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

6 months to
1 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,319 2,582 3,016
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 21.05% 24.09% 29.45%
As % of the General category 38.02% 42.12% 40.12%
Number of salaries quoted 821 1,942 1,150
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,750 £25,988
25th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -19.05% +16.67%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £71,250 £68,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -15.25% +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 3,469 6,130 7,517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 55.37% 57.18% 73.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,825 4,585 3,267
10th Percentile £27,304 £25,750 £28,575
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £66,004
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £76,250
England median annual salary £57,670 £52,500 £61,000
% change year-on-year +9.85% -13.93% +1.67%

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 1 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 1 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 -1 880 £50,000 +11.11% 899
East Midlands -3 439 £40,101 +0.33% 510
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 45 (3.41%) SharePoint
2 29 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.59%) Confluence
3 21 (1.59%) OpenEdge
4 8 (0.61%) CMS
5 7 (0.53%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.30%) IIS
7 4 (0.30%) Luigi
7 4 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
8 3 (0.23%) SAS
9 2 (0.15%) Apache
9 2 (0.15%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.15%) WordPress
10 1 (0.076%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.076%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.076%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.076%) Mule
10 1 (0.076%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.076%) Strapi
Applications
1 125 (9.48%) Microsoft Office
2 82 (6.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (1.21%) Simulink
6 14 (1.06%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.53%) Trello
8 5 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.15%) Adobe Captivate
9 2 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.15%) EngageOne
9 2 (0.15%) Oracle Smart View
9 2 (0.15%) Revit
10 1 (0.076%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.076%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.076%) ProjectWise
10 1 (0.076%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 42 (3.18%) NetSuite
2 23 (1.74%) Shopify
3 19 (1.44%) SAP S/4HANA
4 15 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
4 15 (1.14%) Teamcenter
5 9 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
5 9 (0.68%) SAP HR
6 8 (0.61%) Magento
7 6 (0.45%) Oracle Applications
8 5 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
8 5 (0.38%) SAP HCM
9 4 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
9 4 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.30%) SAP FI
10 2 (0.15%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
10 2 (0.15%) Oracle Financials
10 2 (0.15%) Oracle General Ledger
10 2 (0.15%) SAP CO
10 2 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
10 2 (0.15%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 219 (16.60%) Azure
2 162 (12.28%) Microsoft 365
3 158 (11.98%) AWS
4 64 (4.85%) Power Platform
5 47 (3.56%) SaaS
6 26 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
7 25 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
7 25 (1.90%) Entra ID
8 23 (1.74%) Google Workspace
9 21 (1.59%) Azure Sentinel
10 19 (1.44%) Azure Logic Apps
10 19 (1.44%) GCP
11 17 (1.29%) Serverless
12 15 (1.14%) GitHub
13 13 (0.99%) Boomi
14 12 (0.91%) Google Analytics
14 12 (0.91%) Snowflake
15 11 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
15 11 (0.83%) OneDrive
15 11 (0.83%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 71 (5.38%) Firewall
2 63 (4.78%) WAN
3 59 (4.47%) LAN
4 39 (2.96%) VoIP
5 37 (2.81%) DNS
6 33 (2.50%) DHCP
7 27 (2.05%) TCP/IP
8 26 (1.97%) VLAN
9 21 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
10 20 (1.52%) BGP
10 20 (1.52%) OSPF
11 19 (1.44%) WLAN
12 14 (1.06%) SD-WAN
12 14 (1.06%) VPN
13 13 (0.99%) Network Security
14 11 (0.83%) Cisco Firepower
15 8 (0.61%) Internet
15 8 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
16 7 (0.53%) Intrusion Detection
17 6 (0.45%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (4.17%) Power BI
2 46 (3.49%) SQL Server
3 27 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (1.97%) Tableau
5 22 (1.67%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (0.99%) NoSQL
7 12 (0.91%) MySQL
8 11 (0.83%) BigQuery
8 11 (0.83%) Data Lake
8 11 (0.83%) Relational Database
9 10 (0.76%) Redis
10 9 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (0.61%) Metadata
11 8 (0.61%) RDBMS
12 7 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
12 7 (0.53%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.45%) GIS
13 6 (0.45%) Metadata Repository
13 6 (0.45%) MS Access
14 5 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 53 (4.02%) JIRA
2 40 (3.03%) Git
3 15 (1.14%) Postman
3 15 (1.14%) Selenium
4 14 (1.06%) Rational DOORS
5 9 (0.68%) SonarQube
6 6 (0.45%) GitLab
7 5 (0.38%) Mocha
7 5 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.30%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.23%) Babel
9 3 (0.23%) JMeter
9 3 (0.23%) LoadRunner
9 3 (0.23%) SpecFlow
9 3 (0.23%) webpack
10 2 (0.15%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.15%) ERwin
10 2 (0.15%) NUnit
10 2 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.15%) PowerDesigner
General
1 243 (18.42%) Analytical Skills
2 232 (17.59%) Finance
3 163 (12.36%) Presentation Skills
4 112 (8.49%) Retail
5 102 (7.73%) Organisational Skills
6 75 (5.69%) Law
7 74 (5.61%) Marketing
8 53 (4.02%) Public Sector
9 50 (3.79%) Electronics
9 50 (3.79%) Manufacturing
10 46 (3.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 42 (3.18%) Legal
12 32 (2.43%) Automotive
13 29 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
14 22 (1.67%) Police
15 20 (1.52%) Telecoms
16 17 (1.29%) Banking
17 16 (1.21%) Advertising
17 16 (1.21%) Aerospace
18 15 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 219 (16.60%) IT Support
2 198 (15.01%) Analyst
3 148 (11.22%) Senior
4 116 (8.79%) Developer
5 78 (5.91%) Lead
6 77 (5.84%) Project Manager
7 61 (4.62%) Consultant
8 46 (3.49%) IT Engineer
8 46 (3.49%) Support Engineer
9 40 (3.03%) Architect
9 40 (3.03%) Service Analyst
10 39 (2.96%) Systems Engineer
11 36 (2.73%) 2nd Line Support
12 34 (2.58%) Senior Analyst
13 33 (2.50%) Junior
13 33 (2.50%) Service Desk Analyst
13 33 (2.50%) Support Specialist
14 32 (2.43%) Administrator
15 31 (2.35%) IT Support Specialist
15 31 (2.35%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (3.87%) .NET
2 47 (3.56%) HTML
3 23 (1.74%) RESTful
4 21 (1.59%) ASP.NET
5 20 (1.52%) React
6 19 (1.44%) CSS
7 17 (1.29%) SOAP
8 16 (1.21%) Blazor
8 16 (1.21%) XML
9 14 (1.06%) OAuth
9 14 (1.06%) REST
10 13 (0.99%) ASP.NET MVC
10 13 (0.99%) GraphQL
10 13 (0.99%) Middleware
11 12 (0.91%) FastAPI
11 12 (0.91%) Node.js
12 11 (0.83%) Django
13 10 (0.76%) jQuery
13 10 (0.76%) JSON
13 10 (0.76%) Restlet
Miscellaneous
1 111 (8.42%) Enterprise Software
2 66 (5.00%) Onboarding
3 60 (4.55%) Management Information System
4 56 (4.25%) Self-Motivation
5 54 (4.09%) Driving Licence
6 50 (3.79%) Legacy Systems
7 33 (2.50%) CCTV
8 30 (2.27%) IoT
9 27 (2.05%) Product Ownership
10 23 (1.74%) Mobile App
10 23 (1.74%) SCADA
11 20 (1.52%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 19 (1.44%) Smartphone
13 16 (1.21%) Smart Energy
14 15 (1.14%) Data Centre
14 15 (1.14%) EPoS
15 13 (0.99%) Social Media
15 13 (0.99%) Virtual Team
16 10 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
16 10 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 285 (21.61%) Windows
2 88 (6.67%) Windows 10
3 64 (4.85%) Windows Server
