Social Skills Jobs in the North West

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 2 3 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 +6
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,108 2,149 2,066
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 26.82% 23.89% 24.00%
As % of the General category 42.70% 36.04% 43.62%
Number of salaries quoted 700 1,158 1,297
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,432 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,563 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,402 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.11% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,380 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%

All General Skills
North West

Social Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,595 5,963 4,736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 62.82% 66.29% 55.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,706 3,257 3,083
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,746 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £84,056 £84,056 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +4.35%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the North West

Social Skills
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Social Skills in the North West

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the North West over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in the North West

Social Skills
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 Skills within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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 +5 600 £58,500 +11.43% 581
Merseyside -1 199 £45,000 - 124
Cheshire 0 155 £39,634 -6.74% 195
Lancashire +4 97 £40,000 -4.98% 107
Cumbria +1 34 £33,500 -16.25% 22
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 14 (1.26%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.08%) MS Exchange
3 11 (0.99%) Confluence
4 9 (0.81%) CMS
5 8 (0.72%) WordPress
6 5 (0.45%) Apache
6 5 (0.45%) IIS
6 5 (0.45%) SAS
7 4 (0.36%) Sitecore CMS
8 3 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.18%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.090%) Drupal
10 1 (0.090%) Moodle
10 1 (0.090%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 95 (8.57%) Microsoft Office
2 48 (4.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.45%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.36%) Windchill
7 2 (0.18%) Trello
8 1 (0.090%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.090%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.090%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.090%) InDesign
8 1 (0.090%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 31 (2.80%) NetSuite
2 17 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (1.17%) SAP CO
3 13 (1.17%) SAP FI
3 13 (1.17%) SAP FI/CO
4 12 (1.08%) Primavera
4 12 (1.08%) SAP BPC
5 11 (0.99%) SAP ERP
6 10 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
7 5 (0.45%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.27%) Infor SunSystems
8 3 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
8 3 (0.27%) SAP EWM
8 3 (0.27%) SAP SD
8 3 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
9 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.18%) FastStats
9 2 (0.18%) FastStats PeopleStage
9 2 (0.18%) SAP HCM
9 2 (0.18%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 211 (19.04%) Azure
2 109 (9.84%) AWS
3 97 (8.75%) Power Platform
4 89 (8.03%) Microsoft 365
5 68 (6.14%) SaaS
6 47 (4.24%) GCP
7 34 (3.07%) PaaS
8 33 (2.98%) IaaS
9 25 (2.26%) Google Analytics
10 20 (1.81%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.71%) Canva
11 19 (1.71%) Serverless
12 16 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
12 16 (1.44%) Entra ID
13 15 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (1.17%) GitHub
15 12 (1.08%) Amazon EC2
15 12 (1.08%) Amazon S3
15 12 (1.08%) SurveyMonkey
16 9 (0.81%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 53 (4.78%) Firewall
2 33 (2.98%) LAN
3 31 (2.80%) WAN
4 30 (2.71%) DNS
4 30 (2.71%) VoIP
5 24 (2.17%) TCP/IP
6 23 (2.08%) DHCP
7 21 (1.90%) SAN
8 20 (1.81%) Internet
9 18 (1.62%) Wireless
10 17 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
