Social Skills Job Trends in Lancaster

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Lancashire > Lancaster

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Lancaster. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -9 +1 +9
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 3 24 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancaster 6.52% 31.58% 20.69%
As % of the General category 33.33% 51.06% 35.29%
Number of salaries quoted 3 17 5
10th Percentile £31,946 £26,597 -
25th Percentile £32,989 £32,110 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,454 £42,134 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.48% +40.45% -
75th Percentile £41,039 £64,010 £43,750
90th Percentile £42,755 £66,067 £44,500
Lancashire median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +42.86% -16.86%

All General Skills
Lancaster

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 Lancaster.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9 47 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancaster 19.57% 61.84% 58.62%
Number of salaries quoted 7 26 15
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,851 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,989 £39,720 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £53,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.58% +18.89% +45.16%
75th Percentile £41,039 £63,110 £52,845
90th Percentile £51,539 £65,533 £57,500
Lancashire median annual salary £47,436 £50,055 £45,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +10.01% +1.11%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancaster

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Lancaster

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Lancaster

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancaster citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancaster citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancaster 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) PMO Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Junior
2 1 (33.33%) Junior Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Junior Software Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) Client/Server
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Line Management
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile Application Development
2 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Unit Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C#
1 1 (33.33%) R
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft