In terms of sheer manipulative flying skill I would say the bush pilot is way ahead of the airline pilot. In terms of "monitoring" the automatics of an airline and pushing little buttons to guide the aircraft, the airline pilot is way ahead.
In theory it is hoped that an airline pilot should be equally competent at hand flying his aircraft without the aid of automatics as well as being competent at using the automatics. In practice research has revealed that airline pilots admit to being less than fully competent at manipulative skills because many operators actively discourage pilots from disconnecting the automatics even in fine weather conditions. Sadly, automatic complacency comes into play with airline pilots followed soon by automatic dependancy and its all down hill from there as far as pure flying skills are concerned. Of course not all airline pilots are like that - much depends on their enthusiasm for flying.