Social Science Job Trends in the North West

Social Science
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 222 - 282
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Social Science 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.010% - 0.011%
As % of the General category 0.018% - 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,381 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,327 - -
75th Percentile £37,274 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £36,327 £40,000 £44,343
% change year-on-year -9.18% -9.79% +2.46%

All General Skills
North West

Social Science 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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 5,629 3,100 4,987
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 54.28% 74.66% 53.90%
Number of salaries quoted 2,835 1,499 3,799
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,500 £26,100
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +9.47% -9.52%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £88,148 £84,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.78% +12.38% -12.50%

Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Social Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Social Science job vacancy trend in the North West

Social Science
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Social Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Social Science

Social Science
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Science within the North West region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Manchester - 1 £36,327 - 1
Social Science
England

Social Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) GIS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree