Social Skills Job Trends in Dudley

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
West Midlands > Dudley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Dudley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 1 4
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 -
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 8 8 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Dudley 20.51% 32.00% 15.79%
As % of the General category 66.67% 47.06% 16.67%
Number of salaries quoted 0 7 3
10th Percentile - - £26,100
25th Percentile - £28,750 £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £35,000 £48,070
Median % change year-on-year - -27.19% -
75th Percentile - £36,250 £57,665
90th Percentile - - £62,966
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £51,251 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.32% +13.89% -8.16%

All General Skills
Dudley

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 Dudley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 12 17 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dudley 30.77% 68.00% 94.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3 7 18
10th Percentile £42,500 - £31,325
25th Percentile £53,750 £28,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +114.29% - -28.43%
75th Percentile £77,500 £36,250 £39,500
90th Percentile - - £54,131
West Midlands median annual salary £48,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.57% +5.00% -0.55%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Dudley

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Dudley

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Dudley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dudley citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dudley citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dudley 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 8 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 8 (100.00%) Banking
1 8 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) AI
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 8 (100.00%) User Experience
1 8 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
1 8 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 8 (100.00%) PhD
1 8 (100.00%) Postgraduate