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 19 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 12 33
Rank change year-on-year +10 +21 -32
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 222 128 476
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 22.20% 20.78% 13.17%
As % of the General category 47.74% 27.18% 16.73%
Number of salaries quoted 93 54 212
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £49,250 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.72% +1.55% -7.62%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £74,250 £92,800 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £45,635 £45,000
% change year-on-year -26.59% +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 465 471 2,845
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 46.50% 76.46% 78.74%
Number of salaries quoted 236 151 462
10th Percentile £27,125 £25,000 £28,525
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £39,417
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 £69,375 £62,688
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,750 £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 19 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 7 (3.15%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.90%) IIS
3 2 (0.90%) WebSphere
3 2 (0.90%) WebSphere Application Server
4 1 (0.45%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 18 (8.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.25%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.45%) C-CURE
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 86 (38.74%) Azure
2 24 (10.81%) Power Platform
3 23 (10.36%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (9.91%) Azure AI
5 10 (4.50%) SaaS
6 7 (3.15%) AWS
6 7 (3.15%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.80%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (1.35%) Copilot Studio
9 2 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.90%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.90%) OCI
9 2 (0.90%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.45%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 1 (0.45%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.45%) GCP
10 1 (0.45%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.45%) Oracle CX
10 1 (0.45%) Sumo Logic
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.80%) DNS
2 3 (1.35%) Broadband
3 2 (0.90%) Firewall
4 1 (0.45%) Ethernet VPN
4 1 (0.45%) Network Security
4 1 (0.45%) VXLAN
4 1 (0.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.56%) Power BI
2 16 (7.21%) Tableau
3 6 (2.70%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.90%) MySQL
5 1 (0.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.45%) Oracle Exadata
5 1 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (2.70%) JIRA
2 3 (1.35%) Git
3 1 (0.45%) GitLab
3 1 (0.45%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
General
1 43 (19.37%) Finance
2 34 (15.32%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (7.21%) Public Sector
4 14 (6.31%) Marketing
5 13 (5.86%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
7 9 (4.05%) Legal
8 8 (3.60%) Banking
8 8 (3.60%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (3.15%) General Ledger
10 6 (2.70%) Electronics
10 6 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (2.25%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.25%) Retail
11 5 (2.25%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.80%) Local Government
13 2 (0.90%) Back Office
13 2 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.90%) Law
14 1 (0.45%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 46 (20.72%) Analyst
2 33 (14.86%) Junior
3 32 (14.41%) Junior Analyst
4 18 (8.11%) Senior
5 16 (7.21%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 16 (7.21%) Data Analyst
5 16 (7.21%) Junior Data Analyst
5 16 (7.21%) Junior Security Analyst
5 16 (7.21%) Security Analyst
6 15 (6.76%) Ethical Hacker
7 12 (5.41%) Business Development Manager
7 12 (5.41%) Business Manager
7 12 (5.41%) Development Manager
8 11 (4.95%) Account Manager
8 11 (4.95%) Sales Account Manager
8 11 (4.95%) Sales Executive
8 11 (4.95%) Sales Manager
9 10 (4.50%) Project Manager
10 9 (4.05%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 8 (3.60%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.80%) .NET
2 2 (0.90%) J2EE
2 2 (0.90%) JSP
2 2 (0.90%) Next.js
2 2 (0.90%) ODBC
2 2 (0.90%) React
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.21%) Driving Licence
2 15 (6.76%) Cyberattack
3 13 (5.86%) Management Information System
4 10 (4.50%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (3.60%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (3.15%) Podcast
6 7 (3.15%) Web Conferencing
7 5 (2.25%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.25%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.35%) IoT
8 3 (1.35%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (1.35%) Smart Home
9 2 (0.90%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.90%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.90%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.90%) Social Media
10 1 (0.45%) FMCG
10 1 (0.45%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.95%) Windows
2 4 (1.80%) Windows 10
2 4 (1.80%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.90%) Linux
4 1 (0.45%) AIX
4 1 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.45%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (21.62%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (21.17%) Cybersecurity
3 35 (15.77%) AI
4 34 (15.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 31 (13.96%) Business Development
6 24 (10.81%) ITIL
7 23 (10.36%) Agile
7 23 (10.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 22 (9.91%) Decision-Making
8 22 (9.91%) Service Delivery
9 21 (9.46%) Analytics
9 21 (9.46%) Customer Service
9 21 (9.46%) Mentoring
10 20 (9.01%) Business Intelligence
10 20 (9.01%) Disaster Recovery
11 18 (8.11%) Lead Generation
12 17 (7.66%) Change Management
12 17 (7.66%) Telesales
13 15 (6.76%) Customer Experience
13 15 (6.76%) Ethical Hacking
Programming Languages
1 25 (11.26%) Python
2 23 (10.36%) SQL
3 4 (1.80%) Java
4 3 (1.35%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.90%) C#
5 2 (0.90%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.90%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.90%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.45%) Bash
6 1 (0.45%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (26.58%) Azure Certification
2 30 (13.51%) Degree
3 16 (7.21%) CompTIA CySA+
3 16 (7.21%) CompTIA Security+
4 15 (6.76%) CEH
5 6 (2.70%) A+ Certification
5 6 (2.70%) CCNA
5 6 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (2.70%) IRCA
5 6 (2.70%) Network+ Certification
6 5 (2.25%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.80%) CISM
7 4 (1.80%) CISSP
7 4 (1.80%) CRISC
8 3 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.35%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.35%) PMP
9 2 (0.90%) MBA
9 2 (0.90%) MCSE
9 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.56%) QA
2 7 (3.15%) GDPR
3 6 (2.70%) ISO 9001
3 6 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.25%) NIST
5 4 (1.80%) COBIT
6 2 (0.90%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.90%) SLA
7 1 (0.45%) GRC
7 1 (0.45%) SOC 2
System Software
1 11 (4.95%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.45%) Docker
3 1 (0.45%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.45%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.45%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 5 (2.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.90%) SCCM
2 2 (0.90%) Terraform
3 1 (0.45%) Data Guard
3 1 (0.45%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 1 (0.45%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 91 (40.99%) Microsoft
2 43 (19.37%) ForeScout
3 13 (5.86%) Cisco
4 10 (4.50%) Dell
5 3 (1.35%) BT
5 3 (1.35%) OpenAI
5 3 (1.35%) Oracle
5 3 (1.35%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.35%) VMware
6 2 (0.90%) Citrix
6 2 (0.90%) HubSpot
6 2 (0.90%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.45%) Arista
7 1 (0.45%) Databricks
7 1 (0.45%) Dynatrace
7 1 (0.45%) Juniper
7 1 (0.45%) NEC
7 1 (0.45%) Rapid7
7 1 (0.45%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.45%) Sophos