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

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 1 37
Rank change year-on-year -1 +36 -36
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 162 124 426
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 19.40% 28.64% 13.06%
As % of the General category 41.22% 41.75% 15.68%
Number of salaries quoted 62 61 187
10th Percentile £27,238 £31,250 £26,150
25th Percentile £34,813 £38,750 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +27.78% -14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £74,500 £100,000 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £37,750 £50,445 £43,200
% change year-on-year -25.17% +16.77% -21.45%

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 393 297 2,716
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 47.07% 68.59% 83.29%
Number of salaries quoted 212 152 406
10th Percentile £27,550 £25,525 £26,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £37,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £56,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.33% +12.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £102,250 £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 26 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 (4.32%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.47%) WebSphere
2 4 (2.47%) WebSphere Application Server
3 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.62%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 27 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (3.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.85%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.62%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 2 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 63 (38.89%) Azure
2 22 (13.58%) Power Platform
3 17 (10.49%) Azure AI
4 14 (8.64%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (5.56%) SaaS
6 7 (4.32%) AWS
7 5 (3.09%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.23%) Amazon Bedrock
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (1.23%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.23%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.62%) Amazon ECS
10 1 (0.62%) Amazon EKS
10 1 (0.62%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.62%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.62%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.62%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.85%) Network Security
1 3 (1.85%) WAN
2 2 (1.23%) Broadband
2 2 (1.23%) Firewall
3 1 (0.62%) DHCP
3 1 (0.62%) DNS
3 1 (0.62%) Ethernet VPN
3 1 (0.62%) Internet
3 1 (0.62%) LAN
3 1 (0.62%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.62%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.62%) VLAN
3 1 (0.62%) VPN
3 1 (0.62%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (12.35%) Power BI
2 16 (9.88%) Tableau
3 9 (5.56%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.85%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.62%) Metadata
6 1 (0.62%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 5 (3.09%) JIRA
2 4 (2.47%) Git
3 1 (0.62%) GitLab
3 1 (0.62%) Jenkins
General
1 46 (28.40%) Finance
2 31 (19.14%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (11.73%) Public Sector
4 10 (6.17%) General Ledger
5 9 (5.56%) Electronics
5 9 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
6 8 (4.94%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (4.32%) Telecoms
8 5 (3.09%) Banking
9 4 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (2.47%) Marketing
10 3 (1.85%) Law
10 3 (1.85%) Multimedia
10 3 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.23%) Back Office
11 2 (1.23%) Fire and Rescue
11 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.23%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.23%) Police
11 2 (1.23%) Retail
Job Titles
1 45 (27.78%) Analyst
2 32 (19.75%) Junior
2 32 (19.75%) Junior Analyst
3 16 (9.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 16 (9.88%) Data Analyst
3 16 (9.88%) Junior Data Analyst
3 16 (9.88%) Junior Security Analyst
3 16 (9.88%) Security Analyst
4 13 (8.02%) Senior
5 10 (6.17%) Account Manager
5 10 (6.17%) Ethical Hacker
5 10 (6.17%) Sales Account Manager
5 10 (6.17%) Sales Manager
5 10 (6.17%) Senior Manager
6 8 (4.94%) Project Manager
7 7 (4.32%) Account Executive
7 7 (4.32%) Sales Account Executive
7 7 (4.32%) Sales Executive
7 7 (4.32%) Telesales Executive
8 6 (3.70%) Head of QA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.47%) .NET
2 1 (0.62%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.62%) Hugging Face
2 1 (0.62%) LangChain
2 1 (0.62%) Next.js
2 1 (0.62%) Node.js
2 1 (0.62%) ODBC
2 1 (0.62%) React
Miscellaneous
1 14 (8.64%) Driving Licence
2 10 (6.17%) Analytical Mindset
2 10 (6.17%) Cyberattack
3 8 (4.94%) Onboarding
4 6 (3.70%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.85%) IoT
5 3 (1.85%) Learning Management System
5 3 (1.85%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.23%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.23%) Smart Home
6 2 (1.23%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.62%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.62%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.62%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.62%) Life Science
7 1 (0.62%) PMI
7 1 (0.62%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.62%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 10 (6.17%) Windows
2 4 (2.47%) Windows 10
2 4 (2.47%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.62%) Linux
3 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (28.40%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 33 (20.37%) Cybersecurity
4 27 (16.67%) AI
5 25 (15.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 24 (14.81%) Service Delivery
7 22 (13.58%) Business Intelligence
7 22 (13.58%) Mentoring
8 20 (12.35%) ITIL
9 18 (11.11%) Analytics
9 18 (11.11%) Customer Experience
9 18 (11.11%) Telesales
10 15 (9.26%) Project Management
11 14 (8.64%) Change Management
11 14 (8.64%) Migration
12 13 (8.02%) Business Development
12 13 (8.02%) Decision-Making
12 13 (8.02%) Root Cause Analysis
12 13 (8.02%) Stakeholder Management
13 12 (7.41%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 25 (15.43%) SQL
2 21 (12.96%) Python
3 4 (2.47%) Java
3 4 (2.47%) T-SQL
4 3 (1.85%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.23%) Bash
5 2 (1.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.62%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.62%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 44 (27.16%) Azure Certification
2 27 (16.67%) Degree
3 17 (10.49%) CompTIA Security+
4 16 (9.88%) CompTIA CySA+
5 10 (6.17%) CEH
6 6 (3.70%) IRCA
7 4 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (2.47%) Security Cleared
7 4 (2.47%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 3 (1.85%) A+ Certification
8 3 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.85%) CISM
8 3 (1.85%) CISSP
8 3 (1.85%) CRISC
8 3 (1.85%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.85%) PMP
9 2 (1.23%) CCNA
9 2 (1.23%) MBA
9 2 (1.23%) MCSE
9 2 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (12.35%) QA
2 7 (4.32%) GDPR
3 6 (3.70%) ISO 9001
4 4 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.47%) SLA
5 3 (1.85%) COBIT
5 3 (1.85%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.85%) NIST
6 2 (1.23%) GRC
7 1 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.62%) SOC 2
System Software
1 8 (4.94%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.62%) Docker
3 1 (0.62%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (1.85%) SCCM
2 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.23%) Terraform
Vendors
1 68 (41.98%) Microsoft
2 28 (17.28%) ForeScout
3 7 (4.32%) Dell
4 6 (3.70%) Cisco
5 5 (3.09%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.23%) BT
6 2 (1.23%) Citrix
6 2 (1.23%) SAP
6 2 (1.23%) VMware
7 1 (0.62%) Arista
7 1 (0.62%) Databricks
7 1 (0.62%) Dataiku
7 1 (0.62%) Datto
7 1 (0.62%) Juniper
7 1 (0.62%) NEC
7 1 (0.62%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.62%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.62%) Sophos
7 1 (0.62%) Veeam
7 1 (0.62%) Zscaler