Social Skills Job Trends in Macclesfield

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Cheshire > Macclesfield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Macclesfield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 2 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 20 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Macclesfield 60.61% 50.00% -
As % of the General category 68.97% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £37,750 £42,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year -11.18% +25.00% -19.53%

All General Skills
Macclesfield

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 Macclesfield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 29 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Macclesfield 87.88% 50.00% 53.33%
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 7
10th Percentile £18,000 - £21,900
25th Percentile £20,375 - £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £24,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -26.15%
75th Percentile £45,063 - £68,750
90th Percentile £57,500 - £72,000
Cheshire median annual salary £43,250 £47,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year -8.95% +10.47% +1.18%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Macclesfield

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Macclesfield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Macclesfield citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Macclesfield citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Macclesfield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Macclesfield over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Macclesfield

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Macclesfield 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 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (70.00%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (10.00%) AWS
2 2 (10.00%) Azure
2 2 (10.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (5.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 14 (70.00%) Internet
2 3 (15.00%) DHCP
2 3 (15.00%) DNS
2 3 (15.00%) LAN
2 3 (15.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.00%) Power BI
1 2 (10.00%) Power Query
General
1 14 (70.00%) Banking
1 14 (70.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (15.00%) Aerospace
2 3 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (15.00%) Automotive
2 3 (15.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (10.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (50.00%) Lecturer
2 5 (25.00%) Analyst
3 3 (15.00%) IT Analyst
3 3 (15.00%) IT Support
3 3 (15.00%) IT Support Analyst
3 3 (15.00%) Support Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 14 (70.00%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 4 (20.00%) Windows
2 3 (15.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (5.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (5.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (5.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (70.00%) AI
1 14 (70.00%) Cybersecurity
1 14 (70.00%) Machine Learning
1 14 (70.00%) User Experience
1 14 (70.00%) Web Development
2 4 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (15.00%) Data Protection
3 3 (15.00%) ITIL
3 3 (15.00%) ITSM
3 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (10.00%) Data Analysis
4 2 (10.00%) Data Extraction
4 2 (10.00%) Service Delivery
4 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (5.00%) Asset Management
5 1 (5.00%) Customer Experience
5 1 (5.00%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (70.00%) Degree
1 14 (70.00%) Master's Degree
1 14 (70.00%) PhD
1 14 (70.00%) Postgraduate
2 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (10.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (5.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (15.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (5.00%) Apple