4 47 (3.56%) Linux
5 22 (1.67%) Windows Server 2016
6 20 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
7 19 (1.44%) Mac OS X
7 19 (1.44%) Ubuntu
8 16 (1.21%) Apple iOS
9 14 (1.06%) Windows 7
10 13 (0.99%) Android
11 9 (0.68%) Unix
12 8 (0.61%) Mac OS
13 4 (0.30%) VMS
14 2 (0.15%) Kali Linux
14 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
15 1 (0.076%) AIX
15 1 (0.076%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 548 (41.55%) Problem-Solving
2 217 (16.45%) Project Management
3 170 (12.89%) Mathematics
4 147 (11.14%) Agile
5 129 (9.78%) Continuous Improvement
6 128 (9.70%) Customer Service
7 126 (9.55%) Line Management
8 116 (8.79%) Project Delivery
9 114 (8.64%) Stakeholder Management
10 112 (8.49%) Decision-Making
11 108 (8.19%) Collaborative Working
12 99 (7.51%) Cybersecurity
13 96 (7.28%) Analytics
14 82 (6.22%) Roadmaps
15 78 (5.91%) Computer Science
15 78 (5.91%) CRM
15 78 (5.91%) ERP
16 77 (5.84%) ITIL
17 76 (5.76%) Mentoring
18 75 (5.69%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 170 (12.89%) SQL
2 81 (6.14%) Python
3 66 (5.00%) C#
4 50 (3.79%) JavaScript
5 37 (2.81%) PowerShell
6 25 (1.90%) Java
7 18 (1.36%) Kusto Query Language
8 16 (1.21%) MATLAB
9 14 (1.06%) TypeScript
10 11 (0.83%) C++
11 9 (0.68%) C
11 9 (0.68%) PHP
11 9 (0.68%) T-SQL
12 8 (0.61%) R
13 6 (0.45%) ABAP
13 6 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 5 (0.38%) SAPscript
15 4 (0.30%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.30%) Swift
15 4 (0.30%) VBA
Qualifications
1 262 (19.86%) Degree
2 78 (5.91%) Security Cleared
3 59 (4.47%) BPSS Clearance
4 44 (3.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 39 (2.96%) Microsoft Certification
6 33 (2.50%) DBS Check
7 27 (2.05%) SC Cleared
8 25 (1.90%) HND
8 25 (1.90%) MCSE
9 24 (1.82%) HNC
10 19 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
10 19 (1.44%) CISSP
11 18 (1.36%) Master's Degree
12 16 (1.21%) CISM
12 16 (1.21%) PMP
13 15 (1.14%) CCNP
14 12 (0.91%) Azure Certification
15 11 (0.83%) PMI Certification
16 10 (0.76%) CCNA
17 9 (0.68%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (4.25%) QA
2 39 (2.96%) SLA
3 32 (2.43%) Data Quality
4 31 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 26 (1.97%) GDPR
6 23 (1.74%) PMO
7 11 (0.83%) NIST
8 7 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 6 (0.45%) GRC
9 6 (0.45%) P3O
10 5 (0.38%) NEBOSH
11 4 (0.30%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.30%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.23%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 3 (0.23%) NCSC
13 2 (0.15%) COBIT
13 2 (0.15%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 140 (10.61%) Active Directory
2 37 (2.81%) Docker
3 34 (2.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.52%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (0.45%) Firmware
7 5 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.30%) vSphere
9 2 (0.15%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 17 (1.29%) Kubernetes
2 15 (1.14%) Terraform
3 13 (0.99%) Grafana
3 13 (0.99%) Prometheus
4 12 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.45%) Ansible
6 5 (0.38%) Nessus
6 5 (0.38%) SCCM
7 4 (0.30%) VxRail
8 3 (0.23%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.23%) QRadar
9 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.15%) Nmap
9 2 (0.15%) Puppet
9 2 (0.15%) SCOM
9 2 (0.15%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.076%) AWS Copilot
10 1 (0.076%) Norton AntiVirus
10 1 (0.076%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.076%) WSUS
Vendors
1 332 (25.17%) Microsoft
2 60 (4.55%) SAP
3 56 (4.25%) Cisco
4 51 (3.87%) Google
5 46 (3.49%) Dell
5 46 (3.49%) Salesforce
6 43 (3.26%) VMware
7 30 (2.27%) Fortinet
8 26 (1.97%) Oracle
9 25 (1.90%) Apple
10 23 (1.74%) Progress
11 20 (1.52%) Databricks
11 20 (1.52%) Rockwell
11 20 (1.52%) ServiceNow
11 20 (1.52%) Siemens
12 19 (1.44%) IBM
12 19 (1.44%) Ubiquiti
13 15 (1.14%) Meraki
14 10 (0.76%) Juniper
14 10 (0.76%) Palo Alto