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 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 3,014 4,099 5,217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 26.09% 23.43% 30.32%
As % of the General category 37.00% 42.16% 43.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,693 3,116 1,988
10th Percentile £26,381 £25,000 £25,420
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £67,138 £60,741 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £54,793 £49,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +11.82% -14.78% +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 8,147 9,723 12,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.53% 55.58% 70.34%
Number of salaries quoted 3,937 7,358 5,154
10th Percentile £25,087 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £52,180
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -8.97% +4.36%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -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 11 May 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 11 May 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 1,834 £50,055 +11.23% 1,585
Yorkshire 0 996 £42,000 -6.67% 814
North East -4 182 £45,000 +12.50% 319
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 56 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 54 (1.79%) SharePoint
3 36 (1.19%) Confluence
4 27 (0.90%) CMS
5 21 (0.70%) Umbraco
6 20 (0.66%) SAS
7 16 (0.53%) Apache
8 15 (0.50%) Oracle Application Server
9 10 (0.33%) Apache Spark
10 7 (0.23%) WordPress
11 5 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
12 4 (0.13%) IIS
13 3 (0.100%) OpenStack
14 2 (0.066%) ArcGIS
15 1 (0.033%) CICS
15 1 (0.033%) NetWeaver
15 1 (0.033%) Oracle SOA Suite
15 1 (0.033%) Oracle Workflow
15 1 (0.033%) Tomcat
15 1 (0.033%) WebLogic
Applications
1 357 (11.84%) Microsoft Office
2 349 (11.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 221 (7.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 62 (2.06%) Simulink
5 31 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
6 20 (0.66%) MS Visio
7 18 (0.60%) Trello
8 15 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
9 14 (0.46%) AutoCAD
10 11 (0.36%) SPSS
11 10 (0.33%) Adobe XD
12 6 (0.20%) Sketch
13 3 (0.100%) Adobe Creative Suite
13 3 (0.100%) Adobe Illustrator
14 2 (0.066%) Blender
14 2 (0.066%) Chatbot
14 2 (0.066%) Maya
14 2 (0.066%) Notion
15 1 (0.033%) ZBrush
15 1 (0.033%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 208 (6.90%) Teamcenter
2 43 (1.43%) NetSuite
3 14 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
4 10 (0.33%) Magento
5 9 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (0.30%) Payment Gateway
6 7 (0.23%) Shopify
6 7 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
7 5 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
8 4 (0.13%) Infor LN
9 3 (0.100%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
9 3 (0.100%) Maximo
9 3 (0.100%) Remedy ITSM
9 3 (0.100%) Sage 200
9 3 (0.100%) Sage 50
9 3 (0.100%) Sage CRM
10 2 (0.066%) SAP BPC
10 2 (0.066%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.066%) SAP Oil and Gas
10 2 (0.066%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 290 (9.62%) Azure
2 279 (9.26%) AWS
3 172 (5.71%) Power Platform
4 169 (5.61%) Microsoft 365
5 90 (2.99%) GCP
6 66 (2.19%) SaaS
7 44 (1.46%) Entra ID
8 43 (1.43%) GitHub
9 37 (1.23%) Serverless
10 31 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
11 30 (1.00%) AWS Lambda
12 28 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
13 21 (0.70%) Google Analytics
14 20 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
15 19 (0.63%) Power Automate
16 17 (0.56%) Figma
17 16 (0.53%) AWS CloudFormation
18 15 (0.50%) PowerApps
19 14 (0.46%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
20 13 (0.43%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 133 (4.41%) Firewall
2 66 (2.19%) WAN
3 65 (2.16%) LAN
4 62 (2.06%) DNS
5 44 (1.46%) VPN
6 33 (1.09%) TCP/IP
7 32 (1.06%) DHCP
8 29 (0.96%) Intranet
9 26 (0.86%) SAN
10 20 (0.66%) Network Security
10 20 (0.66%) VoIP
11 19 (0.63%) Internet
12 18 (0.60%) Intrusion Detection
13 16 (0.53%) NAS
14 14 (0.46%) Wireless
15 13 (0.43%) Cisco IOS
16 9 (0.30%) Broadband
16 9 (0.30%) HTTP
16 9 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
