Social Science
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Social Science over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 835 927 1137
Rank change year-on-year +92 +210 -249
Permanent jobs citing Social Science 61 43 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.062% 0.041% 0.062%
As % of the General category 0.10% 0.060% 0.097%
Number of salaries quoted 22 13 35
10th Percentile £38,000 £32,275 £31,726
25th Percentile £39,375 £41,374 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,343 £43,279 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.46% -3.82% -10.00%
75th Percentile £49,212 £49,707 £75,000
90th Percentile £56,441 £62,015 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,000 £47,610 £70,000
% change year-on-year -22.28% -31.99% +40.00%

All General Skills
UK

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 58,670 71,907 98,006
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.84% 68.71% 63.59%
Number of salaries quoted 39,462 38,624 51,085
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Social Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Social Science in the UK

Social Science
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Science.

Salary trend for Social Science in the UK

Social Science
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Science over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Social Science in the UK

Social Science
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Science within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
UK excluding London +42 40 £37,000 -22.28% 7
Scotland - 33 £36,000 - 3
England +108 28 £44,343 +2.46% 8
London +132 21 £44,343 +2.46% 5
Work from Home +77 15 £44,343 +47.81% 6
West Midlands - 4 £38,000 -
Midlands - 4 £38,000 -
North of England - 2 - -
North West - 1 - -
South West - 1 - - 3
Yorkshire - 1 - -

Social Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 3 (4.92%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.28%) SAS
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (8.20%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.28%) SPSS
4 1 (1.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (1.64%) InDesign
4 1 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.64%) Photoshop
4 1 (1.64%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 32 (52.46%) Figma
1 32 (52.46%) SurveyMonkey
2 5 (8.20%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (8.20%) GitHub
3 4 (6.56%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (4.92%) Azure
5 2 (3.28%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.64%) Azure Functions
6 1 (1.64%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (1.64%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.64%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.64%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.64%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.64%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.64%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.64%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.48%) DTS
2 2 (3.28%) Relational Database
2 2 (3.28%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.64%) MSI
General
1 36 (59.02%) Finance
1 36 (59.02%) Marketing
2 35 (57.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 35 (57.38%) Law
3 10 (16.39%) Social Skills
4 7 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.20%) Police
5 5 (8.20%) Publishing
6 4 (6.56%) Advertising
7 3 (4.92%) Legal
7 3 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (3.28%) Humanities
9 1 (1.64%) French Language
9 1 (1.64%) German Language
9 1 (1.64%) Retail
9 1 (1.64%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 34 (55.74%) Lead
2 5 (8.20%) Audit Manager
2 5 (8.20%) Support Officer
3 4 (6.56%) Senior
4 2 (3.28%) Analyst
4 2 (3.28%) Consultant
4 2 (3.28%) Coordinator
4 2 (3.28%) CRM Officer
4 2 (3.28%) Project Manager
4 2 (3.28%) Senior Consultant
4 2 (3.28%) Technical Manager
4 2 (3.28%) Technical Project Manager
5 1 (1.64%) 3rd Line Support
5 1 (1.64%) Administrator
5 1 (1.64%) Graduate
5 1 (1.64%) IT Support Engineer
5 1 (1.64%) Microsoft 365 Expert
5 1 (1.64%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (1.64%) Senior Support Engineer
5 1 (1.64%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.20%) .NET
2 1 (1.64%) CSS
2 1 (1.64%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (26.23%) Market Risk
2 5 (8.20%) Private Cloud
3 4 (6.56%) Management Information System
4 3 (4.92%) Blog
4 3 (4.92%) Social Media
5 2 (3.28%) Digital Media
5 2 (3.28%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.64%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (1.64%) Graphic Design
6 1 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.28%) Windows
2 1 (1.64%) Windows 10
2 1 (1.64%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (60.66%) Qualitative Research
2 34 (55.74%) Actionable Insight
3 32 (52.46%) Anthropology
3 32 (52.46%) Business Strategy
3 32 (52.46%) Cognitive Science
3 32 (52.46%) Fintech
3 32 (52.46%) Information Architecture
3 32 (52.46%) Interaction Design
3 32 (52.46%) Objectives and Key Results
3 32 (52.46%) Product Management
3 32 (52.46%) Project Planning
3 32 (52.46%) Psychology
3 32 (52.46%) Roadmaps
3 32 (52.46%) Service Design
3 32 (52.46%) User Experience
3 32 (52.46%) User Research
3 32 (52.46%) UX Research
4 16 (26.23%) Data Sharing
5 9 (14.75%) Economics
6 7 (11.48%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 32 (52.46%) R
2 5 (8.20%) PL/1
3 2 (3.28%) Ada
3 2 (3.28%) SQL
4 1 (1.64%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 44 (72.13%) Degree
2 33 (54.10%) Master's Degree
3 32 (52.46%) PhD
4 10 (16.39%) Postgraduate
5 1 (1.64%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (1.64%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.64%) SCCM
1 1 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 32 (52.46%) Qualtrics
2 5 (8.20%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.28%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.64%) Adobe