11 14 (1.26%) PPP
12 12 (1.08%) Intrusion Detection
12 12 (1.08%) Remote Desktop
13 11 (0.99%) VPN
14 10 (0.90%) Network Security
15 9 (0.81%) NAS
16 7 (0.63%) Cisco Firepower
17 6 (0.54%) NGFW
17 6 (0.54%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (7.58%) Power BI
2 66 (5.96%) SQL Server
3 37 (3.34%) Tableau
4 28 (2.53%) MySQL
5 24 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
6 20 (1.81%) Data Warehouse
7 17 (1.53%) Relational Database
8 16 (1.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 11 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
9 11 (0.99%) Azure SQL Database
10 10 (0.90%) Data Hub
10 10 (0.90%) Metadata
10 10 (0.90%) Redis
10 10 (0.90%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 10 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 9 (0.81%) Data Lake
12 8 (0.72%) MongoDB
13 7 (0.63%) Big Data
14 6 (0.54%) Elasticsearch
14 6 (0.54%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 68 (6.14%) Git
2 22 (1.99%) JIRA
3 15 (1.35%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.81%) Cypress.io
5 8 (0.72%) GitLab
6 7 (0.63%) IBM UrbanCode
6 7 (0.63%) SonarQube
7 5 (0.45%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.36%) AutoIt
8 4 (0.36%) eggPlant
9 3 (0.27%) Android Studio
9 3 (0.27%) Jasmine
9 3 (0.27%) Spinnaker
10 2 (0.18%) Burp Suite
10 2 (0.18%) Maven
10 2 (0.18%) MSBuild
10 2 (0.18%) Selenium
10 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.18%) WebDriver
General
1 300 (27.08%) Finance
2 180 (16.25%) Analytical Skills
3 116 (10.47%) Presentation Skills
4 103 (9.30%) Banking
5 73 (6.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 70 (6.32%) Retail
7 59 (5.32%) Organisational Skills
8 54 (4.87%) Influencing Skills
9 50 (4.51%) Marketing
10 42 (3.79%) Games
10 42 (3.79%) Public Sector
11 41 (3.70%) Legal
12 25 (2.26%) Manufacturing
12 25 (2.26%) Telecoms
13 23 (2.08%) Law
14 12 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (0.81%) Aerospace
16 8 (0.72%) Automotive
17 7 (0.63%) Advertising
17 7 (0.63%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 196 (17.69%) Analyst
2 145 (13.09%) Architect
3 128 (11.55%) Senior
4 127 (11.46%) Developer
5 105 (9.48%) Lead
6 82 (7.40%) Solutions Architect
7 59 (5.32%) Business Manager
8 52 (4.69%) Development Manager
9 47 (4.24%) Business Development Manager
10 45 (4.06%) Consultant
11 41 (3.70%) Support Engineer
12 40 (3.61%) Presales Solution Architect
13 37 (3.34%) IT Support
14 34 (3.07%) IT Analyst
15 33 (2.98%) DevOps Engineer
16 32 (2.89%) Support Analyst
17 31 (2.80%) Service Analyst
18 30 (2.71%) Software Engineer
19 29 (2.62%) Security Architect
19 29 (2.62%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (5.32%) .NET
1 59 (5.32%) Node.js
2 50 (4.51%) HTML
3 46 (4.15%) CSS
4 40 (3.61%) React
5 37 (3.34%) AngularJS
6 29 (2.62%) RESTful
7 21 (1.90%) CSS3
7 21 (1.90%) HTML5
8 17 (1.53%) Jest
9 15 (1.35%) REST
9 15 (1.35%) XML
10 13 (1.17%) ASP.NET
10 13 (1.17%) Spring
11 12 (1.08%) Next.js
12 10 (0.90%) .NET Framework
12 10 (0.90%) Express.js
12 10 (0.90%) jQuery
12 10 (0.90%) Twitter Bootstrap
13 9 (0.81%) Ruby on Rails
Miscellaneous
1 79 (7.13%) Self-Motivation
2 37 (3.34%) Cyberattack
3 35 (3.16%) Driving Licence
3 35 (3.16%) Product Ownership
4 33 (2.98%) Public Cloud
5 30 (2.71%) Management Information System
6 29 (2.62%) Onboarding
7 24 (2.17%) Linux Command Line
8 23 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
9 22 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
10 21 (1.90%) Data Centre
11 15 (1.35%) Security Operations Centre
12 13 (1.17%) Private Cloud
12 13 (1.17%) Virtual Team
13 12 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (1.08%) Mobile App
13 12 (1.08%) Renewable Energy
14 11 (0.99%) Hybrid Cloud
15 10 (0.90%) Legacy Applications
16 9 (0.81%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 143 (12.91%) Windows
2 86 (7.76%) Linux
3 61 (5.51%) Windows Server
4 32 (2.89%) Windows 10
5 20 (1.81%) Unix
6 19 (1.71%) Windows Server 2016
7 18 (1.62%) Android
8 17 (1.53%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (1.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (0.81%) Mac OS
11 8 (0.72%) Windows Server 2003
12 6 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 6 (0.54%) Solaris
