Social Skills Job Trends in Lincolnshire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
East Midlands > Lincolnshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Lincolnshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 148 52 107
As % of all permanent jobs in Lincolnshire 21.83% 38.24% 19.45%
As % of the General category 48.05% 49.52% 32.62%
Number of salaries quoted 52 33 86
10th Percentile £26,000 £24,461 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% - -16.67%
75th Percentile £33,750 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £59,875 £75,750 -
East Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £39,969
% change year-on-year -12.50% +0.08% -20.06%

All General Skills
Lincolnshire

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 Lincolnshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 308 105 328
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lincolnshire 45.43% 77.21% 59.64%
Number of salaries quoted 183 76 281
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,267 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,250 £31,813 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.51%
75th Percentile £61,875 £54,063 £52,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £65,000 £57,500
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year - - -15.00%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincolnshire

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Lincolnshire

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Lincolnshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lincolnshire citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lincolnshire citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Lincolnshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Lincolnshire over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Lincolnshire

Social Skills
Job Locations in Lincolnshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Lincolnshire region over the 6 months to 17 April 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
Lincoln +2 88 £30,000 -25.00% 25
Grimsby -1 13 £28,000 -46.67% 4
Stamford 0 12 - - 3
Spalding -4 9 £32,500 - 1
Grantham -12 3 £27,000 -36.47% 2
Spilsby - 3 £30,000 -
Scunthorpe -8 1 - - 2
Social Skills
East Midlands

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincolnshire 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 11 (7.43%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.68%) CMS
3 1 (0.68%) Confluence
Applications
1 20 (13.51%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 10 (6.76%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 77 (52.03%) Azure
2 25 (16.89%) Azure AI
3 20 (13.51%) Power Platform
4 16 (10.81%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (6.08%) Entra ID
6 7 (4.73%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (4.73%) SaaS
7 1 (0.68%) Adobe Analytics
7 1 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.68%) Contentsquare
7 1 (0.68%) Figma
7 1 (0.68%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.78%) DHCP
1 13 (8.78%) DNS
1 13 (8.78%) VPN
2 12 (8.11%) TCP/IP
3 8 (5.41%) VLAN
3 8 (5.41%) VoIP
4 7 (4.73%) Internet
4 7 (4.73%) Remote Desktop
5 6 (4.05%) Wireless
6 5 (3.38%) Broadband
6 5 (3.38%) WAN
7 4 (2.70%) SD-WAN
8 2 (1.35%) Firewall
9 1 (0.68%) BGP
9 1 (0.68%) Cisco ISE
9 1 (0.68%) Ethernet VPN
9 1 (0.68%) IOS XR
9 1 (0.68%) IPsec
9 1 (0.68%) LAN
9 1 (0.68%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (13.51%) Power BI
1 20 (13.51%) Tableau
2 5 (3.38%) MySQL
3 2 (1.35%) Metadata
4 1 (0.68%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Git
1 1 (0.68%) Visual Studio
General
1 25 (16.89%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (11.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 14 (9.46%) Finance
4 13 (8.78%) Legal
5 12 (8.11%) Retail
6 7 (4.73%) Banking
7 6 (4.05%) Cantonese Language
7 6 (4.05%) Mandarin Language
8 4 (2.70%) Law
9 3 (2.03%) Financial Institution
9 3 (2.03%) Japanese Language
10 2 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.35%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.68%) Games
11 1 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.68%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.68%) Military
11 1 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 56 (37.84%) Analyst
2 43 (29.05%) Junior
3 40 (27.03%) Junior Analyst
4 20 (13.51%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 20 (13.51%) Data Analyst
4 20 (13.51%) Junior Data Analyst
4 20 (13.51%) Junior Security Analyst
4 20 (13.51%) Security Analyst
5 14 (9.46%) Ethical Hacker
6 12 (8.11%) IT Support
7 10 (6.76%) Administrator
7 10 (6.76%) Systems Administrator
8 9 (6.08%) Business Development Executive
8 9 (6.08%) IT Technician
8 9 (6.08%) Senior
9 8 (5.41%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
9 8 (5.41%) Financial Analyst
9 8 (5.41%) Report Analyst
9 8 (5.41%) Senior Financial Analyst
9 8 (5.41%) Senior Reporting Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.41%) Flash
2 2 (1.35%) PyTorch
2 2 (1.35%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.68%) Jinja
3 1 (0.68%) Laravel
3 1 (0.68%) NETCONF
3 1 (0.68%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.46%) Cyberattack
2 12 (8.11%) Onboarding
3 7 (4.73%) IoT
4 5 (3.38%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.70%) EPoS
6 2 (1.35%) Social Media
6 2 (1.35%) Video\Live Streaming
7 1 (0.68%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.68%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 14 (9.46%) Windows
2 9 (6.08%) Windows 10
3 8 (5.41%) Mac OS
4 4 (2.70%) Debian
4 4 (2.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (27.70%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (26.35%) AI
3 31 (20.95%) Mentoring
4 30 (20.27%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (13.51%) Business Intelligence
6 16 (10.81%) CRM
7 15 (10.14%) E-Commerce
8 14 (9.46%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (9.46%) Ethical Hacking
9 13 (8.78%) Customer Service
9 13 (8.78%) ITSM
9 13 (8.78%) Logistics
10 12 (8.11%) ERP
11 11 (7.43%) Root Cause Analysis
12 10 (6.76%) Analytical Thinking
12 10 (6.76%) Business Development
12 10 (6.76%) Decision-Making
13 9 (6.08%) Identity Management
13 9 (6.08%) Machine Learning
14 8 (5.41%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 29 (19.59%) Python
2 27 (18.24%) SQL
3 9 (6.08%) PowerShell
4 7 (4.73%) C#
5 1 (0.68%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.68%) PHP
Qualifications
1 64 (43.24%) Azure Certification
2 20 (13.51%) CompTIA CySA+
2 20 (13.51%) CompTIA Security+
3 17 (11.49%) Degree
4 14 (9.46%) CEH
5 12 (8.11%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (5.41%) AAT
6 8 (5.41%) ACCA
6 8 (5.41%) CIMA
7 7 (4.73%) Master's Degree
7 7 (4.73%) PhD
7 7 (4.73%) Postgraduate
8 5 (3.38%) A+ Certification
8 5 (3.38%) CCNA
8 5 (3.38%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (3.38%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (2.03%) MOS
10 2 (1.35%) CIPD
10 2 (1.35%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.68%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.11%) GDPR
2 8 (5.41%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (5.41%) QA
3 2 (1.35%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.68%) SLA
4 1 (0.68%) WCAG
System Software
1 9 (6.08%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (7.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.41%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 76 (51.35%) Microsoft
2 44 (29.73%) ForeScout
3 8 (5.41%) Apple
3 8 (5.41%) Logitech
3 8 (5.41%) Yealink
4 7 (4.73%) Cisco
5 1 (0.68%) Adobe
5 1 (0.68%) CheckPoint
5 1 (0.68%) F5
5 1 (0.68%) HP
5 1 (0.68%) iManage
5 1 (0.68%) SAP
5 1 (0.68%) VMware
5 1 (0.68%) Workday