Social Skills Jobs in the West Midlands

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 2 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 +3
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,833 1,952 1,893
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 23.45% 32.14% 25.07%
As % of the General category 41.73% 42.35% 39.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,270 831 1,110
10th Percentile £24,700 £26,250 £27,201
25th Percentile £29,750 £37,500 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +10.64% +4.44%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,877 £63,500
90th Percentile £70,350 £77,500 £78,264
England median annual salary £48,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.65% +4.55% +4.76%

All General Skills
West Midlands

Social Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,393 4,609 4,760
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 56.21% 75.88% 63.03%
Number of salaries quoted 3,051 2,209 2,945
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birmingham +1 636 £50,000 -13.04% 291
Staffordshire 0 332 £32,500 -18.75% 180
Warwickshire +1 200 £39,000 -22.00% 115
Worcestershire +2 130 £30,000 -29.41% 60
Shropshire 0 72 £42,286 -29.52% 44
Coventry +8 53 £51,750 +8.95% 75
Solihull -2 51 £50,000 +86.91% 25
Wolverhampton +8 47 £34,500 +11.29% 34
Herefordshire 0 28 £35,000 -16.67% 15
Walsall +8 26 £37,500 -18.92% 14
Dudley +10 15 £25,000 -58.33% 13
Halesowen - 13 £35,000 - 11
Tipton -2 11 £25,000 -23.08% 6
Brierley Hill - 9 £33,500 -
Sutton Coldfield -7 8 £29,500 -70.50% 1
Wednesbury +5 6 £37,500 +36.36% 4
West Bromwich -1 5 £34,000 -35.24% 7
Willenhall - 4 - - 2
Smethwick - 4 - - 2
Rowley Regis - 4 - - 1
Bilston - 4 - -
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 113 (6.16%) SharePoint
2 60 (3.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (0.93%) Skype for Business
4 11 (0.60%) SAS
5 10 (0.55%) Confluence
6 9 (0.49%) WordPress
7 8 (0.44%) WebSphere
8 7 (0.38%) CMS
9 6 (0.33%) Appian
10 5 (0.27%) BizTalk Server
10 5 (0.27%) nginx
11 4 (0.22%) Office Communications Server
11 4 (0.22%) Umbraco
12 3 (0.16%) IBM Notes
12 3 (0.16%) IIS
12 3 (0.16%) MQSeries
12 3 (0.16%) Oracle HTTP Server
13 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
13 2 (0.11%) MTS
14 1 (0.055%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 294 (16.04%) Microsoft Office
2 161 (8.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 56 (3.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (0.65%) Trello
6 10 (0.55%) AutoCAD
7 9 (0.49%) Adobe XD
7 9 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
8 8 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 6 (0.33%) CANalyzer
9 6 (0.33%) MS Visio
10 5 (0.27%) Photoshop
11 4 (0.22%) EPLAN
11 4 (0.22%) Simulink
11 4 (0.22%) Sketch
11 4 (0.22%) SketchUp
12 3 (0.16%) InDesign
13 2 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
13 2 (0.11%) Revit
13 2 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 28 (1.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.76%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
4 7 (0.38%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
6 5 (0.27%) Shopify
7 4 (0.22%) SAP SD
7 4 (0.22%) Unit4 Business World
8 3 (0.16%) Maximo
8 3 (0.16%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.16%) Sage 300 ERP
9 2 (0.11%) Misys Midas
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
9 2 (0.11%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 2 (0.11%) SAP MM
9 2 (0.11%) SAP WM
10 1 (0.055%) SAP HR
10 1 (0.055%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 265 (14.46%) Azure
2 212 (11.57%) Microsoft 365
3 160 (8.73%) Power Platform
4 65 (3.55%) SaaS
5 61 (3.33%) Entra ID
6 54 (2.95%) Dynamics 365
7 50 (2.73%) AWS
8 30 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
9 28 (1.53%) GitHub
10 27 (1.47%) Power Automate
11 24 (1.31%) PowerApps
12 21 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
13 20 (1.09%) GCP
14 13 (0.71%) Figma
14 13 (0.71%) GitHub Actions
14 13 (0.71%) OneDrive
14 13 (0.71%) Smartsheet
15 12 (0.65%) Snowflake
16 9 (0.49%) Serverless
17 8 (0.44%) Mavenlink
Communications & Networking
1 86 (4.69%) Firewall
2 80 (4.36%) WAN
3 73 (3.98%) LAN
4 36 (1.96%) TCP/IP
5 31 (1.69%) DNS
6 27 (1.47%) Intranet
6 27 (1.47%) Wi-Fi
7 26 (1.42%) DHCP
8 25 (1.36%) VoIP
9 20 (1.09%) PBX
10 19 (1.04%) SAN
10 19 (1.04%) Wireless
11 18 (0.98%) Skype
12 17 (0.93%) Ethernet
12 17 (0.93%) VPN
13 15 (0.82%) VLAN
14 14 (0.76%) SD-WAN
14 14 (0.76%) WLAN
15 12 (0.65%) Internet
16 11 (0.60%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 148 (8.07%) SQL Server
2 137 (7.47%) Power BI
3 47 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (1.36%) MySQL
5 24 (1.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 17 (0.93%) Tableau
7 16 (0.87%) Metadata
7 16 (0.87%) Relational Database
8 13 (0.71%) Data Lake
8 13 (0.71%) Data Mining
9 11 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 11 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (0.55%) Oracle Database
10 10 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
11 9 (0.49%) Amazon Redshift
11 9 (0.49%) BigQuery
12 8 (0.44%) Power Query
13 7 (0.38%) NoSQL
13 7 (0.38%) Oracle Database 12c
14 5 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 66 (3.60%) JIRA
2 52 (2.84%) Git
3 9 (0.49%) CANoe
4 7 (0.38%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.27%) webpack
7 4 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
7 4 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.16%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.16%) GitLab
8 3 (0.16%) IBM UrbanCode
8 3 (0.16%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.16%) sqlmap
8 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.16%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.11%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.11%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.11%) Maven
10 1 (0.055%) Balsamiq
10 1 (0.055%) Moq
General
1 475 (25.91%) Analytical Skills
2 429 (23.40%) Finance
3 268 (14.62%) Organisational Skills
4 165 (9.00%) Influencing Skills
5 156 (8.51%) Retail
6 125 (6.82%) Manufacturing
7 112 (6.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 111 (6.06%) Law
9 108 (5.89%) Marketing
10 100 (5.46%) Public Sector
11 90 (4.91%) Legal
12 63 (3.44%) Presentation Skills
13 51 (2.78%) Local Government
14 37 (2.02%) Automotive
14 37 (2.02%) Telecoms
15 33 (1.80%) Games
16 29 (1.58%) Back Office
17 27 (1.47%) Electronics
18 26 (1.42%) Banking
18 26 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 347 (18.93%) Analyst
2 181 (9.87%) Developer
3 168 (9.17%) Senior
4 157 (8.57%) Project Manager
5 120 (6.55%) Product Analyst
6 116 (6.33%) Sales Analyst
7 114 (6.22%) IT Support
8 113 (6.16%) Consultant
9 97 (5.29%) Lead
10 69 (3.76%) IT Manager
11 66 (3.60%) Support Engineer
12 55 (3.00%) IT Engineer
13 49 (2.67%) Administrator
14 48 (2.62%) Software Developer
15 40 (2.18%) Architect
15 40 (2.18%) Graduate
15 40 (2.18%) Support Technician
16 38 (2.07%) IT Technician
17 36 (1.96%) Senior Analyst
17 36 (1.96%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 112 (6.11%) .NET
2 79 (4.31%) HTML
3 53 (2.89%) CSS
4 29 (1.58%) ASP.NET
5 25 (1.36%) JSON
5 25 (1.36%) React
6 23 (1.25%) ASP.NET MVC
6 23 (1.25%) Vue
7 22 (1.20%) .NET Core
8 21 (1.15%) RESTful
9 19 (1.04%) HTML5
10 17 (0.93%) AngularJS
11 16 (0.87%) Laravel
11 16 (0.87%) XML
12 15 (0.82%) EDI
13 14 (0.76%) .NET Framework
13 14 (0.76%) Web Services
14 13 (0.71%) EDIFACT
14 13 (0.71%) jQuery
15 11 (0.60%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 152 (8.29%) Self-Motivation
2 125 (6.82%) Management Information System
3 80 (4.36%) Driving Licence
4 50 (2.73%) Mobile App
5 49 (2.67%) Product Ownership
6 32 (1.75%) NHS
7 27 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
8 24 (1.31%) Data Centre
9 21 (1.15%) Replication
10 20 (1.09%) Social Media
11 19 (1.04%) FMCG
11 19 (1.04%) Onboarding
12 18 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
12 18 (0.98%) Video Conferencing
13 16 (0.87%) Low-Code
14 15 (0.82%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 14 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
16 13 (0.71%) Algorithms
16 13 (0.71%) Greenfield Project
17 12 (0.65%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 226 (12.33%) Windows
2 88 (4.80%) Windows 10
3 66 (3.60%) Linux
3 66 (3.60%) Windows Server
4 27 (1.47%) Apple iOS
5 25 (1.36%) Android
6 23 (1.25%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (0.98%) Mac OS
8 17 (0.93%) Windows 7
