Social Skills Job Trends in Bristol

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 2 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 +2
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 353 238 618
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 12.33% 25.93% 20.87%
As % of the General category 35.26% 36.12% 40.55%
Number of salaries quoted 207 126 464
10th Percentile £26,500 £24,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,499 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% +3.00% -6.24%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,114 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £85,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £44,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.12% -1.11% -

All General Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,001 659 1,524
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 34.98% 71.79% 51.47%
Number of salaries quoted 733 433 1,154
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,313 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +4.55% -2.06%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £72,433
90th Percentile £81,250 £93,778 £91,250
South West median annual salary £45,000 £51,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% +7.37% -5.00%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Bristol

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Bristol over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Bristol

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 8 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.98%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.85%) Apache
3 3 (0.85%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.85%) IIS
4 2 (0.57%) Confluence
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.28%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 33 (9.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (5.10%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.13%) Fusion 360
6 3 (0.85%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 5 (1.42%) Visualfiles
2 2 (0.57%) Primavera
3 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 108 (30.59%) Azure
2 28 (7.93%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (7.37%) Azure AI
4 23 (6.52%) Power Platform
5 16 (4.53%) GCP
6 15 (4.25%) AWS
7 13 (3.68%) SaaS
8 8 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (2.27%) Entra ID
8 8 (2.27%) GitHub
8 8 (2.27%) GitHub Actions
9 6 (1.70%) Datadog
10 5 (1.42%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (1.42%) IaaS
11 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.85%) PaaS
11 3 (0.85%) Serverless
12 2 (0.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.57%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.57%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.27%) VPN
2 7 (1.98%) DHCP
2 7 (1.98%) DNS
2 7 (1.98%) WAN
3 4 (1.13%) Firewall
3 4 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.57%) Internet
4 2 (0.57%) Network Security
4 2 (0.57%) VLAN
4 2 (0.57%) WebEx
5 1 (0.28%) LAN
5 1 (0.28%) NAS
5 1 (0.28%) RS-422
5 1 (0.28%) SAN
5 1 (0.28%) Skype
5 1 (0.28%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.28%) Telepresence
5 1 (0.28%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.23%) Power BI
2 20 (5.67%) Tableau
3 7 (1.98%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (1.42%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.42%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.85%) Metadata
5 3 (0.85%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.57%) Big Data
6 2 (0.57%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.57%) GIS
6 2 (0.57%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle ODI
7 1 (0.28%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 10 (2.83%) Git
2 8 (2.27%) JIRA
3 6 (1.70%) CircleCI
3 6 (1.70%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.57%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.57%) Metasploit
4 2 (0.57%) MLflow
5 1 (0.28%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
General
1 65 (18.41%) Finance
2 40 (11.33%) Organisational Skills
3 35 (9.92%) Legal
4 25 (7.08%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (6.80%) Marketing
6 22 (6.23%) Manufacturing
7 20 (5.67%) Public Sector
8 16 (4.53%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (4.25%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (3.68%) Telecoms
11 11 (3.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (2.55%) Electronics
13 7 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (1.70%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.70%) Retail
15 5 (1.42%) Military
16 4 (1.13%) Local Government
17 3 (0.85%) Automotive
17 3 (0.85%) Billing
17 3 (0.85%) Law
Job Titles
1 53 (15.01%) Analyst
2 45 (12.75%) Consultant
3 44 (12.46%) Junior
4 41 (11.61%) Junior Analyst
4 41 (11.61%) Senior
5 23 (6.52%) Data Analyst
5 23 (6.52%) Senior Consultant
6 20 (5.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 20 (5.67%) Junior Data Analyst
6 20 (5.67%) Junior Security Analyst
6 20 (5.67%) Security Analyst
7 15 (4.25%) Ethical Hacker
7 15 (4.25%) Sales Representative
8 12 (3.40%) Lead
8 12 (3.40%) Recruitment Consultant
9 11 (3.12%) Security Consultant
10 10 (2.83%) IT Support
11 9 (2.55%) IT Technician
11 9 (2.55%) Project Manager
11 9 (2.55%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.98%) REST
2 6 (1.70%) .NET
2 6 (1.70%) CSS
2 6 (1.70%) HTML
3 5 (1.42%) React
4 4 (1.13%) Django
4 4 (1.13%) FastAPI
4 4 (1.13%) Flask
4 4 (1.13%) SAP CAF
5 3 (0.85%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.85%) OAuth
5 3 (0.85%) RESTful
5 3 (0.85%) SQLAlchemy
5 3 (0.85%) Vue
6 2 (0.57%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.57%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.57%) JSF
6 2 (0.57%) JWT
6 2 (0.57%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.57%) PrimeFaces
Miscellaneous
1 35 (9.92%) Web Conferencing
2 25 (7.08%) Virtual Team
3 24 (6.80%) Podcast
4 21 (5.95%) Acoustics
5 15 (4.25%) Cyberattack
5 15 (4.25%) Onboarding
6 12 (3.40%) Cloud Native
7 9 (2.55%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (2.55%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.98%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.70%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.42%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.13%) CUDA
11 4 (1.13%) Driving Licence
11 4 (1.13%) Life Science
11 4 (1.13%) Management Information System
11 4 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.13%) Social Media
12 3 (0.85%) Security Posture
12 3 (0.85%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 30 (8.50%) Windows
2 18 (5.10%) Windows Server
3 16 (4.53%) Linux
4 6 (1.70%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.13%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.85%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.28%) Android
7 1 (0.28%) Solaris
7 1 (0.28%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (17.00%) Mentoring
2 59 (16.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 58 (16.43%) Cybersecurity
4 53 (15.01%) Customer Service
4 53 (15.01%) Problem-Solving
5 41 (11.61%) AI
6 36 (10.20%) Agile
6 36 (10.20%) Customer Experience
7 30 (8.50%) Business Intelligence
8 29 (8.22%) Decision-Making
9 28 (7.93%) Coaching
9 28 (7.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 24 (6.80%) DevOps
11 22 (6.23%) Commercial Awareness
12 21 (5.95%) Analytics
12 21 (5.95%) CI/CD
13 20 (5.67%) Risk Management
14 18 (5.10%) B2B
15 17 (4.82%) Project Management
15 17 (4.82%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 50 (14.16%) Python
2 39 (11.05%) SQL
3 12 (3.40%) Bash
4 11 (3.12%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.27%) C#
5 8 (2.27%) PowerShell
6 4 (1.13%) PHP
6 4 (1.13%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.85%) Java
8 2 (0.57%) Bicep
9 1 (0.28%) Go
9 1 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.28%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.28%) VB
Qualifications
1 67 (18.98%) Azure Certification
2 50 (14.16%) Security Cleared
3 39 (11.05%) Degree
4 37 (10.48%) SC Cleared
5 29 (8.22%) BPSS Clearance
6 21 (5.95%) RIBA
7 20 (5.67%) CompTIA CySA+
7 20 (5.67%) CompTIA Security+
8 15 (4.25%) CEH
9 12 (3.40%) CISSP
10 11 (3.12%) CISM
11 7 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.98%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.70%) A+ Certification
12 6 (1.70%) CCNA
12 6 (1.70%) IRCA
12 6 (1.70%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (1.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 5 (1.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 4 (1.13%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (4.53%) NIST
3 11 (3.12%) GRC
4 10 (2.83%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (2.83%) GDPR
4 10 (2.83%) ISO 9001
4 10 (2.83%) QA
5 8 (2.27%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.42%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.42%) SLA
7 4 (1.13%) ISO 13485
8 3 (0.85%) NCSC
9 2 (0.57%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.57%) IFRS
9 2 (0.57%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.57%) PMO
9 2 (0.57%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.57%) WCAG
10 1 (0.28%) ARP4754
10 1 (0.28%) ARP4761
System Software
1 12 (3.40%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.83%) Docker
2 10 (2.83%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.70%) Terminal Server
3 6 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.28%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (4.25%) Kubernetes
1 15 (4.25%) Terraform
2 6 (1.70%) Ansible
2 6 (1.70%) Grafana
3 3 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.57%) Dell DRAC
4 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.57%) Nmap
5 1 (0.28%) Host Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 116 (32.86%) Microsoft
2 47 (13.31%) ForeScout
3 12 (3.40%) VMware
4 10 (2.83%) Splunk
5 9 (2.55%) Cisco
6 6 (1.70%) Brocade
6 6 (1.70%) Nimble Storage
6 6 (1.70%) SolarWinds
6 6 (1.70%) Tanium
6 6 (1.70%) Veeam
7 5 (1.42%) HP
8 4 (1.13%) Apple
8 4 (1.13%) Databricks
8 4 (1.13%) SAP
9 3 (0.85%) Okta
10 2 (0.57%) Oracle
10 2 (0.57%) Qualys
10 2 (0.57%) Remedy
10 2 (0.57%) Tenable
10 2 (0.57%) Yealink