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 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,407 2,799 2,955
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 20.81% 24.04% 30.62%
As % of the General category 37.23% 42.35% 41.45%
Number of salaries quoted 831 1,952 1,132
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,696 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,438 £28,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -15.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -16.95% +7.27%

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 3,779 6,609 7,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 55.90% 56.76% 73.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,845 4,706 3,133
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.96% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,315
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.96% +0.53%

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 26 April 2025.

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 26 April 2025. 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 -3 914 £47,500 +5.56% 863
East Midlands -3 492 £40,000 +2.56% 531
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 53 (3.77%) SharePoint
2 48 (3.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.56%) OpenEdge
4 16 (1.14%) Confluence
5 14 (1.00%) CMS
6 7 (0.50%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.36%) IIS
9 4 (0.28%) Luigi
9 4 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
10 3 (0.21%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.21%) SAS
10 3 (0.21%) WordPress
11 2 (0.14%) Apache
11 2 (0.14%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.071%) ColdFusion
12 1 (0.071%) Exchange Server 2013
12 1 (0.071%) Mule
12 1 (0.071%) Skype for Business
12 1 (0.071%) Tomcat
Applications
1 140 (9.95%) Microsoft Office
2 90 (6.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.14%) Simulink
6 13 (0.92%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.50%) Trello
8 4 (0.28%) Sketch
8 4 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.21%) Adobe XD
9 3 (0.21%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.14%) Adobe Captivate
10 2 (0.14%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.14%) EngageOne
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle Smart View
10 2 (0.14%) Revit
11 1 (0.071%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.071%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.071%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 42 (2.99%) NetSuite
2 23 (1.63%) Shopify
3 17 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
4 15 (1.07%) Teamcenter
5 11 (0.78%) Magento
6 9 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
6 9 (0.64%) Oracle EBS
7 6 (0.43%) Oracle Applications
7 6 (0.43%) SAP HR
8 5 (0.36%) SAP FI
8 5 (0.36%) SAP HCM
9 4 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.28%) SAP ERP
10 3 (0.21%) Infor CloudSuite
10 3 (0.21%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
10 3 (0.21%) SAP CO
10 3 (0.21%) SAP SD
11 2 (0.14%) OpenText VIM for SAP
11 2 (0.14%) PeopleSoft HCM
Cloud Services
1 221 (15.71%) Azure
2 185 (13.15%) Microsoft 365
3 162 (11.51%) AWS
4 64 (4.55%) Power Platform
5 62 (4.41%) SaaS
6 34 (2.42%) Entra ID
7 33 (2.35%) Dynamics 365
8 23 (1.63%) GCP
9 22 (1.56%) Google Workspace
10 21 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.35%) Azure Sentinel
12 17 (1.21%) Azure Logic Apps
13 16 (1.14%) Serverless
14 15 (1.07%) OneDrive
14 15 (1.07%) Power Automate
15 14 (1.00%) Cloud Computing
15 14 (1.00%) GitHub
15 14 (1.00%) Snowflake
16 13 (0.92%) Figma
17 12 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 73 (5.19%) Firewall
2 68 (4.83%) WAN
3 65 (4.62%) LAN
4 49 (3.48%) TCP/IP
5 44 (3.13%) VoIP
6 40 (2.84%) DHCP
6 40 (2.84%) DNS
7 32 (2.27%) VPN
8 23 (1.63%) VLAN
9 20 (1.42%) Wi-Fi
10 16 (1.14%) BGP
10 16 (1.14%) OSPF
10 16 (1.14%) WLAN
11 15 (1.07%) Network Security
12 12 (0.85%) SD-WAN
13 11 (0.78%) Cisco Firepower
13 11 (0.78%) Remote Desktop
14 7 (0.50%) Ethernet
15 6 (0.43%) Intranet
15 6 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (3.91%) Power BI
2 53 (3.77%) SQL Server
3 26 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (1.71%) Tableau
5 22 (1.56%) PostgreSQL
6 18 (1.28%) NoSQL
7 16 (1.14%) MySQL
8 13 (0.92%) BigQuery
9 12 (0.85%) Relational Database
10 10 (0.71%) Data Lake
11 9 (0.64%) Amazon Redshift
11 9 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (0.57%) RDBMS
13 7 (0.50%) Metadata
13 7 (0.50%) Oracle Database
13 7 (0.50%) Redis
14 6 (0.43%) Big Data
14 6 (0.43%) MongoDB
14 6 (0.43%) MS Access
15 5 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 56 (3.98%) JIRA
2 39 (2.77%) Git
3 16 (1.14%) Cucumber
3 16 (1.14%) Selenium
4 15 (1.07%) Postman
4 15 (1.07%) Robot Framework
5 14 (1.00%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (0.43%) GitLab
6 6 (0.43%) SonarQube
7 5 (0.36%) Mocha
7 5 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.28%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.21%) Babel
9 3 (0.21%) JMeter
9 3 (0.21%) LoadRunner
9 3 (0.21%) SpecFlow
9 3 (0.21%) Subversion
9 3 (0.21%) webpack
10 2 (0.14%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.14%) Storybook
General
1 266 (18.91%) Analytical Skills
2 236 (16.77%) Finance
3 160 (11.37%) Presentation Skills
4 116 (8.24%) Retail
5 101 (7.18%) Organisational Skills
6 90 (6.40%) Marketing
7 75 (5.33%) Law
8 63 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 52 (3.70%) Electronics
10 47 (3.34%) Manufacturing
11 46 (3.27%) Legal
12 41 (2.91%) Public Sector
13 39 (2.77%) Automotive
14 34 (2.42%) Telecoms
15 27 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
16 22 (1.56%) Banking
17 17 (1.21%) Aerospace
18 16 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
19 14 (1.00%) Advertising
19 14 (1.00%) Police
Job Titles
1 255 (18.12%) IT Support
2 209 (14.85%) Analyst
3 197 (14.00%) Senior
4 123 (8.74%) Developer
5 81 (5.76%) Lead
6 62 (4.41%) Consultant
7 52 (3.70%) 2nd Line Support
8 49 (3.48%) Project Manager
9 45 (3.20%) IT Analyst
9 45 (3.20%) Support Analyst
10 43 (3.06%) Support Engineer
10 43 (3.06%) Support Specialist
11 42 (2.99%) IT Engineer
12 41 (2.91%) IT Support Specialist
13 40 (2.84%) Service Analyst
14 39 (2.77%) Architect
15 37 (2.63%) Systems Engineer
16 36 (2.56%) 1st Line Support
17 35 (2.49%) Service Desk Analyst
18 34 (2.42%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (3.98%) HTML
2 53 (3.77%) .NET
3 30 (2.13%) CSS
4 24 (1.71%) ASP.NET
5 23 (1.63%) RESTful
6 21 (1.49%) React
7 18 (1.28%) REST
8 16 (1.14%) Blazor
8 16 (1.14%) SOAP
9 15 (1.07%) ASP.NET MVC
10 13 (0.92%) jQuery
10 13 (0.92%) Middleware
10 13 (0.92%) Node.js
11 12 (0.85%) GraphQL
12 11 (0.78%) OAuth
12 11 (0.78%) XML
13 10 (0.71%) JSON
13 10 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
14 9 (0.64%) HTML5
14 9 (0.64%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 110 (7.82%) Enterprise Software
2 66 (4.69%) Onboarding
3 64 (4.55%) Driving Licence
4 57 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
5 55 (3.91%) Management Information System
6 51 (3.62%) Legacy Systems
7 34 (2.42%) CCTV
8 31 (2.20%) Product Ownership
9 28 (1.99%) Mobile App
10 26 (1.85%) IoT
11 25 (1.78%) SCADA
12 22 (1.56%) EPoS
13 20 (1.42%) Manufacturing Execution System
14 16 (1.14%) Linux Command Line
14 16 (1.14%) Smartphone
15 13 (0.92%) Data Centre
16 12 (0.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
16 12 (0.85%) Virtual Team
17 11 (0.78%) Cloud Native
17 11 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 322 (22.89%) Windows
2 76 (5.40%) Windows 10
3 68 (4.83%) Windows Server
4 59 (4.19%) Linux
5 22 (1.56%) Apple iOS
6 18 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 18 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
7 17 (1.21%) Mac OS
7 17 (1.21%) Mac OS X
8 16 (1.14%) Ubuntu
8 16 (1.14%) Windows 7
9 15 (1.07%) Android