9 16 (0.87%) Unix
10 13 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
11 9 (0.49%) VMS
12 8 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
13 7 (0.38%) CentOS
14 5 (0.27%) SUSE
14 5 (0.27%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
15 4 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 2 (0.11%) Windows 8
16 2 (0.11%) zOS
17 1 (0.055%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 652 (35.57%) Problem-Solving
2 452 (24.66%) Customer Service
3 319 (17.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 293 (15.98%) Project Management
5 270 (14.73%) Agile
6 176 (9.60%) Mathematics
7 163 (8.89%) Mentoring
8 161 (8.78%) Stakeholder Management
9 158 (8.62%) Customer Requirements
10 146 (7.97%) Business Intelligence
11 137 (7.47%) ITIL
12 135 (7.36%) Decision-Making
13 129 (7.04%) Time Management
14 119 (6.49%) Cybersecurity
15 116 (6.33%) CRM
16 107 (5.84%) ERP
17 105 (5.73%) Project Delivery
18 94 (5.13%) Computer Science
18 94 (5.13%) Risk Management
19 89 (4.86%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 243 (13.26%) SQL
2 99 (5.40%) C#
3 84 (4.58%) JavaScript
4 79 (4.31%) Python
5 39 (2.13%) PowerShell
6 34 (1.85%) Java
7 24 (1.31%) C++
7 24 (1.31%) PHP
7 24 (1.31%) TypeScript
8 19 (1.04%) T-SQL
9 15 (0.82%) VB.NET
10 13 (0.71%) C
11 11 (0.60%) Perl
11 11 (0.60%) R
12 8 (0.44%) ActionScript
12 8 (0.44%) ActionScript 2.0
12 8 (0.44%) VB
13 4 (0.22%) MATLAB
14 3 (0.16%) Bicep
14 3 (0.16%) Dart
Qualifications
1 456 (24.88%) Degree
2 129 (7.04%) Security Cleared
3 56 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
4 52 (2.84%) Microsoft Certification
5 31 (1.69%) SC Cleared
6 28 (1.53%) DBS Check
7 24 (1.31%) Cisco Certification
8 22 (1.20%) A+ Certification
9 21 (1.15%) Master's Degree
10 19 (1.04%) ACCA
11 17 (0.93%) PMI Certification
12 16 (0.87%) HND
12 16 (0.87%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 15 (0.82%) CCNA
13 15 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
13 15 (0.82%) MCSE
14 12 (0.65%) PMP
15 10 (0.55%) Network+ Certification
16 9 (0.49%) CCNP
16 9 (0.49%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (4.04%) GDPR
2 62 (3.38%) QA
3 58 (3.16%) SLA
4 57 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 52 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials
6 36 (1.96%) ISO 9001
7 32 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 28 (1.53%) Data Quality
9 22 (1.20%) Accessibility
10 19 (1.04%) PMO
11 17 (0.93%) GMP
12 12 (0.65%) NIST
13 9 (0.49%) ISO 26262
14 8 (0.44%) IFRS
15 7 (0.38%) GRC
16 6 (0.33%) ISO 14001
17 5 (0.27%) PCI DSS
18 4 (0.22%) GAAP
18 4 (0.22%) IFRS 9
19 3 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 157 (8.57%) Active Directory
2 61 (3.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 47 (2.56%) Hyper-V
4 20 (1.09%) VMware ESXi
5 16 (0.87%) Docker
6 12 (0.65%) Firmware
7 8 (0.44%) VMware Workstation
8 6 (0.33%) NFS
8 6 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
9 5 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (0.27%) vSphere
10 4 (0.22%) pfSense
11 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.055%) Virtual Desktop
12 1 (0.055%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.055%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 42 (2.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (1.69%) EnCase
3 26 (1.42%) SCCM
4 24 (1.31%) Terraform
5 12 (0.65%) Kubernetes
6 7 (0.38%) Functional Safety
7 5 (0.27%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 4 (0.22%) AirWatch
8 4 (0.22%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.16%) Nagios
10 2 (0.11%) WSUS
11 1 (0.055%) Ansible
11 1 (0.055%) Autotask
11 1 (0.055%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.055%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.055%) Kibana
11 1 (0.055%) Nessus
11 1 (0.055%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.055%) VxRail
Vendors
1 521 (28.42%) Microsoft
2 86 (4.69%) VMware
3 55 (3.00%) Cisco
4 32 (1.75%) Veeam
5 31 (1.69%) SAP
6 25 (1.36%) ServiceNow
7 24 (1.31%) Citrix
8 23 (1.25%) Adobe
8 23 (1.25%) IFS
8 23 (1.25%) Oracle
8 23 (1.25%) Sage
8 23 (1.25%) Sophos
9 21 (1.15%) IBM
9 21 (1.15%) Salesforce
10 18 (0.98%) Remedy
11 17 (0.93%) Dell
11 17 (0.93%) Google
11 17 (0.93%) HP
12 16 (0.87%) Workday
13 13 (0.71%) Databricks