Social Skills Job Trends in Brighton

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
East Sussex > Brighton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Brighton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 10
Rank change year-on-year 0 +8 +10
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 67 80 58
As % of all permanent jobs in Brighton 23.02% 24.46% 18.07%
As % of the General category 47.86% 43.24% 40.00%
Number of salaries quoted 45 47 55
10th Percentile £26,856 £41,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £50,000 £39,019
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £68,125
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £85,000
East Sussex median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,250
% change year-on-year - +5.82% -18.88%

All General Skills
Brighton

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 Brighton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 140 185 145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Brighton 48.11% 56.57% 45.17%
Number of salaries quoted 107 123 134
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,875 £38,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £65,802
90th Percentile £91,500 £75,000 £70,000
East Sussex median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +4.17% -16.52%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Brighton

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Brighton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Brighton citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Brighton citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Brighton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Brighton over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Brighton

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.99%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (8.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.49%) Primavera
1 1 (1.49%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 22 (32.84%) Azure
2 8 (11.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 7 (10.45%) Stripe
4 6 (8.96%) GitHub
4 6 (8.96%) SaaS
5 5 (7.46%) Azure AI
5 5 (7.46%) Power Platform
6 4 (5.97%) ChatGPT
6 4 (5.97%) GitHub Copilot
7 2 (2.99%) AWS
7 2 (2.99%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (2.99%) GCP
7 2 (2.99%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (2.99%) Google Docs
7 2 (2.99%) Google Drive
7 2 (2.99%) Google Sheets
8 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.46%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (11.94%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (10.45%) Relational Database
3 5 (7.46%) Power BI
3 5 (7.46%) Tableau
4 3 (4.48%) SQL Server
5 2 (2.99%) GIS
6 1 (1.49%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 6 (8.96%) JIRA
2 2 (2.99%) Git
2 2 (2.99%) Jenkins
General
1 20 (29.85%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (17.91%) Finance
3 10 (14.93%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (10.45%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.48%) Manufacturing
6 2 (2.99%) Marketing
7 1 (1.49%) Games
7 1 (1.49%) Local Government
7 1 (1.49%) Retail
Job Titles
1 15 (22.39%) Junior
2 11 (16.42%) Senior
3 10 (14.93%) Analyst
3 10 (14.93%) Junior Analyst
4 8 (11.94%) Architect
4 8 (11.94%) Azure Architect
4 8 (11.94%) Azure Data Architect
4 8 (11.94%) Data Architect
4 8 (11.94%) Developer
5 6 (8.96%) Product Manager
5 6 (8.96%) Technical Support
6 5 (7.46%) Account Manager
6 5 (7.46%) Data Analyst
6 5 (7.46%) Internal Account Manager
6 5 (7.46%) Junior Account Manager
6 5 (7.46%) Junior Data Analyst
6 5 (7.46%) Junior Security Analyst
6 5 (7.46%) Security Analyst
6 5 (7.46%) Senior Software Engineer
6 5 (7.46%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (17.91%) React
2 7 (10.45%) Laravel
3 4 (5.97%) REST
4 2 (2.99%) .NET
4 2 (2.99%) CSS
4 2 (2.99%) HTML
4 2 (2.99%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 11 (16.42%) Legacy Systems
2 7 (10.45%) Management Information System
3 6 (8.96%) Onboarding
3 6 (8.96%) Product Ownership
4 4 (5.97%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.99%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.49%) Marketing Technology
6 1 (1.49%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.48%) Windows
2 1 (1.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (53.73%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (37.31%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (19.40%) E-Commerce
4 12 (17.91%) Cybersecurity
5 11 (16.42%) Agile
5 11 (16.42%) Logistics
6 10 (14.93%) AI
6 10 (14.93%) Customer Service
6 10 (14.93%) Data Governance
6 10 (14.93%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (14.93%) Task Automation
7 8 (11.94%) Data Modelling
7 8 (11.94%) Data Security
7 8 (11.94%) ETL
7 8 (11.94%) Performance Tuning
7 8 (11.94%) Strategic Thinking
7 8 (11.94%) Technical Leadership
8 7 (10.45%) Mentoring
8 7 (10.45%) Project Management
8 7 (10.45%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 21 (31.34%) Python
1 21 (31.34%) SQL
2 14 (20.90%) JavaScript
3 7 (10.45%) PHP
4 4 (5.97%) PowerShell
5 2 (2.99%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 10 (14.93%) Azure Certification
2 7 (10.45%) Degree
3 5 (7.46%) CompTIA CySA+
3 5 (7.46%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (2.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.49%) City & Guilds
5 1 (1.49%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (13.43%) Data Quality
2 6 (8.96%) QA
3 5 (7.46%) PMO
4 1 (1.49%) GDPR
Vendors
1 13 (19.40%) Microsoft
2 8 (11.94%) Databricks
3 7 (10.45%) HubSpot
4 6 (8.96%) Zoho
5 5 (7.46%) ForeScout
5 5 (7.46%) Salesforce
6 2 (2.99%) Google
6 2 (2.99%) Progress