Social Housing Job Trends in Essex

Social Housing
East of England > Essex

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Social Housing 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.16% - -
As % of the General category 0.29% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £37,000 £43,500 £47,481
% change year-on-year -14.94% -8.38% +53.16%

All General Skills
Essex

Social Housing 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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 699 282 516
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 55.70% 71.94% 59.17%
Number of salaries quoted 371 131 403
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £58,125
90th Percentile £86,750 £85,000 £73,650
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -16.67%

Social Housing
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Social Housing job vacancy trend in Essex

Social Housing
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Social Housing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Social Housing

Social Housing
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Housing within the Essex region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Wickford - 2 £55,000 -
Social Housing
East of England

Social Housing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 2 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft