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

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 1 34
Rank change year-on-year -1 +33 -33
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 136 166 321
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 17.85% 28.67% 13.59%
As % of the General category 35.79% 44.03% 16.77%
Number of salaries quoted 58 66 160
10th Percentile £24,139 £31,250 £24,625
25th Percentile £29,375 £41,250 £32,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.96% +27.78% -18.18%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £64,688
90th Percentile £73,250 £97,500 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £37,500 £51,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -27.18% +28.75% -27.27%

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 380 377 1,914
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 49.87% 65.11% 81.03%
Number of salaries quoted 211 160 360
10th Percentile £26,750 £32,375 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £59,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.81% +18.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £110,000 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £37,500 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -31.82% +7.84% -14.32%

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 1 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 (5.15%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.94%) WebSphere
2 4 (2.94%) WebSphere Application Server
3 3 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.47%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 23 (16.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (7.35%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (3.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.21%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.74%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.47%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 42 (30.88%) Azure
2 16 (11.76%) Power Platform
3 11 (8.09%) Azure AI
3 11 (8.09%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (5.15%) AWS
4 7 (5.15%) Entra ID
4 7 (5.15%) SaaS
5 2 (1.47%) Amazon Bedrock
5 2 (1.47%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (1.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 2 (1.47%) Mimecast
5 2 (1.47%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.74%) Amazon ECS
6 1 (0.74%) Amazon EKS
6 1 (0.74%) Amazon SageMaker
6 1 (0.74%) AWS CloudFormation
6 1 (0.74%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.74%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.74%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.94%) WAN
2 3 (2.21%) Network Security
3 2 (1.47%) Broadband
3 2 (1.47%) LAN
4 1 (0.74%) DHCP
4 1 (0.74%) DNS
4 1 (0.74%) Ethernet VPN
4 1 (0.74%) Firewall
4 1 (0.74%) Internet
4 1 (0.74%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.74%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (0.74%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.74%) VLAN
4 1 (0.74%) VPN
4 1 (0.74%) VXLAN
4 1 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (10.29%) Power BI
2 11 (8.09%) Tableau
3 8 (5.88%) SQL Server
4 3 (2.21%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.74%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 6 (4.41%) JIRA
2 4 (2.94%) Git
3 1 (0.74%) GitLab
3 1 (0.74%) Jenkins
General
1 41 (30.15%) Finance
2 20 (14.71%) Analytical Skills
2 20 (14.71%) Public Sector
3 11 (8.09%) General Ledger
4 9 (6.62%) Electronics
5 8 (5.88%) Fire and Rescue
5 8 (5.88%) Telecoms
6 6 (4.41%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (3.68%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (2.94%) Law
9 3 (2.21%) Banking
9 3 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.21%) Multimedia
9 3 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.47%) Back Office
10 2 (1.47%) Legal
10 2 (1.47%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.47%) Police
10 2 (1.47%) Retail
Job Titles
1 36 (26.47%) Analyst
2 22 (16.18%) Junior
2 22 (16.18%) Junior Analyst
3 11 (8.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 11 (8.09%) Data Analyst
3 11 (8.09%) Junior Data Analyst
3 11 (8.09%) Junior Security Analyst
3 11 (8.09%) Security Analyst
3 11 (8.09%) Senior
4 8 (5.88%) Senior Manager
5 7 (5.15%) Account Executive
5 7 (5.15%) Account Manager
5 7 (5.15%) Sales Account Executive
5 7 (5.15%) Sales Account Manager
5 7 (5.15%) Sales Executive
5 7 (5.15%) Sales Manager
5 7 (5.15%) Telesales Executive
6 6 (4.41%) Consultant
6 6 (4.41%) IT Manager
6 6 (4.41%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.94%) .NET
2 1 (0.74%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.74%) Hugging Face
2 1 (0.74%) LangChain
2 1 (0.74%) Next.js
2 1 (0.74%) Node.js
2 1 (0.74%) React
Miscellaneous
1 15 (11.03%) Driving Licence
2 12 (8.82%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (4.41%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (4.41%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.68%) Cyberattack
5 3 (2.21%) Learning Management System
5 3 (2.21%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (1.47%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.47%) IoT
6 2 (1.47%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.47%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.47%) Smart Home
6 2 (1.47%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.74%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.74%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.09%) Windows
2 4 (2.94%) Windows 10
2 4 (2.94%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.47%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (1.47%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.74%) Linux
4 1 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (33.82%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (20.59%) Continuous Improvement
3 20 (14.71%) Cybersecurity
3 20 (14.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 19 (13.97%) Service Delivery
5 18 (13.24%) AI
5 18 (13.24%) ITIL
6 16 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
6 16 (11.76%) ITSM
6 16 (11.76%) Mentoring
7 15 (11.03%) Telesales
8 14 (10.29%) Customer Experience
9 12 (8.82%) Service Management
10 11 (8.09%) Migration
10 11 (8.09%) Project Management
11 10 (7.35%) Accounts Payable
11 10 (7.35%) Data Cleansing
11 10 (7.35%) Data Migration
11 10 (7.35%) Root Cause Analysis
11 10 (7.35%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 19 (13.97%) SQL
2 15 (11.03%) Python
3 4 (2.94%) Java
3 4 (2.94%) T-SQL
4 3 (2.21%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.47%) Bash
5 2 (1.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.74%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.74%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 27 (19.85%) Azure Certification
2 26 (19.12%) Degree
3 12 (8.82%) CompTIA Security+
4 11 (8.09%) CompTIA CySA+
5 5 (3.68%) CEH
6 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.94%) Security Cleared
6 4 (2.94%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
7 3 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.47%) A+ Certification
8 2 (1.47%) CCIE
8 2 (1.47%) IRCA
8 2 (1.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.47%) MBA
8 2 (1.47%) MCSE
8 2 (1.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 2 (1.47%) MOS
8 2 (1.47%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.47%) PMP
8 2 (1.47%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (15.44%) QA
2 6 (4.41%) SLA
3 3 (2.21%) GDPR
4 2 (1.47%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.47%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.74%) GRC
5 1 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 9 (6.62%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.74%) Docker
3 1 (0.74%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (2.21%) SCCM
2 2 (1.47%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.74%) Terraform
Vendors
1 46 (33.82%) Microsoft
2 16 (11.76%) ForeScout
3 7 (5.15%) Dell
4 6 (4.41%) Cisco
4 6 (4.41%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.47%) BT
5 2 (1.47%) Citrix
5 2 (1.47%) Oracle
5 2 (1.47%) SAP
5 2 (1.47%) VMware
6 1 (0.74%) Arista
6 1 (0.74%) Dataiku
6 1 (0.74%) Datto
6 1 (0.74%) Hitachi
6 1 (0.74%) Intel
6 1 (0.74%) Juniper
6 1 (0.74%) NEC
6 1 (0.74%) OpenAI
6 1 (0.74%) Veeam