14
Analytical Skills	26	Down -16 places-16	£50,000	-9.09%	39 4.65%	34
Electronics	31	Down -13 places-13	£37,500	-3.84%	34 4.05%	14
Games	35	Up 8 places+8	£60,000	+16.50%	28 3.34%	8
Aviation	36	No change0	£72,500	+42.15%	27 3.22%	11
Aerospace	38	New entry-	£52,000	-	25 2.98%	14
Manufacturing	41	Down -2 places-2	£57,500	+21.05%	22 2.62%	34
Legal	45	Down -13 places-13	£45,000	+5.88%	18 2.15%	10
Retail	47	Down -20 places-20	£31,500	-31.14%	16 1.91%	9
Law	52	Down -11 places-11	£15,600	-63.29%	11 1.31%	6
Organisational Skills	53	Down -41 places-41	£47,500	+55.73%	10 1.19%	16
Public Sector	55	Down -13 places-13	£70,000	-	8 0.95%	10
Military	56	Down -20 places-20	£15,600	-58.40%	7 0.83%	3
Pharmaceutical	57	Down -21 places-21	£60,000	+9.09%	6 0.72%	2
Legal Technology	57	New entry-	£85,000	-	6 0.72%	1
Advertising	58	Down -29 places-29	£67,500	+12.50%	5 0.60%	7
Presentation Skills	58	Down -19 places-19	£47,500	+5.55%	5 0.60%	5
Inclusion and Diversity	58	Down -18 places-18	£32,500	-63.48%	5 0.60%	7
Influencing Skills	59	Down -21 places-21	£86,575	-2.72%	4 0.48%	4
Agriculture	60	Down -17 places-17	£40,000	-52.94%	3 0.36%	1
Social Housing	61	New entry-	£40,000	-	2 0.24%
Local Government	61	New entry-	£45,000	-	2 0.24%	1
Music Industry	61	New entry-	£32,000	-	2 0.24%
Back Office	61	New entry-	£43,250	-	2 0.24%	3
Automotive	62	New entry-	£45,000	-	1 0.12%	3
German Language	62	New entry-	£37,500	-	1 0.12%
Fire and Rescue	62	New entry-	£40,000	-	1 0.12%
Multimedia	62	New entry-	£31,000	-	1 0.12%	6
Digital Healthcare	62	New entry-	£82,500	-	1 0.12%