Social Skills Jobs in Birmingham

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +3
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 356 631 541
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 26.31% 21.39% 29.51%
As % of the General category 40.55% 41.54% 44.34%
Number of salaries quoted 211 501 381
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +9.52%
75th Percentile £68,250 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year - -13.46% +9.75%

All General Skills
Birmingham

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 Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 878 1,519 1,220
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 64.89% 51.49% 66.56%
Number of salaries quoted 437 1,199 915
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,650 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% -0.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,964 £80,850
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +10.53%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Birmingham

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Social Skills in Birmingham

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Birmingham over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Birmingham

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 19 (5.34%) OpenEdge
2 10 (2.81%) Confluence
3 4 (1.12%) CMS
4 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.84%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.56%) Headless CMS
5 2 (0.56%) IIS
5 2 (0.56%) nginx
6 1 (0.28%) ColdFusion
Applications
1 22 (6.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.40%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.12%) Sketch
5 3 (0.84%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.56%) Mozilla Thunderbird
7 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.28%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (7.02%) NetSuite
2 9 (2.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.97%) Oracle EBS
4 6 (1.69%) Shopify
5 5 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (1.40%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (1.12%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.84%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.56%) Infor M3
9 1 (0.28%) iTrent
9 1 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.28%) PeopleSoft HCM
9 1 (0.28%) SAP CO
9 1 (0.28%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.28%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 75 (21.07%) Azure
2 48 (13.48%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (6.46%) Dynamics 365
3 23 (6.46%) Power Platform
4 21 (5.90%) AWS
5 12 (3.37%) SaaS
6 9 (2.53%) Figma
7 7 (1.97%) GitHub
7 7 (1.97%) SuccessFactors
8 6 (1.69%) GCP
9 5 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.40%) Azure Service Bus
10 4 (1.12%) Boomi
10 4 (1.12%) Entra ID
10 4 (1.12%) Snowflake
11 3 (0.84%) Algolia
11 3 (0.84%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 3 (0.84%) Amazon ELB
11 3 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.84%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 36 (10.11%) VoIP
2 34 (9.55%) LAN
2 34 (9.55%) WAN
3 10 (2.81%) Firewall
4 8 (2.25%) ATM
4 8 (2.25%) Frame Relay
4 8 (2.25%) SDH
5 7 (1.97%) DNS
6 6 (1.69%) Network Security
7 4 (1.12%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.12%) VPN
8 3 (0.84%) DHCP
8 3 (0.84%) HTTP
9 2 (0.56%) FTP
9 2 (0.56%) IMAP
9 2 (0.56%) OpenLDAP
9 2 (0.56%) SMTP
9 2 (0.56%) SSH
9 2 (0.56%) VLAN
9 2 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.18%) Power BI
2 13 (3.65%) PostgreSQL
2 13 (3.65%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.97%) NoSQL
3 7 (1.97%) Tableau
4 4 (1.12%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.12%) Looker
4 4 (1.12%) MongoDB
4 4 (1.12%) MySQL
5 3 (0.84%) Big Data
5 3 (0.84%) DB2
5 3 (0.84%) Power Query
6 2 (0.56%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.56%) Data Hub
6 2 (0.56%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.56%) Metadata
6 2 (0.56%) SQL CLR
6 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (3.93%) JIRA
2 8 (2.25%) Git
3 6 (1.69%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.40%) GitLab
5 4 (1.12%) Selenium
6 3 (0.84%) Vagrant
7 2 (0.56%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.56%) ERwin
7 2 (0.56%) Mocha
7 2 (0.56%) NUnit
7 2 (0.56%) Postman
7 2 (0.56%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.56%) SpecFlow
7 2 (0.56%) Storybook
7 2 (0.56%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.28%) Subversion
General
1 104 (29.21%) Finance
2 79 (22.19%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (9.27%) Retail
4 28 (7.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 26 (7.30%) Organisational Skills
6 25 (7.02%) Presentation Skills
7 18 (5.06%) Law
7 18 (5.06%) Marketing
8 12 (3.37%) Legal
9 10 (2.81%) Financial Institution
10 8 (2.25%) Banking
10 8 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.97%) Automotive
12 6 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.12%) Advertising
13 4 (1.12%) Billing
13 4 (1.12%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.12%) Military
13 4 (1.12%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.12%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 50 (14.04%) Developer
2 46 (12.92%) Analyst
3 35 (9.83%) Consultant
3 35 (9.83%) IT Support
4 32 (8.99%) Support Specialist
5 30 (8.43%) IT Support Specialist
6 28 (7.87%) Senior
7 22 (6.18%) Project Manager
8 20 (5.62%) Architect
9 19 (5.34%) OpenEdge Developer
9 19 (5.34%) Progress Developer
10 14 (3.93%) NetSuite Consultant
11 13 (3.65%) Lead
12 12 (3.37%) Business Analyst
12 12 (3.37%) Product Manager
13 11 (3.09%) Junior
13 11 (3.09%) Risk Manager
14 10 (2.81%) Change Analyst
14 10 (2.81%) Functional Consultant
15 9 (2.53%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.49%) REST
2 13 (3.65%) .NET
2 13 (3.65%) Middleware
3 12 (3.37%) React
4 11 (3.09%) HTML
4 11 (3.09%) SOAP
5 10 (2.81%) CSS
6 7 (1.97%) BAPI
6 7 (1.97%) IBM Integration Bus
6 7 (1.97%) JMS
6 7 (1.97%) OAuth
6 7 (1.97%) Oracle Fusion
6 7 (1.97%) SAML
7 5 (1.40%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.40%) ASP.NET
7 5 (1.40%) jQuery
7 5 (1.40%) Node.js
8 4 (1.12%) Entity Framework
8 4 (1.12%) Restlet
8 4 (1.12%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (8.71%) CCTV
2 18 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (4.21%) Legacy Systems
4 12 (3.37%) Mobile App
5 11 (3.09%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (2.53%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (2.25%) Credit Risk
8 7 (1.97%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.97%) Taxonomies
9 5 (1.40%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.40%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.12%) IoT
10 4 (1.12%) SCADA
10 4 (1.12%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.84%) Animation
11 3 (0.84%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.84%) Data Structures
11 3 (0.84%) Replication
11 3 (0.84%) Social Media
11 3 (0.84%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 54 (15.17%) Windows
2 32 (8.99%) Windows 10
3 12 (3.37%) Linux
4 6 (1.69%) Unix
5 5 (1.40%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.84%) VMS
6 3 (0.84%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.56%) Amazon Linux
7 2 (0.56%) Android
7 2 (0.56%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.28%) CentOS
8 1 (0.28%) Debian
8 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (34.27%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (23.88%) Project Management
3 55 (15.45%) Agile
3 55 (15.45%) Stakeholder Management
4 53 (14.89%) Collaborative Working
5 36 (10.11%) Cybersecurity
6 35 (9.83%) Decision-Making
7 33 (9.27%) Project Delivery
8 32 (8.99%) Analytics
8 32 (8.99%) ERP
8 32 (8.99%) Migration
9 31 (8.71%) Change Management
9 31 (8.71%) Continuous Improvement
10 30 (8.43%) CRM
10 30 (8.43%) DevOps
11 25 (7.02%) Requirements Gathering
12 24 (6.74%) Data Privacy
13 23 (6.46%) Risk Management
14 22 (6.18%) Computer Science
14 22 (6.18%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (12.92%) SQL
2 21 (5.90%) Python
3 15 (4.21%) C#
4 14 (3.93%) JavaScript
5 10 (2.81%) Java
6 6 (1.69%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.40%) C++
8 4 (1.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (1.12%) PHP
9 3 (0.84%) Groovy
9 3 (0.84%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.84%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.84%) Swift
10 2 (0.56%) R
11 1 (0.28%) Scala
Qualifications
1 87 (24.44%) Degree
2 41 (11.52%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.62%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (2.53%) ACCA
7 7 (1.97%) ISTQB
7 7 (1.97%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 5 (1.40%) CIMA
9 3 (0.84%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.84%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.84%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.56%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.56%) CCNA
10 2 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.56%) Network+ Certification
10 2 (0.56%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.56%) PhD
10 2 (0.56%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.21%) QA
2 6 (1.69%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.40%) NIST
3 5 (1.40%) PMO
4 4 (1.12%) GDPR
5 3 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.56%) NCSC
7 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.28%) GRC
7 1 (0.28%) ITGC
7 1 (0.28%) SLA
7 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.28%) WCAG
System Software
1 40 (11.24%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.12%) Docker
3 3 (0.84%) DFS Replication
4 2 (0.56%) Dovecot
4 2 (0.56%) Postfix
4 2 (0.56%) Squid
4 2 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (1.69%) Terraform
2 4 (1.12%) Grafana
2 4 (1.12%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.84%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.56%) Nessus
4 2 (0.56%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.28%) Ansible
5 1 (0.28%) Automic
5 1 (0.28%) AWS Copilot
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 92 (25.84%) Microsoft
2 33 (9.27%) SAP
3 19 (5.34%) Progress
4 18 (5.06%) Salesforce
5 14 (3.93%) ServiceNow
6 10 (2.81%) Oracle
7 8 (2.25%) Dell
8 7 (1.97%) Avaloq
8 7 (1.97%) IBM
9 5 (1.40%) Alteryx
9 5 (1.40%) Cisco
10 4 (1.12%) Google
11 3 (0.84%) Adobe
11 3 (0.84%) Juniper
11 3 (0.84%) Rockwell
11 3 (0.84%) Siemens
11 3 (0.84%) Sybase
12 2 (0.56%) Databricks
12 2 (0.56%) Jaspersoft
12 2 (0.56%) VMware