Social Skills Jobs in the Midlands

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 1 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,929 1,774 3,113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 20.82% 32.69% 27.65%
As % of the General category 37.80% 49.21% 40.28%
Number of salaries quoted 803 1,304 1,609
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,878 £25,750
25th Percentile £34,000 £28,500 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,563 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £73,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year - -3.51% +3.64%

All General Skills
Midlands

Social Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,103 3,605 7,729
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 55.07% 66.43% 68.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2,017 2,602 4,257
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +1.69%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the Midlands over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Job Locations in the 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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
West Midlands 0 1,228 £50,309 +11.80% 475
East Midlands -1 697 £44,500 +4.71% 306
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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 70 (3.63%) SharePoint
2 64 (3.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 28 (1.45%) Confluence
4 22 (1.14%) CMS
5 11 (0.57%) Headless CMS
6 10 (0.52%) IIS
7 8 (0.41%) Skype for Business
8 7 (0.36%) OpenEdge
8 7 (0.36%) SAS
8 7 (0.36%) WordPress
9 5 (0.26%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.16%) Mule
11 2 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.10%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.10%) Site Server
12 1 (0.052%) Apache
12 1 (0.052%) MQSeries
12 1 (0.052%) Oracle HTTP Server
12 1 (0.052%) SharePoint 2013
12 1 (0.052%) Tomcat
Applications
1 227 (11.77%) Microsoft Office
2 147 (7.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 97 (5.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (0.73%) MS Visio
6 11 (0.57%) Simulink
7 10 (0.52%) Stateflow
7 10 (0.52%) Trello
8 7 (0.36%) AutoCAD
9 5 (0.26%) Adobe XD
10 4 (0.21%) Photoshop
10 4 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
11 3 (0.16%) Acrobat
11 3 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
11 3 (0.16%) MadCap Flare
11 3 (0.16%) Revit
12 2 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 2 (0.10%) Autodesk Inventor
12 2 (0.10%) Fusion 360
12 2 (0.10%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 19 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
1 19 (0.98%) NetSuite
2 18 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 14 (0.73%) Magento
4 12 (0.62%) Oracle Payables
5 11 (0.57%) NEC Housing
5 11 (0.57%) Oracle Assets
5 11 (0.57%) Oracle Cash Management
5 11 (0.57%) Oracle General Ledger
5 11 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
6 10 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
7 7 (0.36%) SAP WM
8 6 (0.31%) Visualfiles
9 5 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
9 5 (0.26%) Epicor Tropos
9 5 (0.26%) SAP HR
10 4 (0.21%) Maximo
10 4 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
10 4 (0.21%) SAP SD
10 4 (0.21%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 296 (15.34%) Azure
2 206 (10.68%) Microsoft 365
3 109 (5.65%) AWS
4 79 (4.10%) SaaS
5 72 (3.73%) Power Platform
6 52 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
7 37 (1.92%) GCP
8 34 (1.76%) Entra ID
9 33 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
10 30 (1.56%) Serverless
11 27 (1.40%) Google Workspace
12 23 (1.19%) GitHub
13 17 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
14 16 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
15 15 (0.78%) OneDrive
16 14 (0.73%) Power Automate
17 13 (0.67%) Figma
18 11 (0.57%) Azure Data Factory
18 11 (0.57%) PowerApps
19 10 (0.52%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 82 (4.25%) Firewall
2 76 (3.94%) DNS
3 67 (3.47%) DHCP
4 54 (2.80%) TCP/IP
5 40 (2.07%) Wireless
6 33 (1.71%) Broadband
7 32 (1.66%) VLAN
7 32 (1.66%) WAN
