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

6 months to
4 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 235 134 457
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 22.30% 19.88% 13.53%
As % of the General category 48.76% 27.29% 17.25%
Number of salaries quoted 95 58 210
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £34,125 £31,000 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £49,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.63% -1.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,125 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £83,200 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £43,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -22.54% -3.89% -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 482 491 2,649
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 45.73% 72.85% 78.44%
Number of salaries quoted 241 165 449
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,035 £29,150
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.14% -10.91%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -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 4 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 8 (3.40%) 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 19 (8.09%) 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 24 (10.21%) 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%) Amazon S3
12 1 (0.43%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.43%) Miro
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 34 (14.47%) 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%) Electronics
7 9 (3.83%) Legal
8 8 (3.40%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (2.98%) Banking
10 6 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (2.13%) General Ledger
11 5 (2.13%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.13%) Retail
11 5 (2.13%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.70%) Local Government
13 2 (0.85%) Back Office
13 2 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.85%) Law
14 1 (0.43%) Agriculture
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%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 16 (6.81%) Data Analyst
5 16 (6.81%) Junior Data Analyst
5 16 (6.81%) Junior Security Analyst
5 16 (6.81%) Security Analyst
6 15 (6.38%) Business Development Manager
6 15 (6.38%) Business Manager
6 15 (6.38%) Development Manager
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 12 (5.11%) Sales Executive
9 10 (4.26%) Project Manager
10 9 (3.83%) Account Executive
10 9 (3.83%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
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%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.85%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.85%) Product Ownership
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 12 (5.11%) Windows
2 5 (2.13%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.70%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.85%) Linux
5 1 (0.43%) AIX
5 1 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.43%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (20.85%) Cybersecurity
2 48 (20.43%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (15.32%) Continuous Improvement
4 35 (14.89%) AI
5 34 (14.47%) Business Development
6 27 (11.49%) Decision-Making
7 25 (10.64%) Agile
7 25 (10.64%) ITIL
8 24 (10.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 23 (9.79%) Customer Service
9 23 (9.79%) Mentoring
10 22 (9.36%) Analytics
10 22 (9.36%) Business Intelligence
11 21 (8.94%) Service Delivery
12 20 (8.51%) Disaster Recovery
12 20 (8.51%) Telesales
13 19 (8.09%) Change Management
14 18 (7.66%) Lead Generation
15 16 (6.81%) Business Strategy
15 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 31 (13.19%) 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%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.28%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.28%) PMP
9 2 (0.85%) MBA
9 2 (0.85%) MCSE
9 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (8.94%) QA
2 7 (2.98%) 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
3 13 (5.53%) Dell
4 4 (1.70%) VMware
5 3 (1.28%) OpenAI
5 3 (1.28%) Oracle
5 3 (1.28%) ServiceNow
6 2 (0.85%) BT
6 2 (0.85%) Citrix
6 2 (0.85%) HubSpot
6 2 (0.85%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.43%) Databricks
7 1 (0.43%) Dynatrace
7 1 (0.43%) Juniper
7 1 (0.43%) NEC
7 1 (0.43%) Rapid7
7 1 (0.43%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.43%) SAP
7 1 (0.43%) Sophos