Social Skills Job Trends in Newton Abbot

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Devon > Newton Abbot

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Newton Abbot. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 6 1
Rank change year-on-year +3 -5 -
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 6 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Newton Abbot 35.29% 5.88% 57.14%
As % of the General category 50.00% 12.50% 66.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,250 - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 - £27,500
75th Percentile £40,750 - £28,750
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £31,500 £43,491 £38,838
% change year-on-year -27.57% +11.98% +7.88%

All General Skills
Newton Abbot

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 common skills in Newton Abbot.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 12 8 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newton Abbot 70.59% 47.06% 85.71%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £51,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -45.10% +85.45% -
75th Percentile £40,750 - £32,395
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £35,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -22.22% +5.88% +8.17%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Newton Abbot

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Newton Abbot

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Newton Abbot

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newton Abbot citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newton Abbot citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newton Abbot 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 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (66.67%) Spreadsheet
General
1 4 (66.67%) Billing
2 2 (33.33%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Senior
1 4 (66.67%) Senior Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Account Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Sales Account Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Sales Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Business Development
1 4 (66.67%) Commercial Awareness
1 4 (66.67%) Portfolio Management
1 4 (66.67%) Process Improvement
1 4 (66.67%) Strategic Planning
1 4 (66.67%) Workflow
2 2 (33.33%) Client Onboarding
2 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (33.33%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) AAT
1 4 (66.67%) ACCA
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 4 (66.67%) Sage
1 4 (66.67%) Xero