8 29 (1.50%) VPN
9 28 (1.45%) BGP
10 27 (1.40%) LAN
11 24 (1.24%) Network Security
12 22 (1.14%) OSPF
13 20 (1.04%) Internet
13 20 (1.04%) WLAN
14 19 (0.98%) SAN
15 14 (0.73%) Ethernet
15 14 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
16 12 (0.62%) VoIP
17 11 (0.57%) FlexRay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (5.13%) SQL Server
2 48 (2.49%) Power BI
3 35 (1.81%) MySQL
4 27 (1.40%) Data Hub
5 26 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
6 23 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
7 21 (1.09%) Tableau
8 16 (0.83%) Relational Database
9 15 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 14 (0.73%) NoSQL
11 10 (0.52%) Big Data
12 9 (0.47%) MongoDB
12 9 (0.47%) Redis
12 9 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 7 (0.36%) Geospatial Data
13 7 (0.36%) Oracle Database
14 6 (0.31%) DynamoDB
15 5 (0.26%) MariaDB
15 5 (0.26%) Metadata
15 5 (0.26%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 81 (4.20%) JIRA
2 76 (3.94%) Git
3 16 (0.83%) Rational DOORS
4 11 (0.57%) Selenium
5 10 (0.52%) SonarQube
6 8 (0.41%) SpecFlow
6 8 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
7 7 (0.36%) GitLab
8 6 (0.31%) Cucumber
8 6 (0.31%) Postman
8 6 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
8 6 (0.31%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.21%) Bugzilla
9 4 (0.21%) Burp Suite
9 4 (0.21%) Metasploit
10 3 (0.16%) LabVIEW
10 3 (0.16%) Subversion
11 2 (0.10%) Fiddler
11 2 (0.10%) LSMW
11 2 (0.10%) Xcode
General
1 382 (19.80%) Finance
2 350 (18.14%) Retail
3 339 (17.57%) Analytical Skills
4 205 (10.63%) Presentation Skills
5 177 (9.18%) Legal
6 132 (6.84%) Organisational Skills
7 121 (6.27%) Manufacturing
8 97 (5.03%) Law
9 94 (4.87%) Public Sector
10 79 (4.10%) Influencing Skills
11 78 (4.04%) Marketing
12 58 (3.01%) Telecoms
13 44 (2.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 43 (2.23%) Automotive
15 30 (1.56%) Police
16 29 (1.50%) Games
17 27 (1.40%) Electronics
17 27 (1.40%) Local Government
18 26 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
19 20 (1.04%) Banking
Job Titles
1 277 (14.36%) Analyst
2 194 (10.06%) Developer
3 189 (9.80%) Senior
4 146 (7.57%) Project Manager
5 115 (5.96%) Lead
6 99 (5.13%) IT Manager
7 88 (4.56%) Development Manager
7 88 (4.56%) IT Support
8 87 (4.51%) Business Manager
9 84 (4.35%) Business Development Manager
10 81 (4.20%) Consultant
11 68 (3.53%) Senior Analyst
12 66 (3.42%) Architect
12 66 (3.42%) IT Engineer
13 52 (2.70%) Support Engineer
14 50 (2.59%) IT Analyst
15 44 (2.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 42 (2.18%) Systems Engineer
17 39 (2.02%) Junior
18 38 (1.97%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 97 (5.03%) HTML
2 92 (4.77%) .NET
3 74 (3.84%) CSS
4 32 (1.66%) React
5 31 (1.61%) AngularJS
6 30 (1.56%) JSON
7 28 (1.45%) RESTful
8 27 (1.40%) GraphQL
8 27 (1.40%) Web Services
9 25 (1.30%) ASP.NET
10 24 (1.24%) HTML5
11 23 (1.19%) XML
12 22 (1.14%) Vue
13 20 (1.04%) Node.js
13 20 (1.04%) REST
14 16 (0.83%) .NET Framework
14 16 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
15 15 (0.78%) Ajax
15 15 (0.78%) Django
15 15 (0.78%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 155 (8.04%) Onboarding
2 107 (5.55%) Self-Motivation
3 99 (5.13%) Management Information System
4 59 (3.06%) Driving Licence
5 37 (1.92%) FMCG
6 32 (1.66%) Mobile App
6 32 (1.66%) Product Ownership
7 27 (1.40%) Data Centre
8 23 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
9 21 (1.09%) Virtual Team
10 20 (1.04%) Smartphone
11 19 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
11 19 (0.98%) Social Media
12 18 (0.93%) e-Learning
13 17 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
13 17 (0.88%) Augmented Reality
14 15 (0.78%) Algorithms
14 15 (0.78%) IoT
14 15 (0.78%) Virtual Reality
15 14 (0.73%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 252 (13.06%) Windows
2 105 (5.44%) Windows Server
3 104 (5.39%) Linux
4 84 (4.35%) Windows 10
5 41 (2.13%) Windows Server 2016
6 35 (1.81%) Windows Server 2019
7 31 (1.61%) Ubuntu
8 20 (1.04%) Mac OS X
9 16 (0.83%) VMS
10 15 (0.78%) Android
10 15 (0.78%) Apple iOS
11 13 (0.67%) Windows Server 2012