10 7 (0.50%) Unix
11 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.14%) VMS
12 1 (0.071%) AIX
12 1 (0.071%) CentOS
12 1 (0.071%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.071%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 583 (41.44%) Problem-Solving
2 229 (16.28%) Mathematics
3 199 (14.14%) Project Management
4 170 (12.08%) Customer Service
5 142 (10.09%) Agile
6 132 (9.38%) Line Management
7 127 (9.03%) Continuous Improvement
8 120 (8.53%) Stakeholder Management
9 115 (8.17%) Decision-Making
9 115 (8.17%) Systems Engineering
10 109 (7.75%) Cybersecurity
11 107 (7.60%) Collaborative Working
12 104 (7.39%) Physics
13 98 (6.97%) Analytics
14 97 (6.89%) Mentoring
15 88 (6.25%) Project Delivery
16 86 (6.11%) Roadmaps
17 84 (5.97%) ERP
18 83 (5.90%) CRM
19 82 (5.83%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 172 (12.22%) SQL
2 92 (6.54%) Python
3 72 (5.12%) C#
4 69 (4.90%) JavaScript
5 57 (4.05%) PowerShell
6 27 (1.92%) Java
7 19 (1.35%) Bash
8 17 (1.21%) TypeScript
9 16 (1.14%) Kusto Query Language
9 16 (1.14%) MATLAB
10 13 (0.92%) C++
11 11 (0.78%) PHP
12 10 (0.71%) C
13 8 (0.57%) R
14 7 (0.50%) T-SQL
15 6 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 5 (0.36%) Delphi
17 4 (0.28%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.28%) Swift
17 4 (0.28%) VBA
Qualifications
1 336 (23.88%) Degree
2 106 (7.53%) BPSS Clearance
3 69 (4.90%) Security Cleared
4 42 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 36 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 31 (2.20%) DBS Check
7 26 (1.85%) SC Cleared
8 22 (1.56%) MCSE
9 20 (1.42%) HND
10 19 (1.35%) Master's Degree
11 18 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
12 17 (1.21%) HNC
13 15 (1.07%) Azure Certification
13 15 (1.07%) CCNP
14 13 (0.92%) CISM
14 13 (0.92%) CISSP
15 10 (0.71%) ISTQB
15 10 (0.71%) PMP
16 9 (0.64%) CCIE
16 9 (0.64%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (5.12%) QA
2 45 (3.20%) SLA
3 31 (2.20%) Data Quality
4 28 (1.99%) GDPR
5 25 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.14%) PMO
7 9 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.43%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.43%) GRC
8 6 (0.43%) NIST
9 5 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 4 (0.28%) NEBOSH
10 4 (0.28%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.21%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.21%) PMBOK
12 2 (0.14%) COBIT
12 2 (0.14%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.14%) P3O
System Software
1 163 (11.58%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.42%) Docker
3 31 (2.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.63%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.43%) Firmware
7 3 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.14%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.14%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.14%) vSphere
9 1 (0.071%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (1.14%) Terraform
2 15 (1.07%) Kubernetes
3 10 (0.71%) Grafana
3 10 (0.71%) Prometheus
4 9 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.43%) Ansible
6 5 (0.36%) SCCM
7 4 (0.28%) Puppet
7 4 (0.28%) SCOM
8 3 (0.21%) QRadar
9 2 (0.14%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.14%) VxRail
10 1 (0.071%) Autotask
10 1 (0.071%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.071%) Nessus
10 1 (0.071%) Norton AntiVirus
10 1 (0.071%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.071%) SCOrch
10 1 (0.071%) SCSM
10 1 (0.071%) WSUS
Vendors
1 351 (24.95%) Microsoft
2 63 (4.48%) SAP
3 54 (3.84%) Cisco
3 54 (3.84%) Google
4 49 (3.48%) Salesforce
5 37 (2.63%) Dell
6 35 (2.49%) VMware
7 28 (1.99%) Apple
8 26 (1.85%) Fortinet
9 25 (1.78%) Oracle
10 22 (1.56%) Progress
10 22 (1.56%) ServiceNow
11 20 (1.42%) Databricks
11 20 (1.42%) Meraki
11 20 (1.42%) Rockwell
11 20 (1.42%) Siemens
12 19 (1.35%) IBM
13 16 (1.14%) Ubiquiti
14 13 (0.92%) Adobe
15 12 (0.85%) Sage