Social Skills Job Trends in Argyll and Bute

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > Argyll and Bute

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Argyll and Bute. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - 10
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Argyll and Bute 20.00% - 8.33%
As % of the General category 100.00% - 40.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £20,000 - £23,802
Scotland median annual salary £37,500 £50,473 £45,000
% change year-on-year -25.70% +12.16% -18.18%

All General Skills
Argyll and Bute

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 general skills in Argyll and Bute.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Argyll and Bute 20.00% 60.00% 20.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £20,000 £66,250 £23,802
Median % change year-on-year -69.81% +178.34% -28.95%
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +6.80% -10.92%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Argyll and Bute

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Argyll and Bute.

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Argyll and Bute

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Argyll and Bute

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Argyll and Bute citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Argyll and Bute citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Job Locations in Argyll and Bute

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Argyll and Bute region over the 6 months to 8 May 2026. 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
Helensburgh - 1 £20,000 - 1
Social Skills
Scotland

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Argyll and Bute by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA