Social Skills Job Trends in England

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 9 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	1	1	1
Rank change year-on-year	0	0	0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills	17,211	12,999	14,427
As % of all permanent jobs in England	15.94%	29.21%	23.81%
As % of the General category	34.43%	44.79%	40.44%
Number of salaries quoted	10,928	7,546	6,230
10^th Percentile	£28,000	£26,500	£30,500
25^th Percentile	£33,000	£31,250	£40,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£47,500	£47,500	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	-	-13.64%	-
75^th Percentile	£70,000	£70,000	£73,750
90^th Percentile	£92,500	£90,000	£90,000
UK median annual salary	£47,500	£47,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	-	-13.64%	-

All General Skills
England

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 citing general skills in England.

	6 months to 9 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing general skills	49,983	29,023	35,675
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England	46.28%	65.23%	58.88%
Number of salaries quoted	31,604	16,926	17,199
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£28,000	£32,500
25^th Percentile	£38,860	£35,000	£43,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£52,500	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+4.76%	-12.50%	-
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£75,000	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£96,250	£96,250	£100,000
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£51,500	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+6.80%	-14.17%	-

Social Skills Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Social Skills Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Social Skills.

Social Skills Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in England over the 6 months to 9 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in England

Social Skills Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the England region over the 6 months to 9 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
London	0	5,111	£70,000	-	6,450
South East	0	3,328	£42,500	+6.25%	1,869
North of England	-1	3,083	£45,000	+12.50%	1,672
Midlands	0	2,577	£42,000	+5.00%	1,204
South West	0	1,608	£44,285	+8.01%	721
North West	-1	1,587	£45,000	+7.51%	893
West Midlands	0	1,460	£42,500	-5.56%	707
East of England	0	1,387	£40,000	+3.23%	884
East Midlands	+1	1,114	£40,000	+23.08%	497
Yorkshire	-1	931	£42,500	+17.24%	553
North East	+1	571	£50,000	+58.73%	239
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Social Skills Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, job vacancies citing Social Skills also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region citing Social Skills.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Problem-Solving	31.8%	5,476
2	Microsoft	28.7%	4,943
3	Continuous Improvement	23.5%	4,053
4	Stakeholder Management	20.8%	3,585
5	Degree	16.6%	2,864
6	Azure	15.9%	2,736
7	Customer Service	15.3%	2,634
8	AI	14.5%	2,489
9	Agile	13.4%	2,308
10	Decision-Making	12.6%	2,162
11	Microsoft 365	12.6%	2,160
12	Windows	10.7%	1,838
13	Mentoring	10.5%	1,801
14	SQL	10.0%	1,720
15	CRM	9.3%	1,601
16	Microsoft Office	9.3%	1,599
17	Analytics	9.2%	1,587
18	Security Cleared	9.2%	1,580
19	AWS	9.1%	1,566
20	Python	8.9%	1,527
21	Cybersecurity	8.6%	1,482
22	Project Delivery	8.5%	1,469
23	Roadmaps	8.3%	1,429
24	Microsoft Excel	8.2%	1,411
25	Stakeholder Engagement	8.0%	1,378
26	CI/CD	7.7%	1,321
27	Business Development	7.0%	1,201
28	Collaborative Working	6.9%	1,194
29	Active Directory	6.9%	1,193
30	Project Management	6.8%	1,178

Social Skills Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Finance	23.3%	4,017
2	Analytical Skills	18.2%	3,127
3	Organisational Skills	13.5%	2,324
4	Marketing	8.5%	1,460
5	Manufacturing	8.3%	1,429
6	Inclusion and Diversity	8.2%	1,405
7	Retail	5.9%	1,024
8	Law	5.6%	967
9	Legal	5.5%	948
10	Public Sector	5.4%	930
11	Presentation Skills	4.7%	803
12	Banking	4.5%	779
13	Influencing Skills	4.1%	714
14	Electronics	3.1%	541
15	Aerospace	3.0%	521
16	Telecoms	3.0%	519
17	Military	1.8%	308
18	Documentation Skills	1.7%	287
19	Automotive	1.4%	237
20	Advertising	1.4%	233