Social Skills Job Trends in Glasgow

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 12 34
Rank change year-on-year +10 +22 -33
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 226 131 472
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 22.27% 20.99% 13.07%
As % of the General category 47.88% 27.58% 16.64%
Number of salaries quoted 94 56 211
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,938 £31,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £49,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.72% +3.68% -9.52%
75th Percentile £68,438 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,875 £88,000 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £34,000 £45,635 £45,000
% change year-on-year -25.49% +1.41% -18.18%

All General Skills
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 472 475 2,836
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 46.50% 76.12% 78.52%
Number of salaries quoted 238 153 460
10th Percentile £27,548 £25,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £39,323
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.14% -10.91%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,500 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -15.00% -13.04%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Glasgow over the 6 months to 22 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Glasgow

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (3.54%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.33%) IIS
4 2 (0.88%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.88%) WebSphere Application Server
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 18 (7.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.54%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.21%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.44%) C-CURE
2 1 (0.44%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.44%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 89 (39.38%) Azure
2 25 (11.06%) Power Platform
3 24 (10.62%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (9.73%) Azure AI
5 10 (4.42%) SaaS
6 7 (3.10%) AWS
6 7 (3.10%) Entra ID
7 5 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.77%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (1.33%) Copilot Studio
9 3 (1.33%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.88%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.88%) OCI
11 1 (0.44%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 1 (0.44%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.44%) GCP
11 1 (0.44%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.44%) Oracle CX
11 1 (0.44%) Sumo Logic
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.77%) DNS
2 3 (1.33%) Broadband
2 3 (1.33%) Firewall
3 2 (0.88%) Network Security
4 1 (0.44%) Ethernet VPN
4 1 (0.44%) VLAN
4 1 (0.44%) VXLAN
4 1 (0.44%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (8.85%) Power BI
2 16 (7.08%) Tableau
3 7 (3.10%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.88%) MySQL
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Exadata
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (3.10%) JIRA
2 4 (1.77%) Git
3 1 (0.44%) GitLab
3 1 (0.44%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
General
1 44 (19.47%) Finance
2 34 (15.04%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (7.52%) Public Sector
4 14 (6.19%) Marketing
5 13 (5.75%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (4.87%) Presentation Skills
7 9 (3.98%) Legal
8 8 (3.54%) Banking
8 8 (3.54%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (3.10%) General Ledger
10 6 (2.65%) Electronics
10 6 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (2.21%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.21%) Retail
11 5 (2.21%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.77%) Local Government
13 2 (0.88%) Back Office
13 2 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.88%) Law
14 1 (0.44%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 47 (20.80%) Analyst
2 33 (14.60%) Junior
3 32 (14.16%) Junior Analyst
4 19 (8.41%) Senior
5 16 (7.08%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 16 (7.08%) Data Analyst
5 16 (7.08%) Junior Data Analyst
5 16 (7.08%) Junior Security Analyst
5 16 (7.08%) Security Analyst
6 15 (6.64%) Ethical Hacker
7 12 (5.31%) Business Development Manager
7 12 (5.31%) Business Manager
7 12 (5.31%) Development Manager
8 11 (4.87%) Account Manager
8 11 (4.87%) Sales Account Manager
8 11 (4.87%) Sales Executive
8 11 (4.87%) Sales Manager
9 10 (4.42%) Project Manager
10 9 (3.98%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 8 (3.54%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.65%) .NET
2 2 (0.88%) J2EE
2 2 (0.88%) JSP
2 2 (0.88%) Next.js
2 2 (0.88%) ODBC
2 2 (0.88%) React
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.08%) Driving Licence
2 15 (6.64%) Cyberattack
3 13 (5.75%) Management Information System
4 10 (4.42%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (3.54%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (3.10%) Podcast
6 7 (3.10%) Web Conferencing
7 5 (2.21%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.21%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.77%) IoT
9 3 (1.33%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.33%) Smart Home
10 2 (0.88%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.88%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.88%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.88%) Social Media
11 1 (0.44%) FMCG
11 1 (0.44%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 12 (5.31%) Windows
2 5 (2.21%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.77%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.88%) Linux
5 1 (0.44%) AIX
5 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.44%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (22.12%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (21.24%) Cybersecurity
3 35 (15.49%) AI
3 35 (15.49%) Continuous Improvement
4 31 (13.72%) Business Development
5 24 (10.62%) ITIL
5 24 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 23 (10.18%) Agile
6 23 (10.18%) Decision-Making
7 22 (9.73%) Customer Service
7 22 (9.73%) Service Delivery
8 21 (9.29%) Analytics
8 21 (9.29%) Business Intelligence
8 21 (9.29%) Mentoring
9 20 (8.85%) Disaster Recovery
10 18 (7.96%) Change Management
10 18 (7.96%) Lead Generation
11 17 (7.52%) Telesales
12 15 (6.64%) Customer Experience
12 15 (6.64%) Ethical Hacking
Programming Languages
1 25 (11.06%) Python
2 23 (10.18%) SQL
3 4 (1.77%) C#
3 4 (1.77%) Java
3 4 (1.77%) JavaScript
4 2 (0.88%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.88%) T-SQL
4 2 (0.88%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.44%) Bash
5 1 (0.44%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (26.11%) Azure Certification
2 30 (13.27%) Degree
3 16 (7.08%) CompTIA CySA+
3 16 (7.08%) CompTIA Security+
4 15 (6.64%) CEH
5 6 (2.65%) A+ Certification
5 6 (2.65%) CCNA
5 6 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (2.65%) IRCA
5 6 (2.65%) Network+ Certification
6 5 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.77%) CISM
7 4 (1.77%) CISSP
7 4 (1.77%) CRISC
8 3 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.33%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.33%) PMP
9 2 (0.88%) MBA
9 2 (0.88%) MCSE
9 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.41%) QA
2 7 (3.10%) GDPR
3 6 (2.65%) ISO 9001
3 6 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.21%) NIST
5 4 (1.77%) COBIT
6 3 (1.33%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.88%) SLA
8 1 (0.44%) GRC
8 1 (0.44%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (5.31%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.88%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.44%) Docker
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.44%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 6 (2.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.88%) SCCM
2 2 (0.88%) Terraform
3 1 (0.44%) Data Guard
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 93 (41.15%) Microsoft
2 43 (19.03%) ForeScout
3 13 (5.75%) Cisco
4 10 (4.42%) Dell
5 4 (1.77%) VMware
6 3 (1.33%) BT
6 3 (1.33%) OpenAI
6 3 (1.33%) Oracle
6 3 (1.33%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.88%) Citrix
7 2 (0.88%) HubSpot
7 2 (0.88%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.44%) Arista
8 1 (0.44%) Databricks
8 1 (0.44%) Dynatrace
8 1 (0.44%) Juniper
8 1 (0.44%) NEC
8 1 (0.44%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.44%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.44%) Sophos