Social Skills Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Gloucestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 8 7
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 -2
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 106 121 191
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire 16.31% 19.03% 19.59%
As % of the General category 39.11% 31.27% 37.02%
Number of salaries quoted 55 59 102
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,200 £24,275
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £46,950
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +17.15% +10.47%
75th Percentile £57,500 £66,875 £62,125
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,000 £71,125
South West median annual salary £43,000 £52,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -17.70% +10.00% +3.26%

All General Skills
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 271 387 516
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 41.69% 60.85% 52.92%
Number of salaries quoted 185 129 308
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,000 £46,950
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +15.02% -6.10%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £60,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,750 £72,875
South West median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,936
% change year-on-year -14.29% +3.07% +1.87%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Gloucestershire

Social Skills
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cheltenham +6 26 £45,564 -20.76% 49
Gloucester -4 20 £45,000 -30.77% 42
Filton +16 8 £43,000 -4.44% 5
Cirencester 0 5 - - 7
Stroud -2 3 £45,000 - 1
Social Skills
South West

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 2 (1.89%) Confluence
2 1 (0.94%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (7.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.89%) Simulink
4 1 (0.94%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.94%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 20 (18.87%) Azure
2 10 (9.43%) SaaS
3 9 (8.49%) AWS
4 5 (4.72%) Azure AI
4 5 (4.72%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (4.72%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.77%) Google Workspace
5 4 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (2.83%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (2.83%) IaaS
6 3 (2.83%) PaaS
7 2 (1.89%) Intacct
8 1 (0.94%) Amazon ECS
8 1 (0.94%) Amazon EKS
8 1 (0.94%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.94%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.94%) AWS Lambda
8 1 (0.94%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.94%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.94%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.60%) Firewall
2 6 (5.66%) DNS
2 6 (5.66%) Internet
3 5 (4.72%) DHCP
3 5 (4.72%) TCP/IP
3 5 (4.72%) VPN
4 4 (3.77%) LAN
4 4 (3.77%) Network Security
5 3 (2.83%) Remote Desktop
5 3 (2.83%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (2.83%) VLAN
5 3 (2.83%) WAN
6 2 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.94%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.94%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.94%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 1 (0.94%) ICMP
7 1 (0.94%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.94%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (0.94%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.72%) Power BI
1 5 (4.72%) Tableau
2 3 (2.83%) Big Data
3 2 (1.89%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.94%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.94%) MySQL
4 1 (0.94%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (8.49%) JIRA
2 5 (4.72%) Git
3 3 (2.83%) Balsamiq
4 2 (1.89%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.94%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.94%) GitLab
5 1 (0.94%) IDA Disassembler
General
1 18 (16.98%) Finance
2 17 (16.04%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (12.26%) Marketing
4 11 (10.38%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (9.43%) Manufacturing
6 9 (8.49%) Military
6 9 (8.49%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (7.55%) Aerospace
8 7 (6.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (6.60%) Public Sector
9 6 (5.66%) Electronics
10 5 (4.72%) Banking
10 5 (4.72%) Financial Institution
10 5 (4.72%) Retail
11 3 (2.83%) Avionics
11 3 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (2.83%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.94%) Law
12 1 (0.94%) Legal
12 1 (0.94%) Police
Job Titles
1 23 (21.70%) Analyst
2 15 (14.15%) Junior
3 11 (10.38%) IT Support