17 7 (0.23%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 160 (5.31%) Power BI
2 104 (3.45%) SQL Server
3 48 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
4 43 (1.43%) MySQL
5 41 (1.36%) Tableau
6 26 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
7 24 (0.80%) NoSQL
8 22 (0.73%) MongoDB
9 18 (0.60%) Data Lake
9 18 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
10 16 (0.53%) Electronic Patient Records
11 15 (0.50%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 14 (0.46%) Relational Database
13 13 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 12 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
14 12 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 11 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
16 9 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
16 9 (0.30%) Metadata
16 9 (0.30%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 89 (2.95%) JIRA
2 68 (2.26%) Git
3 39 (1.29%) Rational DOORS
4 29 (0.96%) Jenkins
5 14 (0.46%) SonarQube
6 11 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
6 11 (0.36%) TeamCity
7 9 (0.30%) Selenium
8 8 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
9 7 (0.23%) ClearCase
10 6 (0.20%) CircleCI
10 6 (0.20%) GitLab
10 6 (0.20%) Postman
11 5 (0.17%) IBM UrbanCode
11 5 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
12 4 (0.13%) Balsamiq
12 4 (0.13%) Cucumber
12 4 (0.13%) Robot Framework
12 4 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 3 (0.100%) Bitbucket
General
1 651 (21.60%) Finance
2 480 (15.93%) Analytical Skills
3 471 (15.63%) Presentation Skills
4 462 (15.33%) Marketing
5 357 (11.84%) Manufacturing
6 295 (9.79%) Electronics
7 247 (8.20%) Organisational Skills
8 230 (7.63%) Aerospace
9 169 (5.61%) Automotive
10 142 (4.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 128 (4.25%) Banking
12 108 (3.58%) Legal
13 97 (3.22%) Influencing Skills
14 87 (2.89%) Retail
15 71 (2.36%) Avionics
16 59 (1.96%) Public Sector
17 57 (1.89%) Law
18 27 (0.90%) Financial Institution
19 24 (0.80%) Aviation
20 22 (0.73%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 384 (12.74%) Systems Engineer
2 345 (11.45%) Analyst
3 332 (11.02%) Senior
4 236 (7.83%) IT Support
5 228 (7.56%) Lead
6 222 (7.37%) Support Engineer
7 180 (5.97%) Product Manager
8 139 (4.61%) Software Support Engineer
8 139 (4.61%) Technical Manager
9 136 (4.51%) Help Desk Manager
10 128 (4.25%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 124 (4.11%) Principal Engineer
12 123 (4.08%) Developer
13 121 (4.01%) Commissioning Manager
13 121 (4.01%) Development Manager
14 105 (3.48%) Project Manager
15 101 (3.35%) Products Support Manager
16 99 (3.28%) Architect
17 90 (2.99%) Support Manager
18 82 (2.72%) Product Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (2.89%) HTML
2 83 (2.75%) CSS
3 76 (2.52%) .NET
4 46 (1.53%) React
5 35 (1.16%) AngularJS
6 34 (1.13%) REST
7 30 (1.00%) jQuery
8 29 (0.96%) Node.js
9 28 (0.93%) XML
10 27 (0.90%) ASP.NET
11 23 (0.76%) HTML5
12 22 (0.73%) .NET Core
12 22 (0.73%) Spring
13 19 (0.63%) RESTful
13 19 (0.63%) Vue
14 18 (0.60%) .NET Framework
15 16 (0.53%) Web Services
16 15 (0.50%) SOAP
17 14 (0.46%) Laravel
18 12 (0.40%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 131 (4.35%) Management Information System
2 127 (4.21%) Self-Motivation
3 111 (3.68%) Enterprise Software
4 102 (3.38%) FMCG
5 98 (3.25%) Social Media
6 84 (2.79%) Product Ownership
7 54 (1.79%) Onboarding
8 39 (1.29%) NHS
9 32 (1.06%) Cloud Native
10 30 (1.00%) Security Posture
10 30 (1.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 29 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
12 28 (0.93%) Distributed Systems
12 28 (0.93%) Mobile App
13 27 (0.90%) Driving Licence
14 25 (0.83%) Private Cloud
15 21 (0.70%) Public Cloud
16 20 (0.66%) Analytical Mindset
16 20 (0.66%) EPoS
17 19 (0.63%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 368 (12.21%) Windows
2 89 (2.95%) Windows Server
3 83 (2.75%) Linux
4 51 (1.69%) Android
5 48 (1.59%) Windows Vista
6 43 (1.43%) Windows 10
7 21 (0.70%) Mac OS
8 16 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
9 10 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 10 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
10 9 (0.30%) Unix