12 12 (0.62%) Embedded Linux
13 11 (0.57%) Unix
13 11 (0.57%) Windows Server 2008
14 10 (0.52%) Windows 7
15 9 (0.47%) Mac OS
16 5 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 2 (0.10%) Debian
17 2 (0.10%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 725 (37.58%) Problem-Solving
2 386 (20.01%) Customer Service
3 307 (15.91%) Project Management
4 292 (15.14%) Agile
5 240 (12.44%) Mentoring
6 223 (11.56%) Continuous Improvement
7 192 (9.95%) Data Analysis
8 173 (8.97%) Decision-Making
9 172 (8.92%) Stakeholder Management
10 171 (8.86%) Mathematics
11 155 (8.04%) Computer Science
12 152 (7.88%) Project Delivery
13 130 (6.74%) Analytics
14 125 (6.48%) Logistics
15 122 (6.32%) ITIL
16 121 (6.27%) Business Development
17 115 (5.96%) Mechatronics
18 108 (5.60%) DevOps
19 103 (5.34%) Collaborative Working
19 103 (5.34%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 246 (12.75%) SQL
2 119 (6.17%) JavaScript
3 104 (5.39%) C#
4 100 (5.18%) Python
5 68 (3.53%) PowerShell
6 65 (3.37%) C++
7 42 (2.18%) Java
8 35 (1.81%) C
9 29 (1.50%) PHP
10 27 (1.40%) TypeScript
11 25 (1.30%) T-SQL
12 17 (0.88%) Bash
13 16 (0.83%) MATLAB
14 14 (0.73%) Embedded C
15 10 (0.52%) VB.NET
16 9 (0.47%) Perl
17 8 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
18 7 (0.36%) R
19 6 (0.31%) PL/SQL
19 6 (0.31%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 475 (24.62%) Degree
2 156 (8.09%) HNC
3 117 (6.07%) Security Cleared
4 99 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 77 (3.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 55 (2.85%) SC Cleared
7 45 (2.33%) DBS Check
8 38 (1.97%) CISSP
9 36 (1.87%) Azure Certification
9 36 (1.87%) CISA
10 35 (1.81%) MCSE
11 30 (1.56%) Master's Degree
12 27 (1.40%) A+ Certification
12 27 (1.40%) HND
12 27 (1.40%) PMI Certification
12 27 (1.40%) PMP
13 24 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
13 24 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
14 23 (1.19%) CISM
14 23 (1.19%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (3.63%) SLA
2 60 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 42 (2.18%) PMO
4 36 (1.87%) Data Quality
5 35 (1.81%) QA
6 33 (1.71%) NIST
7 31 (1.61%) GDPR
7 31 (1.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 28 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 22 (1.14%) Accessibility
10 15 (0.78%) P3O
11 13 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 11 (0.57%) ISO 9001
12 11 (0.57%) NEBOSH
13 10 (0.52%) ISO 26262
14 8 (0.41%) NCSC
14 8 (0.41%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.26%) IFRS
15 5 (0.26%) IFRS 17
15 5 (0.26%) NIST 800
System Software
1 173 (8.97%) Active Directory
2 81 (4.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 51 (2.64%) Hyper-V
4 31 (1.61%) Docker
5 22 (1.14%) Firmware
6 14 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
7 11 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
8 7 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.36%) vSphere
9 5 (0.26%) VMware NSX
9 5 (0.26%) XenDesktop
10 4 (0.21%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.10%) Embedded Firmware
11 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 40 (2.07%) Kubernetes
2 39 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 27 (1.40%) Terraform
4 22 (1.14%) SCCM
5 18 (0.93%) Prometheus
6 12 (0.62%) Ansible
7 11 (0.57%) Grafana
8 10 (0.52%) vCenter Server
9 8 (0.41%) Nessus
10 7 (0.36%) SCOM
11 6 (0.31%) VxRail
12 5 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 5 (0.26%) EMC NetWorker
12 5 (0.26%) FortiGate
12 5 (0.26%) Microsoft Clustering
12 5 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
13 4 (0.21%) Proxmox
14 3 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
15 2 (0.10%) Nmap
15 2 (0.10%) WSUS
Vendors
1 534 (27.68%) Microsoft
2 98 (5.08%) VMware
3 75 (3.89%) Google
3 75 (3.89%) SAP
4 46 (2.38%) Cisco
5 43 (2.23%) Oracle
6 39 (2.02%) Dell
7 38 (1.97%) Salesforce
8 30 (1.56%) ServiceNow
9 27 (1.40%) Apple
10 26 (1.35%) Fortinet
11 24 (1.24%) Adobe
12 21 (1.09%) Planview
13 20 (1.04%) Ubiquiti
14 17 (0.88%) HP
14 17 (0.88%) Progress
15 16 (0.83%) EMC
16 15 (0.78%) Veeam
17 13 (0.67%) NEC
18 11 (0.57%) Siemens