4 10 (9.43%) Junior Analyst
5 9 (8.49%) Lead
6 8 (7.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 7 (6.60%) IT Support Specialist
7 7 (6.60%) Project Manager
7 7 (6.60%) Senior
7 7 (6.60%) Support Specialist
8 6 (5.66%) Consultant
8 6 (5.66%) Support Analyst
9 5 (4.72%) Account Manager
9 5 (4.72%) Business Analyst
9 5 (4.72%) Data Analyst
9 5 (4.72%) Developer
9 5 (4.72%) Junior Data Analyst
9 5 (4.72%) Junior Security Analyst
9 5 (4.72%) Lecturer
9 5 (4.72%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.77%) CSS
1 4 (3.77%) HTML
2 3 (2.83%) RESTful
3 2 (1.89%) Bootstrap
3 2 (1.89%) Flask
3 2 (1.89%) React
4 1 (0.94%) .NET
4 1 (0.94%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.94%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.94%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.94%) Blazor
4 1 (0.94%) CSS3
4 1 (0.94%) DOM
4 1 (0.94%) EDI
4 1 (0.94%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.94%) Express.js
4 1 (0.94%) HTML5
4 1 (0.94%) NestJS
4 1 (0.94%) Node.js
4 1 (0.94%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 10 (9.43%) Onboarding
2 6 (5.66%) Data Centre
2 6 (5.66%) Driving Licence
2 6 (5.66%) PKI
3 5 (4.72%) IoT
3 5 (4.72%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.77%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (3.77%) CMDB
5 3 (2.83%) Algorithms
5 3 (2.83%) PACS
6 2 (1.89%) Cyberattack
6 2 (1.89%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (1.89%) PMI
6 2 (1.89%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.94%) CCTV
7 1 (0.94%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.94%) Learning Management System
7 1 (0.94%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.94%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 15 (14.15%) Windows
2 7 (6.60%) Linux
3 6 (5.66%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.94%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (39.62%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (27.36%) Agile
2 29 (27.36%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (16.98%) AI
4 17 (16.04%) Project Management
5 15 (14.15%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (10.38%) Business Development
6 11 (10.38%) Project Delivery
6 11 (10.38%) User Experience
7 10 (9.43%) ITIL
8 9 (8.49%) Analytics
8 9 (8.49%) Customer Service
8 9 (8.49%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (7.55%) Business Intelligence
9 8 (7.55%) Collaborative Working
9 8 (7.55%) Computer Science
9 8 (7.55%) Mathematics
9 8 (7.55%) Mentoring
10 7 (6.60%) Machine Learning
10 7 (6.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 18 (16.98%) Python
2 8 (7.55%) PowerShell
3 6 (5.66%) C
3 6 (5.66%) SQL
4 5 (4.72%) JavaScript
5 4 (3.77%) Bash
5 4 (3.77%) C#
6 3 (2.83%) C++
6 3 (2.83%) Go
6 3 (2.83%) Google Apps Script
6 3 (2.83%) MATLAB
6 3 (2.83%) Tcl
6 3 (2.83%) VBScript
7 2 (1.89%) Java
8 1 (0.94%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 39 (36.79%) Security Cleared
2 25 (23.58%) Degree
3 24 (22.64%) SC Cleared
4 11 (10.38%) DV Cleared
5 10 (9.43%) Azure Certification
6 7 (6.60%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (6.60%) Master's Degree
7 6 (5.66%) A+ Certification
7 6 (5.66%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (4.72%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (4.72%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (4.72%) PhD
8 5 (4.72%) Postgraduate
9 4 (3.77%) CCIE
9 4 (3.77%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (2.83%) CITP
10 3 (2.83%) CREST Certified
11 2 (1.89%) BC Cleared
11 2 (1.89%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.66%) QA
2 3 (2.83%) RMADS
3 2 (1.89%) GDPR
3 2 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (5.66%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.83%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.89%) Docker
3 2 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.94%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.94%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.94%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (3.77%) Nagios
2 2 (1.89%) FTK
2 2 (1.89%) SCCM
3 1 (0.94%) Ansible
3 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.94%) NetBackup
3 1 (0.94%) Terraform
3 1 (0.94%) VxRail
Vendors
1 27 (25.47%) Microsoft
2 11 (10.38%) Cisco
3 5 (4.72%) F5
3 5 (4.72%) ForeScout
3 5 (4.72%) Google
3 5 (4.72%) HubSpot
3 5 (4.72%) Salesforce
4 4 (3.77%) CheckPoint
4 4 (3.77%) Fortinet
5 3 (2.83%) SAP
5 3 (2.83%) VMware
6 2 (1.89%) Dell
6 2 (1.89%) IBM
6 2 (1.89%) Sage
7 1 (0.94%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.94%) HP
7 1 (0.94%) Juniper
7 1 (0.94%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.94%) Veeam