Social Skills Job Trends in Neath Port Talbot

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South Wales > Neath Port Talbot

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Neath Port Talbot. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 13 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Neath Port Talbot 12.75% - 35.00%
As % of the General category 17.11% - 63.64%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile £25,500 - -
25th Percentile £26,250 - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,500 - £47,500
75th Percentile £30,000 - £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +3.95%

All General Skills
Neath Port Talbot

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 Neath Port Talbot.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 76 1 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Neath Port Talbot 74.51% 14.29% 55.00%
Number of salaries quoted 26 1 1
10th Percentile £29,250 - -
25th Percentile £40,000 £55,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +26.32% -29.63%
75th Percentile £81,250 £65,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £85,000 - -
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% - -5.26%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Neath Port Talbot

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Neath Port Talbot

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Neath Port Talbot

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Neath Port Talbot citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Neath Port Talbot citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Job Locations in Neath Port Talbot

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Neath Port Talbot region over the 6 months to 15 October 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
Neath - 13 £29,500 - 1
Social Skills
South Wales

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Neath Port Talbot 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:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (15.38%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (23.08%) Power BI
General
1 7 (53.85%) Retail
2 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
2 1 (7.69%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 10 (76.92%) Analyst
1 10 (76.92%) Service Analyst
1 10 (76.92%) Service Desk Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Senior
2 3 (23.08%) Senior Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) AutoCAD Designer
3 1 (7.69%) CAD Designer
3 1 (7.69%) Customer Service Representative
3 1 (7.69%) Designer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (76.92%) CCTV
1 10 (76.92%) Smart City
2 2 (15.38%) Smart Home
3 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (7.69%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Decarbonisation
2 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (38.46%) Customer Service
4 3 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (23.08%) Coaching
4 3 (23.08%) Customer Experience
4 3 (23.08%) Incident Management
4 3 (23.08%) ITIL
4 3 (23.08%) ITSM
4 3 (23.08%) Major Incident Management
4 3 (23.08%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) Service Delivery
4 3 (23.08%) Service Management
4 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (7.69%) CAD
5 1 (7.69%) CRM
5 1 (7.69%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 7 (53.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (76.92%) DBS Check
2 3 (23.08%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) BT