General Skills Statistics in West Sussex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 May 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%	140 22.15%	42
Finance	11	Down -1 place-1	£60,750	+1.25%	50 7.91%	37
Aerospace	26	New entry-	£56,465	-	28 4.43%	8
Analytical Skills	27	Down -13 places-13	£50,000	-20.00%	27 4.27%	13
Legal	28	Down -13 places-13	£60,000	+140.00%	25 3.96%	4
Aviation	31	Down -2 places-2	£93,343	+83.02%	21 3.32%	5
Marketing	33	Down -12 places-12	£30,000	-7.69%	18 2.85%	8
Manufacturing	33	Down -6 places-6	£57,500	-	18 2.85%	3
Telecoms	34	Down -10 places-10	£85,000	+88.88%	17 2.69%	13
Law	34	Down -10 places-10	£62,500	-3.84%	17 2.69%	11
Games	34	New entry-	£35,000	-	17 2.69%	3
Electronics	37	Down -25 places-25	£44,750	+19.33%	14 2.22%	6
Agriculture	38	New entry-	£40,000	-	13 2.06%
Retail	41	Down -28 places-28	£27,500	-50.00%	10 1.58%	4
Organisational Skills	41	Down -23 places-23	£39,000	+33.43%	10 1.58%	2
Billing	42	Down -11 places-11	£70,000	-	9 1.42%	3
Automotive	42	New entry-	-	-	9 1.42%	4
Inclusion and Diversity	42	Down -19 places-19	£70,000	+40.00%	9 1.42%	4
Presentation Skills	43	New entry-	£47,500	-	8 1.27%	3
Pharmaceutical	45	Down -16 places-16	£75,000	-	6 0.95%
Multimedia	47	New entry-	£30,000	-	4 0.63%	7
Public Sector	47	Down -15 places-15	£60,000	-	4 0.63%	11
Health Technology	49	New entry-	£75,000	-	2 0.32%
Music Industry	49	New entry-	£32,000	-	2 0.32%
Influencing Skills	49	Down -16 places-16	£70,000	-	2 0.32%
Tech for Good	49	New entry-	£75,000	-	2 0.32%
Digital Healthcare	50	New entry-	£82,500	-	1 0.16%
Advertising	50	Down -27 places-27	£57,500	-11.53%	1 0.16%
Social Housing	50	New entry-	-	-	1 0.16%
German Language	50	New entry-	£37,500	-	1 0.16%
Local Government	50	New entry-	£50,000	-	1 0.16%	1