Social Skills Jobs in the North of England

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 3,085 4,348 4,849
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 25.90% 21.16% 31.43%
As % of the General category 37.24% 40.06% 45.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,676 3,029 1,987
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,960 £25,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £30,000 £34,701
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -14.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £59,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £77,715
England median annual salary £51,500 £47,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.42% -17.39% +4.55%

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,283 10,855 10,567
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 69.55% 52.84% 68.48%
Number of salaries quoted 3,736 7,712 4,951
10th Percentile £25,084 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £51,573
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -7.90% +3.15%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,772 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England.

Salary trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England over the 6 months to 20 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Job Locations in the North of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 20 June 2025. 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
North West -3 1,670 £50,055 +11.23% 4,881
Yorkshire 0 1,195 £40,000 -11.11% 3,325
North East -8 218 £32,000 -17.95% 833
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 73 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 58 (1.88%) SharePoint
3 41 (1.33%) Confluence
4 25 (0.81%) CMS
5 15 (0.49%) Apache
5 15 (0.49%) Oracle Application Server
6 14 (0.45%) Umbraco
7 10 (0.32%) SAS
8 9 (0.29%) Apache Spark
9 6 (0.19%) WordPress
10 5 (0.16%) IIS
11 4 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
12 2 (0.065%) Apache Solr
12 2 (0.065%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.065%) OpenStack
13 1 (0.032%) CICS
13 1 (0.032%) NetWeaver
13 1 (0.032%) Oracle Workflow
13 1 (0.032%) SharePoint Server
13 1 (0.032%) WebLogic
Applications
1 518 (16.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 335 (10.86%) Microsoft Office
3 192 (6.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 61 (1.98%) Simulink
5 33 (1.07%) Microsoft Project
6 22 (0.71%) MS Visio
6 22 (0.71%) Trello
7 17 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
8 13 (0.42%) AutoCAD
9 3 (0.097%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.097%) Adobe XD
9 3 (0.097%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.065%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.065%) Sketch
11 1 (0.032%) SPSS
11 1 (0.032%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 163 (5.28%) Teamcenter
2 26 (0.84%) NetSuite
3 16 (0.52%) Unit4 Business World
4 11 (0.36%) Magento
5 10 (0.32%) Sage 200
6 9 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
7 6 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
7 6 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
7 6 (0.19%) SAP Business One
8 5 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
8 5 (0.16%) Sage CRM
9 4 (0.13%) Infor LN
9 4 (0.13%) SAP BPC
10 3 (0.097%) Maximo
10 3 (0.097%) Sage 50
10 3 (0.097%) Salesforce CRM
11 2 (0.065%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
11 2 (0.065%) Dynamics NAV
11 2 (0.065%) SAP WM
11 2 (0.065%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 319 (10.34%) Azure
2 235 (7.62%) Microsoft 365
3 172 (5.58%) AWS
4 136 (4.41%) Power Platform
5 75 (2.43%) GCP
6 56 (1.82%) SaaS
7 49 (1.59%) Entra ID
8 46 (1.49%) Serverless
9 43 (1.39%) GitHub
10 39 (1.26%) AWS Lambda
11 29 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
12 24 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
12 24 (0.78%) Google Analytics
13 18 (0.58%) Power Automate
13 18 (0.58%) PowerApps
14 15 (0.49%) AWS CloudFormation
15 13 (0.42%) Azure Data Factory
15 13 (0.42%) Cloud Computing
15 13 (0.42%) OneDrive
16 11 (0.36%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 137 (4.44%) Firewall
2 74 (2.40%) DNS
3 63 (2.04%) WAN
4 61 (1.98%) LAN
5 47 (1.52%) TCP/IP
6 44 (1.43%) DHCP
6 44 (1.43%) VPN
7 28 (0.91%) Intranet
7 28 (0.91%) Wireless
8 27 (0.88%) SAN
