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 16 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 1 33
Rank change year-on-year -1 +32 -32
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 148 135 375
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 18.18% 28.18% 13.77%
As % of the General category 37.95% 41.80% 16.91%
Number of salaries quoted 61 63 186
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £39,875 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +27.78% -16.28%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £99,000 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +17.65% -22.73%

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 390 323 2,217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 47.91% 67.43% 81.39%
Number of salaries quoted 220 161 402
10th Percentile £27,425 £31,250 £26,275
25th Percentile £29,750 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.96% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £102,500 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -11.80%

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 16 March 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 (4.73%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.70%) WebSphere
2 4 (2.70%) WebSphere Application Server
3 3 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.35%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 25 (16.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (6.76%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (3.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.03%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.68%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 54 (36.49%) Azure
2 19 (12.84%) Power Platform
3 14 (9.46%) Azure AI
4 13 (8.78%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (5.41%) AWS
5 8 (5.41%) SaaS
6 6 (4.05%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.35%) Amazon Bedrock
7 2 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 2 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.35%) Mimecast
7 2 (1.35%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.68%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 1 (0.68%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.68%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.68%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.68%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.68%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.03%) Network Security
1 3 (2.03%) WAN
2 2 (1.35%) Broadband
2 2 (1.35%) Firewall
3 1 (0.68%) DHCP
3 1 (0.68%) DNS
3 1 (0.68%) Ethernet VPN
3 1 (0.68%) Internet
3 1 (0.68%) LAN
3 1 (0.68%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.68%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.68%) VLAN
3 1 (0.68%) VPN
3 1 (0.68%) VXLAN
3 1 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (11.49%) Power BI
2 14 (9.46%) Tableau
3 8 (5.41%) SQL Server
4 3 (2.03%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.68%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 5 (3.38%) JIRA
2 4 (2.70%) Git
3 1 (0.68%) GitLab
3 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
General
1 44 (29.73%) Finance
2 25 (16.89%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (12.84%) Public Sector
4 11 (7.43%) General Ledger
5 8 (5.41%) Electronics
5 8 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (4.73%) Telecoms
7 5 (3.38%) Fire and Rescue
8 4 (2.70%) Banking
8 4 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.03%) Law
9 3 (2.03%) Marketing
9 3 (2.03%) Multimedia
9 3 (2.03%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.35%) Back Office
10 2 (1.35%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.35%) Police
10 2 (1.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 42 (28.38%) Analyst
2 28 (18.92%) Junior
2 28 (18.92%) Junior Analyst
3 14 (9.46%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 14 (9.46%) Data Analyst
3 14 (9.46%) Junior Data Analyst
3 14 (9.46%) Junior Security Analyst
3 14 (9.46%) Security Analyst
4 12 (8.11%) Senior
5 9 (6.08%) Account Manager
5 9 (6.08%) Sales Account Manager
5 9 (6.08%) Sales Manager
5 9 (6.08%) Senior Manager
6 8 (5.41%) Ethical Hacker
7 7 (4.73%) Project Manager
8 6 (4.05%) Account Executive
8 6 (4.05%) Applications Support
8 6 (4.05%) Sales Executive
8 6 (4.05%) Support Analyst
8 6 (4.05%) Telesales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.70%) .NET
2 1 (0.68%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.68%) Hugging Face
2 1 (0.68%) LangChain
2 1 (0.68%) Next.js
2 1 (0.68%) Node.js
2 1 (0.68%) React
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.14%) Driving Licence
2 9 (6.08%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (5.41%) Analytical Mindset
3 8 (5.41%) Cyberattack
3 8 (5.41%) Onboarding
4 4 (2.70%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.03%) IoT
5 3 (2.03%) Learning Management System
5 3 (2.03%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (1.35%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.35%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.35%) Smart Home
6 2 (1.35%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.68%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.68%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.68%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.68%) Life Science
7 1 (0.68%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 12 (8.11%) Windows
2 4 (2.70%) Windows 10
2 4 (2.70%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.35%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (1.35%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.68%) Linux
4 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (31.76%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 27 (18.24%) Cybersecurity
4 23 (15.54%) AI
5 22 (14.86%) Service Delivery
5 22 (14.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 20 (13.51%) Mentoring
7 19 (12.84%) Business Intelligence
8 17 (11.49%) ITIL
9 16 (10.81%) Customer Experience
9 16 (10.81%) Telesales
10 14 (9.46%) ITSM
11 13 (8.78%) Analytics
11 13 (8.78%) Migration
11 13 (8.78%) Project Management
11 13 (8.78%) Service Management
12 11 (7.43%) Business Development
12 11 (7.43%) Data Migration
12 11 (7.43%) Root Cause Analysis
12 11 (7.43%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (14.86%) SQL
2 18 (12.16%) Python
3 4 (2.70%) Java
3 4 (2.70%) T-SQL
4 3 (2.03%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.35%) Bash
5 2 (1.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.68%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.68%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 36 (24.32%) Azure Certification
2 26 (17.57%) Degree
3 15 (10.14%) CompTIA Security+
4 14 (9.46%) CompTIA CySA+
5 8 (5.41%) CEH
6 4 (2.70%) IRCA
6 4 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.70%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.70%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
7 3 (2.03%) CISM
7 3 (2.03%) CISSP
8 2 (1.35%) A+ Certification
8 2 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.35%) CRISC
8 2 (1.35%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.35%) MCSE
8 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 2 (1.35%) MOS
8 2 (1.35%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (14.19%) QA
2 6 (4.05%) GDPR
3 5 (3.38%) SLA
4 4 (2.70%) ISO 9001
4 4 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (2.03%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.35%) COBIT
6 2 (1.35%) GRC
6 2 (1.35%) NIST
7 1 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.68%) SOC 2
System Software
1 8 (5.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.68%) Docker
3 1 (0.68%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (2.03%) SCCM
2 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 59 (39.86%) Microsoft
2 22 (14.86%) ForeScout
3 6 (4.05%) Dell
4 5 (3.38%) Cisco
4 5 (3.38%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.35%) BT
5 2 (1.35%) Citrix
5 2 (1.35%) SAP
5 2 (1.35%) VMware
6 1 (0.68%) Arista
6 1 (0.68%) Databricks
6 1 (0.68%) Dataiku
6 1 (0.68%) Hitachi
6 1 (0.68%) Intel
6 1 (0.68%) Juniper
6 1 (0.68%) NEC
6 1 (0.68%) OpenAI
6 1 (0.68%) Sophos
6 1 (0.68%) Veeam
6 1 (0.68%) Zscaler