Social Skills Jobs in the South West

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in the South West. 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 2 3 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,189 1,112 1,929
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 17.23% 22.14% 22.83%
As % of the General category 35.95% 38.49% 34.51%
Number of salaries quoted 463 749 947
10th Percentile £29,550 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £61,375
90th Percentile £81,000 £84,056 £75,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year - -3.51% +3.64%

All General Skills
South West

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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,307 2,889 5,589
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 47.92% 57.52% 66.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,518 1,945 2,965
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,440 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,250 £34,825
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £84,750 £77,715
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +1.69%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the South West

Social Skills
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Social Skills in the South West

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in the South West

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

Salary histogram for Social Skills in the South West

Social Skills
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the South West 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
Bristol +2 377 £45,000 -21.74% 139
Gloucestershire +8 236 £55,000 +10.00% 77
Wiltshire 0 181 £46,500 +3.33% 43
Devon -1 153 £47,996 +23.58% 48
Somerset +5 113 £43,500 +50.00% 51
Dorset +1 99 £54,439 -5.32% 42
Cornwall +12 28 £38,500 +28.33% 8
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 32 (2.69%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.19%) Confluence
3 22 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (1.51%) ArcGIS
5 11 (0.93%) Apache
6 9 (0.76%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.67%) SAS
8 5 (0.42%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.42%) CMS
8 5 (0.42%) WordPress
9 4 (0.34%) Luigi
9 4 (0.34%) Oracle Application Server
9 4 (0.34%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
10 3 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
10 3 (0.25%) nginx
11 2 (0.17%) JBoss
11 2 (0.17%) Mule
11 2 (0.17%) Office Communications Server
12 1 (0.084%) Drupal
12 1 (0.084%) Umbraco
Applications
1 143 (12.03%) Microsoft Office
2 54 (4.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.60%) Microsoft Project
4 15 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (1.01%) AutoCAD
5 12 (1.01%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.34%) Trello
7 2 (0.17%) GNU Octave
7 2 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.084%) 3ds Max
8 1 (0.084%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.084%) Adobe Captivate
8 1 (0.084%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.084%) MadCap Flare
8 1 (0.084%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.084%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.084%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 24 (2.02%) Maximo
2 8 (0.67%) Magento
3 4 (0.34%) Changepoint
3 4 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.25%) assyst
4 3 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.17%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.17%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.17%) Sage 50
6 1 (0.084%) iTrent
6 1 (0.084%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.084%) Primavera
6 1 (0.084%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 198 (16.65%) Azure
2 135 (11.35%) Microsoft 365
3 125 (10.51%) GCP
4 95 (7.99%) AWS
5 65 (5.47%) Power Platform
6 45 (3.78%) Entra ID
7 44 (3.70%) SaaS
8 37 (3.11%) Collibra
9 30 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
10 24 (2.02%) GitHub
11 20 (1.68%) Cloud Computing
12 19 (1.60%) Snowflake
13 18 (1.51%) Dynamics 365
14 16 (1.35%) PaaS
15 14 (1.18%) IaaS
16 11 (0.93%) PowerApps
16 11 (0.93%) WhatsApp
17 10 (0.84%) GitHub Actions
