Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Lancashire > Blackburn
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Blackburn. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | 0 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs citing Social Skills | 79 | 26 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn | 27.92% | 26.26% | 28.00% |
| As % of the General category | 41.58% | 40.00% | 31.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65 | 14 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,683 | £22,489 | £39,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,869 | £22,520 | £44,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £23,076 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +116.91% | -53.85% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,793 | £29,438 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £58,943 | £48,750 | - |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £50,055 | £38,750 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.17% | -3.13% | -11.11% |
All General Skills
Blackburn
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 Blackburn.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 190 | 65 | 22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn | 67.14% | 65.66% | 88.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 153 | 53 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,537 | £22,489 | £30,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,869 | £24,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £32,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.01% | -35.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,793 | £48,750 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,943 | £55,000 | £63,125 |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £50,055 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.38% | +5.56% | -1.07% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
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Salary Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Blackburn.
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Salary Histogram in Blackburn
Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Blackburn over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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: