Social Skills Job Trends in Canterbury

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Kent > Canterbury

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Canterbury. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 +3 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 15 7 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Canterbury 50.00% 25.93% 14.04%
As % of the General category 75.00% 25.93% 19.51%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 7
10th Percentile - - £23,108
25th Percentile £38,750 £66,250 £33,429
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £67,500 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.04% +40.63% +29.38%
75th Percentile £46,250 £68,750 £50,000
90th Percentile - - £50,500
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -23.81% +50.00% -23.91%

All General Skills
Canterbury

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 Canterbury.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 20 27 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Canterbury 66.67% 100.00% 71.93%
Number of salaries quoted 10 2 37
10th Percentile - £53,425 £23,493
25th Percentile £38,750 £55,563 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £59,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.87% +32.78% +114.29%
75th Percentile £46,250 £64,563 £51,250
90th Percentile - £67,075 £60,000
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +29.41% -15.00%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Canterbury

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Canterbury

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Canterbury

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Canterbury citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Canterbury citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canterbury 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:

Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 15 (100.00%) Azure
2 5 (33.33%) Azure AI
2 5 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (33.33%) Power BI
1 5 (33.33%) Tableau
Job Titles
1 10 (66.67%) Analyst
1 10 (66.67%) Junior
1 10 (66.67%) Junior Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
2 5 (33.33%) 3rd Line Support
2 5 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Data Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Junior Data Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Junior Security Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Security Analyst
Operating Systems
1 5 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (33.33%) AI
1 5 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (33.33%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 5 (33.33%) Python
1 5 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) Azure Certification
2 5 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
2 5 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
System Software
1 5 (33.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (33.33%) ForeScout