Social Skills Job Trends in Chesterfield

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Derbyshire > Chesterfield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Chesterfield. 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 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 13 16 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Chesterfield 22.41% 44.44% 34.29%
As % of the General category 56.52% 57.14% 57.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4 14 10
10th Percentile - £31,775 £38,350
25th Percentile £24,750 £33,000 £39,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £34,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.71% -22.73% +35.38%
75th Percentile £38,813 £43,438 £52,188
90th Percentile £47,925 £43,750 £55,100
Derbyshire median annual salary £32,000 £42,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year -24.71% +1.19% -26.96%

All General Skills
Chesterfield

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 Chesterfield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 23 28 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chesterfield 39.66% 77.78% 60.00%
Number of salaries quoted 14 23 14
10th Percentile £24,750 - £28,825
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,250 £40,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.13% -9.09% +23.94%
75th Percentile £90,000 £43,750 £52,188
90th Percentile - £72,000 £55,700
Derbyshire median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,750
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.26% -5.00%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Chesterfield

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Chesterfield

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Chesterfield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chesterfield citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chesterfield citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Chesterfield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Chesterfield over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Chesterfield

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chesterfield 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 6 (46.15%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 7 (53.85%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (23.08%) Azure
3 1 (7.69%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 6 (46.15%) DHCP
1 6 (46.15%) DNS
1 6 (46.15%) Internet
1 6 (46.15%) Network Security
2 1 (7.69%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) PostgreSQL
General
1 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Field Engineer
1 6 (46.15%) Field Service Engineer
1 6 (46.15%) IT Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) IT Support
2 3 (23.08%) IT Support Technician
2 3 (23.08%) IT Technician
2 3 (23.08%) Support Technician
3 1 (7.69%) Application Support Team Leader
3 1 (7.69%) Applications Support
3 1 (7.69%) Data Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Developer
3 1 (7.69%) Junior
3 1 (7.69%) Junior Developer
3 1 (7.69%) Junior Software Developer
3 1 (7.69%) Lead
3 1 (7.69%) Report Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Software Developer
3 1 (7.69%) Support Team Leader
3 1 (7.69%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) Doctrine
1 1 (7.69%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) iPad
1 6 (46.15%) PMI
2 2 (15.38%) Driving Licence
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (7.69%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 9 (69.23%) Windows
2 6 (46.15%) Windows Server
3 1 (7.69%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) Customer Service
2 6 (46.15%) Preventative Maintenance
2 6 (46.15%) Server Management
3 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (15.38%) ITIL
4 2 (15.38%) Mentoring
4 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (7.69%) Agile
5 1 (7.69%) Agile Project Management
5 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (7.69%) Data Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) Data Governance
5 1 (7.69%) Data Management
5 1 (7.69%) Logistics
5 1 (7.69%) Performance Management
5 1 (7.69%) Process Improvement
5 1 (7.69%) Project Management
5 1 (7.69%) Software Testing
5 1 (7.69%) Test Automation
5 1 (7.69%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (23.08%) SQL
2 1 (7.69%) PHP
2 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
2 1 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) Degree
2 6 (46.15%) PMI Certification
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) GDPR
2 1 (7.69%) Data Quality
2 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (7.69%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (53.85%) Active Directory
2 6 (46.15%) Hyper-V
2 6 (46.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (46.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 8 (61.54%) Apple
2 6 (46.15%) VMware
3 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
4 2 (15.38%) OpenText
4 2 (15.38%) Sage
5 1 (7.69%) Databricks
5 1 (7.69%) MuleSoft
5 1 (7.69%) NEC
5 1 (7.69%) Salesforce