General Skills Statistics in West Sussex

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 21 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£57,500	+27.77%	143 22.52%	50
Finance	7	Up 3 places+3	£60,000	+1.69%	55 8.66%	30
Aerospace	26	New entry-	£56,465	-	27 4.25%	8
Legal	26	Down -9 places-9	£60,000	+50.00%	27 4.25%	6
Analytical Skills	26	Down -10 places-10	£53,233	-3.21%	27 4.25%	15
Aviation	31	Down -2 places-2	£93,343	+83.02%	22 3.46%	7
Law	34	Down -11 places-11	£62,500	+19.04%	19 2.99%	10
Manufacturing	34	Down -16 places-16	£57,500	+9.52%	19 2.99%	1
Games	38	New entry-	£35,000	-	15 2.36%	4
Retail	39	Down -26 places-26	£31,500	-42.31%	14 2.20%	4
Marketing	39	Down -18 places-18	£35,000	+7.69%	14 2.20%	12
Inclusion and Diversity	40	Down -22 places-22	£60,000	+14.28%	13 2.05%	4
Agriculture	40	New entry-	£40,000	-	13 2.05%
Electronics	41	Down -20 places-20	£47,500	+26.66%	12 1.89%	3
Telecoms	41	Down -17 places-17	£55,000	+22.22%	12 1.89%	7
Organisational Skills	43	Down -20 places-20	£39,000	+27.86%	10 1.57%	4
Billing	44	Down -13 places-13	£70,000	-	9 1.42%	3
Automotive	44	New entry-	-	-	9 1.42%	3
Presentation Skills	45	New entry-	£47,500	-	8 1.26%	2
Pharmaceutical	47	Down -26 places-26	£75,000	-	6 0.94%
Public Sector	49	New entry-	£60,000	-	4 0.63%	7
Multimedia	49	New entry-	£30,000	-	4 0.63%	8
German Language	50	New entry-	£32,000	-	3 0.47%
Influencing Skills	50	Down -17 places-17	£70,000	-	3 0.47%	1
Tech for Good	51	New entry-	£75,000	-	2 0.32%
Health Technology	51	New entry-	£75,000	-	2 0.32%
Social Housing	52	New entry-	-	-	1 0.16%
Local Government	52	New entry-	£50,000	-	1 0.16%	2
Digital Healthcare	52	New entry-	£82,500	-	1 0.16%
Advertising	52	Down -29 places-29	£57,500	-13.20%	1 0.16%	1