9 25 (0.81%) Network Security
10 23 (0.75%) VoIP
11 20 (0.65%) Internet
12 18 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
13 16 (0.52%) NAS
13 16 (0.52%) VLAN
14 14 (0.45%) Broadband
15 10 (0.32%) Intrusion Detection
16 8 (0.26%) HTTP
16 8 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (4.05%) Power BI
2 105 (3.40%) SQL Server
3 50 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (1.26%) MySQL
5 30 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
6 27 (0.88%) MongoDB
7 26 (0.84%) Tableau
8 22 (0.71%) Data Lake
9 19 (0.62%) NoSQL
9 19 (0.62%) Relational Database
10 16 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
11 15 (0.49%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 14 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
12 14 (0.45%) DynamoDB
12 14 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 11 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
13 11 (0.36%) Electronic Patient Records
13 11 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 10 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
15 8 (0.26%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 99 (3.21%) JIRA
2 66 (2.14%) Git
3 33 (1.07%) Rational DOORS
4 26 (0.84%) Jenkins
5 14 (0.45%) SonarQube
6 11 (0.36%) Selenium
7 9 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
8 8 (0.26%) Cucumber
8 8 (0.26%) GitLab
8 8 (0.26%) TeamCity
9 7 (0.23%) ClearCase
10 6 (0.19%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
11 5 (0.16%) Bitbucket
11 5 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
12 4 (0.13%) Balsamiq
12 4 (0.13%) IBM UrbanCode
12 4 (0.13%) Postman
12 4 (0.13%) Robot Framework
13 3 (0.097%) webpack
General
1 689 (22.33%) Finance
2 655 (21.23%) Marketing
3 531 (17.21%) Manufacturing
4 506 (16.40%) Analytical Skills
5 493 (15.98%) Electronics
6 362 (11.73%) Presentation Skills
7 220 (7.13%) Organisational Skills
8 209 (6.77%) Aerospace
9 149 (4.83%) Automotive
10 131 (4.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 108 (3.50%) Banking
12 106 (3.44%) Legal
13 100 (3.24%) Influencing Skills
14 99 (3.21%) Retail
15 66 (2.14%) Avionics
16 65 (2.11%) Public Sector
17 63 (2.04%) Law
18 29 (0.94%) Military
19 28 (0.91%) Pharmaceutical
20 27 (0.88%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 352 (11.41%) Systems Engineer
2 331 (10.73%) Analyst
3 293 (9.50%) Senior
4 177 (5.74%) Lead
5 174 (5.64%) Support Engineer
6 168 (5.45%) IT Support
7 163 (5.28%) Product Manager
8 140 (4.54%) Technical Manager
9 136 (4.41%) Help Desk Manager
10 127 (4.12%) Development Manager
11 122 (3.95%) Developer
12 116 (3.76%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 110 (3.57%) Commissioning Manager
14 101 (3.27%) Products Support Manager
15 98 (3.18%) Software Support Engineer
16 94 (3.05%) Support Manager
17 84 (2.72%) Support Analyst
18 82 (2.66%) Product Development Manager
19 81 (2.63%) Principal Engineer
20 80 (2.59%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (2.37%) .NET
2 69 (2.24%) CSS
3 64 (2.07%) HTML
4 43 (1.39%) React
5 34 (1.10%) REST
6 30 (0.97%) Node.js
7 28 (0.91%) jQuery
8 25 (0.81%) AngularJS
8 25 (0.81%) Spring
9 23 (0.75%) ASP.NET
10 20 (0.65%) RESTful
11 19 (0.62%) HTML5
12 18 (0.58%) .NET Core
12 18 (0.58%) XML
13 17 (0.55%) Vue
14 15 (0.49%) Spring Boot
14 15 (0.49%) Web Services
15 13 (0.42%) .NET Framework
16 11 (0.36%) Middleware
17 10 (0.32%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 149 (4.83%) Self-Motivation
2 106 (3.44%) Social Media
3 103 (3.34%) FMCG
4 102 (3.31%) Management Information System
5 69 (2.24%) Product Ownership
6 65 (2.11%) Driving Licence
7 60 (1.94%) Renewable Energy
8 52 (1.69%) Onboarding
9 43 (1.39%) EPoS
10 42 (1.36%) Cyberattack
11 34 (1.10%) NHS
12 32 (1.04%) Mobile App
13 28 (0.91%) Cloud Native
14 25 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
14 25 (0.81%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 24 (0.78%) Private Cloud
16 22 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
16 22 (0.71%) e-Learning
16 22 (0.71%) Security Posture
17 21 (0.68%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 302 (9.79%) Windows
2 105 (3.40%) Windows Server
3 81 (2.63%) Linux
4 57 (1.85%) Android
5 47 (1.52%) Windows 10
6 33 (1.07%) Windows Vista
7 20 (0.65%) Mac OS
7 20 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (0.49%) Windows Server 2012