12 6 (0.54%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.45%) Apple iOS
13 5 (0.45%) HPUX
14 4 (0.36%) Windows Vista
15 3 (0.27%) CentOS
15 3 (0.27%) VMS
16 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 367 (33.12%) Problem-Solving
2 290 (26.17%) Agile
3 198 (17.87%) Actionable Insight
4 148 (13.36%) Analytics
5 121 (10.92%) Continuous Improvement
6 120 (10.83%) DevOps
7 113 (10.20%) Mentoring
8 103 (9.30%) Software Engineering
9 101 (9.12%) Business Intelligence
10 100 (9.03%) Coaching
10 100 (9.03%) User Experience
11 98 (8.84%) Project Management
12 94 (8.48%) Customer Service
13 88 (7.94%) Cybersecurity
14 85 (7.67%) Stakeholder Management
15 84 (7.58%) ITIL
16 83 (7.49%) Thought Leadership
17 74 (6.68%) Decision-Making
18 73 (6.59%) Presales
19 70 (6.32%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 117 (10.56%) SQL
2 89 (8.03%) Java
3 88 (7.94%) JavaScript
4 86 (7.76%) Python
5 41 (3.70%) T-SQL
6 38 (3.43%) C#
7 35 (3.16%) TypeScript
8 32 (2.89%) Go
9 25 (2.26%) Rust
10 17 (1.53%) PowerShell
11 16 (1.44%) Ruby
12 12 (1.08%) PHP
13 10 (0.90%) Scala
14 7 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 6 (0.54%) Apex Code
15 6 (0.54%) Bash
16 5 (0.45%) Kusto Query Language
16 5 (0.45%) Perl
16 5 (0.45%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.36%) C++
Qualifications
1 200 (18.05%) Security Cleared
2 176 (15.88%) Degree
3 106 (9.57%) SC Cleared
4 54 (4.87%) DV Cleared
5 53 (4.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 35 (3.16%) AWS Certification
7 24 (2.17%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 23 (2.08%) AWS Certified Developer
8 23 (2.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 15 (1.35%) CISM
9 15 (1.35%) CISSP
10 13 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (1.17%) DBS Check
11 11 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.90%) SSCP
13 9 (0.81%) Azure Certification
13 9 (0.81%) Master's Degree
14 8 (0.72%) CCNP
14 8 (0.72%) OCP
14 8 (0.72%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (4.60%) QA
2 44 (3.97%) GDPR
3 24 (2.17%) SLA
4 23 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (1.62%) Accessibility
6 16 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (1.44%) Data Quality
7 8 (0.72%) PMO
8 7 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (0.63%) NCSC
9 6 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.54%) NIST
10 5 (0.45%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.45%) WCAG
11 3 (0.27%) GMP
11 3 (0.27%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.18%) GRC
13 1 (0.090%) Def Stans
13 1 (0.090%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.090%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 97 (8.75%) Active Directory
2 32 (2.89%) Docker
3 31 (2.80%) Virtual Machines
4 18 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
5 12 (1.08%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.36%) Firmware
6 4 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.36%) XenApp
6 4 (0.36%) XenDesktop
7 2 (0.18%) Kamailio
7 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (0.18%) NFS
7 2 (0.18%) OpenSIPS
7 2 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.18%) vSphere
8 1 (0.090%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.090%) Snort
8 1 (0.090%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 52 (4.69%) Terraform
2 38 (3.43%) Kubernetes
3 27 (2.44%) Ansible
4 17 (1.53%) SCCM
5 9 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.54%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.27%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.18%) CASB
9 2 (0.18%) Grafana
9 2 (0.18%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.090%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.090%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.090%) Icinga
10 1 (0.090%) Nagios
10 1 (0.090%) Nessus
10 1 (0.090%) Oracle Identity Management
10 1 (0.090%) SCOM
Vendors
1 186 (16.79%) Microsoft
2 49 (4.42%) SAP
3 42 (3.79%) Google
4 41 (3.70%) Salesforce
5 31 (2.80%) ServiceNow
6 30 (2.71%) Oracle
7 23 (2.08%) Cisco
7 23 (2.08%) VMware
8 19 (1.71%) Hotjar
8 19 (1.71%) Splunk
9 17 (1.53%) IBM
10 15 (1.35%) Citrix
11 14 (1.26%) HP
12 12 (1.08%) iManage
13 11 (0.99%) Veeam
14 9 (0.81%) Sun
15 8 (0.72%) ESET
15 8 (0.72%) Fortinet
15 8 (0.72%) Meraki
15 8 (0.72%) Palo Alto