10 9 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.17%) CentOS
11 5 (0.17%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
13 3 (0.100%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.066%) AIX
14 2 (0.066%) Apple iOS
14 2 (0.066%) Oracle Linux
14 2 (0.066%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 995 (33.01%) Problem-Solving
2 508 (16.85%) Continuous Improvement
3 486 (16.12%) Agile
4 400 (13.27%) Mathematics
4 400 (13.27%) Systems Engineering
5 399 (13.24%) Project Management
6 279 (9.26%) Analytics
7 261 (8.66%) Physics
8 237 (7.86%) Mentoring
9 221 (7.33%) Customer Service
10 214 (7.10%) PLM
11 211 (7.00%) Line Management
12 202 (6.70%) Coaching
13 198 (6.57%) Collaborative Working
14 195 (6.47%) Stakeholder Management
15 182 (6.04%) Time Management
16 181 (6.01%) DevOps
16 181 (6.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 180 (5.97%) Project Delivery
18 176 (5.84%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 240 (7.96%) SQL
2 179 (5.94%) MATLAB
3 129 (4.28%) JavaScript
4 122 (4.05%) Python
5 103 (3.42%) C#
6 98 (3.25%) Java
7 50 (1.66%) PHP
8 45 (1.49%) TypeScript
9 42 (1.39%) PowerShell
10 28 (0.93%) C
11 22 (0.73%) C++
12 21 (0.70%) R
13 12 (0.40%) Bash
13 12 (0.40%) Shell Script
14 11 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 11 (0.36%) Go
14 11 (0.36%) Korn
15 10 (0.33%) VB
16 9 (0.30%) C-shell
16 9 (0.30%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1,418 (47.05%) Degree
2 636 (21.10%) BPSS Clearance
3 265 (8.79%) HND
4 246 (8.16%) HNC
5 177 (5.87%) Master's Degree
6 131 (4.35%) DBS Check
7 128 (4.25%) MBA
8 99 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 62 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
10 60 (1.99%) Security Cleared
11 45 (1.49%) SC Cleared
12 41 (1.36%) CCNA
12 41 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
13 40 (1.33%) CEH
14 38 (1.26%) PMI Certification
15 33 (1.09%) PMP
16 32 (1.06%) JNCIA
17 29 (0.96%) CISSP
18 28 (0.93%) Azure Certification
19 26 (0.86%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 145 (4.81%) QA
2 125 (4.15%) Def Stans
3 123 (4.08%) IEC 61508
4 94 (3.12%) GDPR
5 70 (2.32%) Data Quality
6 54 (1.79%) SLA
7 52 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 39 (1.29%) Accessibility
9 29 (0.96%) NIST
10 22 (0.73%) DO-254
11 21 (0.70%) PCI DSS
12 20 (0.66%) WCAG
13 18 (0.60%) EMIR
13 18 (0.60%) MiFID
14 13 (0.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 13 (0.43%) IFRS
15 10 (0.33%) GRC
16 8 (0.27%) Basel III
16 8 (0.27%) IFRS 9
16 8 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 128 (4.25%) Active Directory
2 96 (3.19%) Docker
3 48 (1.59%) Hyper-V
4 46 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
5 45 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
6 28 (0.93%) Firmware
7 11 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
8 9 (0.30%) VMware NSX
9 5 (0.17%) Postfix
9 5 (0.17%) vSphere
10 4 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.100%) Dovecot
11 3 (0.100%) KVM
12 2 (0.066%) Embedded Firmware
12 2 (0.066%) Sendmail
12 2 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.033%) BitLocker
13 1 (0.033%) pfSense
13 1 (0.033%) Time Sharing Option
13 1 (0.033%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 88 (2.92%) Kubernetes
2 80 (2.65%) Terraform
3 40 (1.33%) Ansible
4 21 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (0.40%) Grafana
6 10 (0.33%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.27%) Progress Chef
8 6 (0.20%) Proxmox
9 5 (0.17%) AirWatch
9 5 (0.17%) SCCM
10 4 (0.13%) AWS Copilot
10 4 (0.13%) Istio
10 4 (0.13%) PaperCut
10 4 (0.13%) QRadar
10 4 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.100%) Argo
11 3 (0.100%) Autotask
11 3 (0.100%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (0.100%) Nessus
11 3 (0.100%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 628 (20.84%) Microsoft
2 160 (5.31%) ANSYS
3 119 (3.95%) Cisco
4 75 (2.49%) SAP
5 74 (2.46%) VMware
6 69 (2.29%) Salesforce
7 64 (2.12%) Oracle
8 63 (2.09%) Google
9 59 (1.96%) Alteryx
10 52 (1.73%) ServiceNow
11 40 (1.33%) MathWorks
12 37 (1.23%) Fortinet
13 35 (1.16%) IBM
14 28 (0.93%) Adobe
15 27 (0.90%) Aruba
16 26 (0.86%) Juniper
17 24 (0.80%) Palo Alto
18 22 (0.73%) Facebook
19 21 (0.70%) HP
20 20 (0.66%) Citrix