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

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 1 37
Rank change year-on-year -1 +36 -36
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 209 113 498
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 21.75% 26.78% 13.30%
As % of the General category 47.18% 39.79% 15.84%
Number of salaries quoted 82 54 208
10th Percentile £27,238 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £41,688 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.92% +20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,125 £72,500 £64,688
90th Percentile £70,000 £100,000 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £38,000 £51,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -26.21% +14.44% -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 443 284 3,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 46.10% 67.30% 83.95%
Number of salaries quoted 228 143 433
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £29,938 £37,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,125 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,250 £99,050 £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 April 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 4 (1.91%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.44%) WebSphere
2 3 (1.44%) WebSphere Application Server
3 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.48%) IIS
Applications
1 27 (12.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.39%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.44%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 91 (43.54%) Azure
2 29 (13.88%) Power Platform
3 27 (12.92%) Azure AI
4 19 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (3.83%) SaaS
6 5 (2.39%) AWS
7 4 (1.91%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.96%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (0.96%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.96%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.48%) Amazon ECS
10 1 (0.48%) Amazon EKS
10 1 (0.48%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 1 (0.48%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.48%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.48%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.96%) Broadband
1 2 (0.96%) DNS
1 2 (0.96%) Firewall
1 2 (0.96%) Network Security
1 2 (0.96%) WAN
2 1 (0.48%) DHCP
2 1 (0.48%) Ethernet VPN
2 1 (0.48%) Internet
2 1 (0.48%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.48%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.48%) VLAN
2 1 (0.48%) VPN
2 1 (0.48%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (12.44%) Power BI
2 21 (10.05%) Tableau
3 10 (4.78%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.96%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.96%) MySQL
4 2 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.48%) Metadata
5 1 (0.48%) Oracle Exadata
5 1 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (2.87%) JIRA
2 4 (1.91%) Git
3 1 (0.48%) GitLab
3 1 (0.48%) Jenkins
General
1 44 (21.05%) Finance
2 43 (20.57%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (9.09%) Public Sector
4 10 (4.78%) General Ledger
4 10 (4.78%) Influencing Skills
5 9 (4.31%) Electronics
5 9 (4.31%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (3.35%) Banking
6 7 (3.35%) Telecoms
7 6 (2.87%) Marketing
7 6 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (2.39%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.91%) Retail
10 3 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.44%) Law
11 2 (0.96%) Back Office
11 2 (0.96%) Fire and Rescue
11 2 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.96%) Legal
11 2 (0.96%) Police
Job Titles
1 55 (26.32%) Analyst
2 42 (20.10%) Junior
2 42 (20.10%) Junior Analyst
3 21 (10.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 21 (10.05%) Data Analyst
3 21 (10.05%) Junior Data Analyst
3 21 (10.05%) Junior Security Analyst
3 21 (10.05%) Security Analyst
4 15 (7.18%) Ethical Hacker
5 14 (6.70%) Senior
6 12 (5.74%) Account Manager
6 12 (5.74%) Sales Account Manager
6 12 (5.74%) Sales Manager
7 9 (4.31%) IT Manager
8 8 (3.83%) Project Manager
8 8 (3.83%) Senior Manager
9 7 (3.35%) Network Engineer
9 7 (3.35%) Sales Executive
9 7 (3.35%) Support Engineer
9 7 (3.35%) Telesales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.91%) .NET
2 2 (0.96%) ODBC
Miscellaneous
1 17 (8.13%) Driving Licence
2 15 (7.18%) Cyberattack
3 13 (6.22%) Management Information System
4 11 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (4.78%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (3.35%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.44%) IoT
7 3 (1.44%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.96%) Learning Management System
8 2 (0.96%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.96%) Smart Home
8 2 (0.96%) Social Media
8 2 (0.96%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.48%) FMCG
9 1 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.48%) Life Science
9 1 (0.48%) PMI
9 1 (0.48%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.48%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.26%) Windows
2 4 (1.91%) Windows 10
2 4 (1.91%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.96%) Linux
4 1 (0.48%) AIX
4 1 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.48%) Solaris
4 1 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
2 51 (24.40%) Cybersecurity
3 39 (18.66%) Continuous Improvement
4 38 (18.18%) AI
5 28 (13.40%) Business Intelligence
5 28 (13.40%) ITIL
5 28 (13.40%) Mentoring
6 27 (12.92%) Service Delivery
7 26 (12.44%) Analytics
8 25 (11.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 21 (10.05%) Business Development
10 20 (9.57%) Telesales
11 19 (9.09%) Decision-Making
12 18 (8.61%) Agile
13 17 (8.13%) Change Management
13 17 (8.13%) Disaster Recovery
14 15 (7.18%) Ethical Hacking
15 14 (6.70%) Customer Experience
15 14 (6.70%) Data Analysis
15 14 (6.70%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 32 (15.31%) Python
2 30 (14.35%) SQL
3 3 (1.44%) Java
3 3 (1.44%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.44%) T-SQL
4 2 (0.96%) Bash
4 2 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.48%) C#
Qualifications
1 69 (33.01%) Azure Certification
2 28 (13.40%) Degree
3 22 (10.53%) CompTIA Security+
4 21 (10.05%) CompTIA CySA+
5 15 (7.18%) CEH
6 8 (3.83%) A+ Certification
7 7 (3.35%) CCNA
7 7 (3.35%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (3.35%) Network+ Certification
8 6 (2.87%) IRCA
9 4 (1.91%) CISM
9 4 (1.91%) CISSP
9 4 (1.91%) CRISC
9 4 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.91%) Security Cleared
10 3 (1.44%) PMI Certification
10 3 (1.44%) PMP
11 2 (0.96%) MBA
11 2 (0.96%) MCSE
11 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.18%) QA
2 7 (3.35%) GDPR
3 6 (2.87%) ISO 9001
4 5 (2.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.91%) COBIT
5 4 (1.91%) NIST
5 4 (1.91%) SLA
6 3 (1.44%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.96%) GRC
8 1 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.48%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (4.31%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.96%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.48%) Docker
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.48%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (1.44%) SCCM
2 2 (0.96%) Terraform
3 1 (0.48%) Data Guard
3 1 (0.48%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 1 (0.48%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 93 (44.50%) Microsoft
2 48 (22.97%) ForeScout
3 10 (4.78%) Cisco
4 7 (3.35%) Dell
5 6 (2.87%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.91%) VMware
7 2 (0.96%) BT
7 2 (0.96%) Citrix
7 2 (0.96%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.96%) SAP
8 1 (0.48%) Arista
8 1 (0.48%) Databricks
8 1 (0.48%) Dynatrace
8 1 (0.48%) Juniper
8 1 (0.48%) NEC
8 1 (0.48%) Oracle
8 1 (0.48%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.48%) Sophos
8 1 (0.48%) Veeam
8 1 (0.48%) Zscaler