17 10 (0.84%) Serverless
18 9 (0.76%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 163 (13.71%) Broadband
2 60 (5.05%) Firewall
3 40 (3.36%) DNS
4 33 (2.78%) VPN
5 32 (2.69%) TCP/IP
6 31 (2.61%) DHCP
7 29 (2.44%) WAN
8 23 (1.93%) LAN
9 22 (1.85%) Internet
10 15 (1.26%) Network Security
11 14 (1.18%) MPLS
11 14 (1.18%) Wireless
12 13 (1.09%) HTTP
13 12 (1.01%) ADSL
14 11 (0.93%) SD-WAN
15 10 (0.84%) Intrusion Detection
16 8 (0.67%) VLAN
16 8 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
17 7 (0.59%) BGP
18 5 (0.42%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 118 (9.92%) Data Hub
2 51 (4.29%) Power BI
3 37 (3.11%) BigQuery
3 37 (3.11%) Metadata
4 29 (2.44%) SQL Server
5 28 (2.35%) Tableau
6 21 (1.77%) MySQL
7 20 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
8 19 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
8 19 (1.60%) Redis
8 19 (1.60%) Relational Database
9 14 (1.18%) GIS
10 9 (0.76%) Bigtable
10 9 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (0.67%) Big Data
11 8 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
13 6 (0.50%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.50%) Power Query
14 5 (0.42%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 53 (4.46%) Git
2 43 (3.62%) JIRA
3 37 (3.11%) Rational DOORS
4 22 (1.85%) Visual Studio
5 11 (0.93%) Bitbucket
6 10 (0.84%) SonarQube
7 6 (0.50%) GitLab
7 6 (0.50%) YouTrack
8 5 (0.42%) CppUnit
8 5 (0.42%) JUnit
8 5 (0.42%) LabVIEW
8 5 (0.42%) NetBeans
9 4 (0.34%) Fiddler
9 4 (0.34%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.34%) MSTest
9 4 (0.34%) NUnit
10 3 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 2 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
11 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.17%) Terragrunt
General
1 269 (22.62%) Analytical Skills
2 206 (17.33%) Finance
3 82 (6.90%) Retail
4 81 (6.81%) Influencing Skills
5 74 (6.22%) Legal
5 74 (6.22%) Presentation Skills
6 60 (5.05%) Public Sector
7 56 (4.71%) Organisational Skills
8 45 (3.78%) Telecoms
9 44 (3.70%) Marketing
10 43 (3.62%) Billing
11 36 (3.03%) Manufacturing
12 29 (2.44%) Military
13 25 (2.10%) Back Office
14 24 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 21 (1.77%) Law
16 19 (1.60%) Pharmaceutical
17 17 (1.43%) Aerospace
18 15 (1.26%) Advertising
19 14 (1.18%) Banking
Job Titles
1 291 (24.47%) Analyst
2 240 (20.19%) Senior
3 121 (10.18%) Lead
4 120 (10.09%) Senior Analyst
5 109 (9.17%) IT Analyst
6 67 (5.63%) Data Analyst
7 66 (5.55%) Developer
8 64 (5.38%) Architect
9 55 (4.63%) Audit Analyst
10 49 (4.12%) IT Support
11 46 (3.87%) Project Manager
12 45 (3.78%) Service Analyst
13 42 (3.53%) Service Desk Analyst
13 42 (3.53%) Systems Engineer
14 41 (3.45%) Software Engineer
15 39 (3.28%) Support Analyst
16 33 (2.78%) Team Leader
17 31 (2.61%) IT Technician
18 28 (2.35%) Senior Manager
19 27 (2.27%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (6.39%) HTML
2 51 (4.29%) CSS
3 36 (3.03%) .NET
4 32 (2.69%) React
5 24 (2.02%) XML
6 18 (1.51%) SQLAlchemy
7 16 (1.35%) .NET Framework
7 16 (1.35%) Laravel
7 16 (1.35%) RESTful
8 14 (1.18%) Pandas
9 12 (1.01%) .NET Core
9 12 (1.01%) ADO
9 12 (1.01%) Entity Framework
9 12 (1.01%) OAuth
10 11 (0.93%) Keycloak
11 10 (0.84%) Blazor
11 10 (0.84%) CSS3
11 10 (0.84%) Django
11 10 (0.84%) Elastic Stack
11 10 (0.84%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 48 (4.04%) Management Information System
2 40 (3.36%) Driving Licence
3 37 (3.11%) Over-the-Top Content
4 34 (2.86%) Data Centre
5 31 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
6 24 (2.02%) Onboarding
6 24 (2.02%) Product Ownership
7 19 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (1.18%) Embedded Systems
8 14 (1.18%) Reinsurance
8 14 (1.18%) Social Media
9 12 (1.01%) Renewable Energy
10 11 (0.93%) Cyber Threat
10 11 (0.93%) Life Science
11 10 (0.84%) Acoustics
11 10 (0.84%) Mobile App
11 10 (0.84%) Private Cloud
12 9 (0.76%) Algorithms
12 9 (0.76%) FMCG
12 9 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 190 (15.98%) Windows
2 87 (7.32%) Linux
3 56 (4.71%) Windows 10
3 56 (4.71%) Windows Server
4 19 (1.60%) Unix
5 7 (0.59%) Windows Server 2012
5 7 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (0.50%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.50%) CentOS
7 5 (0.42%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.42%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.34%) Android
8 4 (0.34%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.25%) Windows 8
9 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.17%) Solaris
11 1 (0.084%) Debian
11 1 (0.084%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 530 (44.58%) Problem-Solving
2 247 (20.77%) Agile
3 207 (17.41%) Continuous Improvement
4 188 (15.81%) Analytics
5 156 (13.12%) Customer Experience
6 143 (12.03%) Customer Service
7 138 (11.61%) Data Management
8 130 (10.93%) Data Governance
9 125 (10.51%) ITIL
10 124 (10.43%) Data Analysis
11 121 (10.18%) Data Transformation
12 111 (9.34%) Project Management
13 106 (8.92%) Coaching
14 101 (8.49%) Service Management
15 100 (8.41%) DevOps
16 83 (6.98%) Roadmaps
17 82 (6.90%) People Management
18 80 (6.73%) Decision-Making
19 77 (6.48%) Mentoring
20 76 (6.39%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 143 (12.03%) SQL
2 138 (11.61%) Python
3 67 (5.63%) JavaScript
4 60 (5.05%) C#
4 60 (5.05%) C++
5 36 (3.03%) C
6 32 (2.69%) PHP
7 29 (2.44%) Bash
7 29 (2.44%) Java
8 26 (2.19%) PowerShell
9 14 (1.18%) Shell Script
10 12 (1.01%) Embedded C++
10 12 (1.01%) TypeScript
11 10 (0.84%) MATLAB
12 8 (0.67%) Perl
12 8 (0.67%) VBA
13 6 (0.50%) T-SQL
13 6 (0.50%) VB
14 5 (0.42%) Fortran
14 5 (0.42%) R
Qualifications
1 243 (20.44%) Degree
2 160 (13.46%) Security Cleared
3 96 (8.07%) SC Cleared
4 72 (6.06%) CISA
5 48 (4.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 38 (3.20%) ACCA
7 36 (3.03%) CIPD
7 36 (3.03%) DV Cleared
8 35 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
9 27 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
10 21 (1.77%) HNC
11 19 (1.60%) Chartered Engineer
11 19 (1.60%) PMI Certification
12 17 (1.43%) Master's Degree
12 17 (1.43%) PMP
13 14 (1.18%) Azure Certification
13 14 (1.18%) ISTQB
14 12 (1.01%) A+ Certification
14 12 (1.01%) ITIL Certification
14 12 (1.01%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (6.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 59 (4.96%) Data Quality
3 38 (3.20%) GAAP
3 38 (3.20%) IFRS
4 36 (3.03%) QA
5 30 (2.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 28 (2.35%) NIST
7 25 (2.10%) SLA
8 19 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials
9 18 (1.51%) ISO 9001
10 16 (1.35%) Accessibility
11 14 (1.18%) GDPR
11 14 (1.18%) PCI DSS
12 12 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 12 (1.01%) GLP
13 11 (0.93%) GRC
14 10 (0.84%) Def Stans
14 10 (0.84%) IEC 61508
14 10 (0.84%) SOC 2
15 6 (0.50%) PMO
System Software
1 108 (9.08%) Active Directory
2 51 (4.29%) Docker
3 32 (2.69%) Hyper-V
4 29 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 15 (1.26%) vSphere
6 6 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.34%) Firmware
7 4 (0.34%) Lustre
7 4 (0.34%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 4 (0.34%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.25%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.17%) XenApp
10 1 (0.084%) Kamailio
10 1 (0.084%) KVM
10 1 (0.084%) Varnish
10 1 (0.084%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 31 (2.61%) Kubernetes
2 22 (1.85%) Ansible
2 22 (1.85%) Grafana
3 19 (1.60%) Prometheus
3 19 (1.60%) Terraform
4 14 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (1.01%) SCCM
6 7 (0.59%) Nagios
7 5 (0.42%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.34%) Amdocs OSS
9 3 (0.25%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 3 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.25%) Opsview
9 3 (0.25%) VxRail
10 2 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.17%) EMC NetWorker
10 2 (0.17%) Icinga
10 2 (0.17%) Puppet
10 2 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 342 (28.76%) Microsoft
2 97 (8.16%) Google
3 65 (5.47%) Oracle
4 44 (3.70%) VMware
5 39 (3.28%) Informatica
6 37 (3.11%) Cloudera
7 26 (2.19%) Cisco
8 23 (1.93%) SolarWinds
9 21 (1.77%) Salesforce
10 18 (1.51%) Databricks
11 16 (1.35%) ESRI
11 16 (1.35%) SAP
12 15 (1.26%) IBM
13 14 (1.18%) Fortinet
14 11 (0.93%) Adobe
14 11 (0.93%) Splunk
14 11 (0.93%) Veeam
15 10 (0.84%) Aruba
15 10 (0.84%) NEC
16 9 (0.76%) Dell