9 9 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 9 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
10 7 (0.23%) Unix
11 5 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
11 5 (0.16%) Windows 7
12 3 (0.097%) CentOS
12 3 (0.097%) Ubuntu
12 3 (0.097%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.065%) zOS
14 1 (0.032%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.032%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 930 (30.15%) Problem-Solving
2 539 (17.47%) Continuous Improvement
3 438 (14.20%) Agile
4 374 (12.12%) Systems Engineering
5 341 (11.05%) Project Management
6 327 (10.60%) CRM
7 303 (9.82%) Mathematics
8 287 (9.30%) Line Management
9 286 (9.27%) Customer Service
10 261 (8.46%) Physics
11 219 (7.10%) Analytics
12 216 (7.00%) Mentoring
13 209 (6.77%) Coaching
14 201 (6.52%) Supply Chain Management
15 197 (6.39%) Stakeholder Management
16 192 (6.22%) Data Entry
17 180 (5.83%) Collaborative Working
17 180 (5.83%) DevOps
18 178 (5.77%) ITIL
19 176 (5.71%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 239 (7.75%) SQL
2 158 (5.12%) MATLAB
3 113 (3.66%) Python
4 105 (3.40%) Java
5 104 (3.37%) JavaScript
6 86 (2.79%) C#
7 47 (1.52%) TypeScript
8 44 (1.43%) PHP
9 43 (1.39%) PowerShell
10 25 (0.81%) C
10 25 (0.81%) C++
11 19 (0.62%) R
12 11 (0.36%) Bash
12 11 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 10 (0.32%) Go
13 10 (0.32%) Shell Script
13 10 (0.32%) VB
14 7 (0.23%) PL/SQL
14 7 (0.23%) T-SQL
14 7 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,429 (46.32%) Degree
2 488 (15.82%) BPSS Clearance
3 276 (8.95%) HND
4 230 (7.46%) HNC
5 156 (5.06%) Master's Degree
6 149 (4.83%) DBS Check
7 113 (3.66%) MBA
8 94 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 69 (2.24%) Security Cleared
10 56 (1.82%) SC Cleared
11 48 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
12 46 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
13 33 (1.07%) CEH
14 32 (1.04%) CCNA
14 32 (1.04%) PMI Certification
15 30 (0.97%) PMP
16 26 (0.84%) ACCA
16 26 (0.84%) CIMA
16 26 (0.84%) JNCIA
17 23 (0.75%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (4.44%) QA
2 79 (2.56%) Def Stans
2 79 (2.56%) GDPR
3 77 (2.50%) IEC 61508
4 63 (2.04%) Data Quality
5 60 (1.94%) SLA
6 51 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 35 (1.13%) Accessibility
8 23 (0.75%) NIST
9 22 (0.71%) DO-254
10 18 (0.58%) EMIR
10 18 (0.58%) MiFID
11 15 (0.49%) PCI DSS
12 14 (0.45%) WCAG
13 9 (0.29%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 9 (0.29%) IFRS
13 9 (0.29%) PMO
14 8 (0.26%) GRC
14 8 (0.26%) HIPAA
14 8 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 181 (5.87%) Active Directory
2 101 (3.27%) Docker
3 62 (2.01%) Hyper-V
4 59 (1.91%) VMware Infrastructure
5 34 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
6 32 (1.04%) Firmware
7 10 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
8 9 (0.29%) VMware NSX
9 6 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
10 4 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
10 4 (0.13%) vSphere
11 3 (0.097%) Dovecot
11 3 (0.097%) Postfix
11 3 (0.097%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.032%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.032%) Microsoft App-V
12 1 (0.032%) pfSense
12 1 (0.032%) Time Sharing Option
12 1 (0.032%) XenApp
12 1 (0.032%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 89 (2.88%) Kubernetes
2 76 (2.46%) Terraform
3 54 (1.75%) Microsoft Intune
4 42 (1.36%) Ansible
5 12 (0.39%) Grafana
6 11 (0.36%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.26%) Progress Chef
8 7 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
8 7 (0.23%) SCCM
9 6 (0.19%) Proxmox
10 5 (0.16%) AirWatch
11 4 (0.13%) AWS Copilot
11 4 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.13%) Istio
11 4 (0.13%) PaperCut
11 4 (0.13%) QRadar
11 4 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.097%) Argo
12 3 (0.097%) Autotask
12 3 (0.097%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 649 (21.04%) Microsoft
2 274 (8.88%) SAP
3 153 (4.96%) Cisco
4 137 (4.44%) ANSYS
5 81 (2.63%) Salesforce
6 77 (2.50%) VMware
7 73 (2.37%) Google
8 65 (2.11%) Oracle
9 54 (1.75%) ServiceNow
10 40 (1.30%) IBM
10 40 (1.30%) MathWorks
11 30 (0.97%) Fortinet
12 28 (0.91%) Facebook
13 24 (0.78%) Alteryx
13 24 (0.78%) Dell
14 22 (0.71%) Adobe
14 22 (0.71%) Citrix
15 21 (0.68%) Aruba
16 20 (0.65%) Juniper
16 20 (0.65%) Zoho