Social Skills Job Trends in North Ayrshire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > North Ayrshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in North Ayrshire. 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 1 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 11 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in North Ayrshire 100.00% 100.00% -
As % of the General category 100.00% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £52,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% +50.00% -36.36%

All General Skills
North Ayrshire

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 North Ayrshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 11 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in North Ayrshire 100.00% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -36.36% +4.76% -11.80%

Social Skills
Job Locations in North Ayrshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the North Ayrshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Beith - 11 - -
Social Skills
Scotland

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Ayrshire 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 4 (36.36%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (36.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Banking
3 1 (9.09%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Innovation Manager
1 4 (36.36%) QA Manager
1 4 (36.36%) Quality Manager
1 4 (36.36%) Senior
1 4 (36.36%) Senior Manager
1 4 (36.36%) Senior QA Manager
1 4 (36.36%) Senior Quality Manager
2 2 (18.18%) Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) QA Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Quality Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Desktop Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Desktop Support
3 1 (9.09%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Site Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
1 1 (9.09%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (81.82%) Customer Experience
3 6 (54.55%) Coaching
4 5 (45.45%) Analytics
4 5 (45.45%) Emotional Intelligence
5 4 (36.36%) AI
5 4 (36.36%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 4 (36.36%) Decision-Making
5 4 (36.36%) Due Diligence
5 4 (36.36%) Lean Six Sigma
5 4 (36.36%) Performance Improvement
5 4 (36.36%) Project Management
5 4 (36.36%) Quality Management
5 4 (36.36%) Six Sigma
5 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (27.27%) Critical Thinking
7 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
8 1 (9.09%) Patch Management
8 1 (9.09%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
2 1 (9.09%) CTC Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (54.55%) QA
2 1 (9.09%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Cisco