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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 13 32
Rank change year-on-year +11 +19 -31
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 235 134 454
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 22.15% 19.23% 13.63%
As % of the General category 48.96% 26.85% 17.29%
Number of salaries quoted 95 58 209
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,625 £31,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% -11.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £73,550 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £33,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -22.35% -5.56% -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 480 499 2,626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 45.24% 71.59% 78.86%
Number of salaries quoted 244 168 446
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,061 £28,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £49,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +0.50% -9.55%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% -15.00% -9.09%

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 10 July 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 9 (3.83%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.28%) IIS
4 2 (0.85%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.85%) WebSphere Application Server
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 20 (8.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.28%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.43%) C-CURE
2 1 (0.43%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.43%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 91 (38.72%) Azure
2 26 (11.06%) Power Platform
3 25 (10.64%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (9.36%) Azure AI
5 10 (4.26%) SaaS
6 9 (3.83%) AWS
7 7 (2.98%) Entra ID
8 6 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.70%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (1.70%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.28%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (0.85%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.85%) OCI
11 2 (0.85%) PaaS
12 1 (0.43%) Amazon Bedrock
12 1 (0.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 1 (0.43%) Azure Sentinel
12 1 (0.43%) Miro
12 1 (0.43%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.70%) DNS
1 4 (1.70%) Firewall
2 3 (1.28%) Network Security
3 2 (0.85%) Broadband
3 2 (0.85%) VLAN
4 1 (0.43%) Ethernet VPN
4 1 (0.43%) VXLAN
4 1 (0.43%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.94%) Power BI
2 16 (6.81%) Tableau
3 7 (2.98%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.85%) MySQL
5 1 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Exadata
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.43%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 7 (2.98%) JIRA
2 4 (1.70%) Git
3 2 (0.85%) GitLab
4 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle Forms
General
1 43 (18.30%) Finance
2 35 (14.89%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (7.66%) Public Sector
4 15 (6.38%) Marketing
5 13 (5.53%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (4.68%) Presentation Skills
7 9 (3.83%) Legal
8 8 (3.40%) Electronics
8 8 (3.40%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.55%) Banking
9 6 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (2.13%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.13%) Retail
10 5 (2.13%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.70%) General Ledger
11 4 (1.70%) Local Government
12 2 (0.85%) Back Office
12 2 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.85%) Law
13 1 (0.43%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 46 (19.57%) Analyst
2 33 (14.04%) Junior
3 32 (13.62%) Junior Analyst
4 20 (8.51%) Senior
5 16 (6.81%) Business Development Manager
5 16 (6.81%) Business Manager
5 16 (6.81%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 16 (6.81%) Data Analyst
5 16 (6.81%) Development Manager
5 16 (6.81%) Junior Data Analyst
5 16 (6.81%) Junior Security Analyst
5 16 (6.81%) Security Analyst
6 15 (6.38%) Ethical Hacker
7 13 (5.53%) Account Manager
7 13 (5.53%) Sales Account Manager
7 13 (5.53%) Sales Manager
8 11 (4.68%) Sales Executive
9 10 (4.26%) Project Manager
10 9 (3.83%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 8 (3.40%) Account Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.98%) .NET
2 4 (1.70%) J2EE
2 4 (1.70%) JSP
2 4 (1.70%) Next.js
2 4 (1.70%) React
3 2 (0.85%) ODBC
4 1 (0.43%) CSS
4 1 (0.43%) HTML
4 1 (0.43%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.43%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.81%) Driving Licence
2 15 (6.38%) Cyberattack
3 13 (5.53%) Management Information System
4 10 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (3.40%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (2.98%) Podcast
6 7 (2.98%) Web Conferencing
7 5 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.13%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.13%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.70%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.70%) IoT
9 3 (1.28%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.28%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.85%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.85%) Smart Home
10 2 (0.85%) Social Media
11 1 (0.43%) FMCG
11 1 (0.43%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.53%) Windows
2 5 (2.13%) Windows 10
2 5 (2.13%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.85%) Linux
4 1 (0.43%) AIX
4 1 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.43%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (21.28%) Cybersecurity
2 46 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (15.32%) Continuous Improvement
4 35 (14.89%) AI
4 35 (14.89%) Business Development
5 29 (12.34%) Decision-Making
6 26 (11.06%) Agile
7 25 (10.64%) ITIL
8 23 (9.79%) Customer Service
8 23 (9.79%) Mentoring
8 23 (9.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 22 (9.36%) Analytics
9 22 (9.36%) Business Intelligence
10 21 (8.94%) Service Delivery
11 20 (8.51%) Disaster Recovery
12 19 (8.09%) Change Management
12 19 (8.09%) Telesales
13 18 (7.66%) Business Strategy
13 18 (7.66%) Lead Generation
14 16 (6.81%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 26 (11.06%) Python
2 23 (9.79%) SQL
3 7 (2.98%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.55%) Java
5 5 (2.13%) C#
6 4 (1.70%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.28%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.85%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.43%) Bash
9 1 (0.43%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (25.11%) Azure Certification
2 30 (12.77%) Degree
3 16 (6.81%) CompTIA CySA+
3 16 (6.81%) CompTIA Security+
4 15 (6.38%) CEH
5 6 (2.55%) A+ Certification
5 6 (2.55%) CCNA
5 6 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (2.55%) IRCA
5 6 (2.55%) Network+ Certification
6 5 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.70%) CISM
7 4 (1.70%) CISSP
7 4 (1.70%) CRISC
8 3 (1.28%) CSPO
8 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.28%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.28%) PMP
9 2 (0.85%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.85%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (8.94%) QA
2 8 (3.40%) GDPR
3 6 (2.55%) ISO 9001
3 6 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.13%) NIST
5 4 (1.70%) COBIT
5 4 (1.70%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.85%) SLA
7 1 (0.43%) GRC
7 1 (0.43%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (5.11%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.85%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.43%) Docker
3 1 (0.43%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.43%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 6 (2.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.28%) Terraform
3 2 (0.85%) SCCM
4 1 (0.43%) Data Guard
4 1 (0.43%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 94 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 43 (18.30%) ForeScout
3 13 (5.53%) Cisco
4 12 (5.11%) Dell
5 4 (1.70%) VMware
6 3 (1.28%) OpenAI
6 3 (1.28%) Oracle
6 3 (1.28%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.85%) BT
7 2 (0.85%) Citrix
7 2 (0.85%) HubSpot
7 2 (0.85%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.43%) Arista
8 1 (0.43%) Databricks
8 1 (0.43%) Dynatrace
8 1 (0.43%) Juniper
8 1 (0.43%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.43%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.43%) SAP
8 1 (0.43%) Sophos