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 in the North West. 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 4 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,834 2,157 2,257
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 22.93% 21.89% 28.84%
As % of the General category 32.71% 40.90% 42.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,143 1,629 977
10th Percentile £31,250 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £30,000 £35,427
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,741 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £74,782 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,793 £49,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +11.82% -14.78% +4.55%

All General Skills
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,606 5,274 5,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 70.08% 53.53% 67.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2,583 3,905 2,452
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,688 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £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 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 11 May 2025.

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 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
Manchester +1 709 £52,250 +8.85% 994
Lancashire -7 513 £50,055 +17.78% 510
Cumbria -7 371 £69,315 +84.84% 33
Cheshire -9 122 £37,500 -6.25% 252
Merseyside 0 118 £33,500 -4.29% 136
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 40 (2.18%) SharePoint
2 31 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (1.31%) CMS
4 20 (1.09%) Umbraco
5 18 (0.98%) Confluence
6 15 (0.82%) Oracle Application Server
7 8 (0.44%) Apache
8 7 (0.38%) SAS
9 4 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.22%) WordPress
10 3 (0.16%) Apache Spark
10 3 (0.16%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.11%) IIS
12 1 (0.055%) Apache Solr
12 1 (0.055%) Mule
12 1 (0.055%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.055%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 305 (16.63%) Microsoft Office
2 294 (16.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 197 (10.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 48 (2.62%) Simulink
5 21 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
6 18 (0.98%) Trello
7 14 (0.76%) AutoCAD
8 9 (0.49%) MS Visio
9 6 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.055%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.055%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.055%) Sketch
10 1 (0.055%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 194 (10.58%) Teamcenter
2 34 (1.85%) NetSuite
3 7 (0.38%) Shopify
3 7 (0.38%) Unit4 Business World
4 5 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.22%) Infor LN
6 3 (0.16%) Maximo
6 3 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.16%) Sage 200
6 3 (0.16%) Sage 50
6 3 (0.16%) Sage CRM
7 2 (0.11%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.11%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (0.11%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.11%) Siebel CRM
8 1 (0.055%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 1 (0.055%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.055%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.055%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 144 (7.85%) Azure
2 136 (7.42%) Power Platform
3 108 (5.89%) Microsoft 365
4 98 (5.34%) AWS
5 38 (2.07%) GCP
6 26 (1.42%) SaaS
7 21 (1.15%) Google Analytics
8 18 (0.98%) Entra ID
8 18 (0.98%) Serverless
9 16 (0.87%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (0.76%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
11 13 (0.71%) GitHub
12 12 (0.65%) Microsoft Copilot
12 12 (0.65%) Snowflake
13 11 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
14 9 (0.49%) Figma
15 8 (0.44%) Amazon SQS
15 8 (0.44%) Facebook Ads
16 7 (0.38%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 89 (4.85%) Firewall
2 45 (2.45%) DNS
2 45 (2.45%) WAN
3 35 (1.91%) LAN
4 26 (1.42%) VPN
5 22 (1.20%) DHCP
5 22 (1.20%) Intranet
6 17 (0.93%) Intrusion Detection
7 15 (0.82%) TCP/IP
8 9 (0.49%) HTTP
8 9 (0.49%) SAN
9 8 (0.44%) Internet
9 8 (0.44%) NAS
9 8 (0.44%) VoIP
10 7 (0.38%) MPLS
11 6 (0.33%) SD-WAN
11 6 (0.33%) SSH
11 6 (0.33%) Structured Cabling
12 5 (0.27%) Network Security
12 5 (0.27%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 127 (6.92%) Power BI
2 43 (2.34%) SQL Server
3 32 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (1.36%) Tableau
5 24 (1.31%) MySQL
6 18 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
7 16 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
8 15 (0.82%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 14 (0.76%) NoSQL
10 12 (0.65%) MongoDB
11 8 (0.44%) Power Query
11 8 (0.44%) Relational Database
12 7 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
12 7 (0.38%) Metadata
13 6 (0.33%) Data Lake
14 5 (0.27%) DynamoDB
14 5 (0.27%) PowerPivot
15 4 (0.22%) Big Data
15 4 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
15 4 (0.22%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 54 (2.94%) JIRA
2 44 (2.40%) Git
3 25 (1.36%) Rational DOORS
4 14 (0.76%) Jenkins
5 10 (0.55%) SonarQube
6 7 (0.38%) ClearCase
7 5 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
7 5 (0.27%) Postman
7 5 (0.27%) Selenium
8 4 (0.22%) Balsamiq
8 4 (0.22%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.22%) GitLab
8 4 (0.22%) Robot Framework
8 4 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.16%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.16%) TestRail
10 2 (0.11%) CircleCI
10 2 (0.11%) NeoLoad
10 2 (0.11%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.11%) WebDriver
General
1 373 (20.34%) Finance
2 272 (14.83%) Analytical Skills
3 216 (11.78%) Aerospace
4 184 (10.03%) Organisational Skills
5 166 (9.05%) Automotive
6 106 (5.78%) Presentation Skills
7 100 (5.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 90 (4.91%) Influencing Skills
8 90 (4.91%) Manufacturing
9 85 (4.63%) Marketing
10 75 (4.09%) Legal
11 71 (3.87%) Avionics
12 64 (3.49%) Banking
13 44 (2.40%) Retail
14 41 (2.24%) Electronics
15 28 (1.53%) Law
16 22 (1.20%) Aviation
17 21 (1.15%) Financial Institution
18 20 (1.09%) Military
19 18 (0.98%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 364 (19.85%) Systems Engineer
2 240 (13.09%) Analyst
3 233 (12.70%) Senior
4 171 (9.32%) Support Engineer
5 162 (8.83%) Lead
6 126 (6.87%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 124 (6.76%) Principal Engineer
8 123 (6.71%) Software Support Engineer
9 121 (6.60%) Commissioning Manager
10 73 (3.98%) Project Manager
11 68 (3.71%) IT Support
12 66 (3.60%) Architect
12 66 (3.60%) Developer
13 60 (3.27%) Lead Systems Engineer
14 59 (3.22%) Team Leader
15 55 (3.00%) Consultant
15 55 (3.00%) Digital Analyst
16 43 (2.34%) Junior
17 39 (2.13%) Administrator
18 38 (2.07%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.78%) HTML
2 46 (2.51%) CSS
3 30 (1.64%) .NET
4 24 (1.31%) jQuery
5 22 (1.20%) HTML5
6 21 (1.15%) AngularJS
7 20 (1.09%) React
8 17 (0.93%) XML
9 16 (0.87%) Node.js
10 12 (0.65%) RESTful
11 11 (0.60%) Spring
11 11 (0.60%) Vue
12 10 (0.55%) Laravel
13 9 (0.49%) WinForms
14 8 (0.44%) REST
14 8 (0.44%) SOAP
14 8 (0.44%) Web Services
15 7 (0.38%) .NET Framework
15 7 (0.38%) Kafka
15 7 (0.38%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 97 (5.29%) Management Information System
2 95 (5.18%) Social Media
3 71 (3.87%) Self-Motivation
4 52 (2.84%) Product Ownership
5 30 (1.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 29 (1.58%) NHS
7 28 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
8 26 (1.42%) Security Posture
9 23 (1.25%) Onboarding
10 20 (1.09%) Cloud Native
11 18 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
12 15 (0.82%) EPoS
13 13 (0.71%) Driving Licence
13 13 (0.71%) FMCG
13 13 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
13 13 (0.71%) Public Cloud
14 11 (0.60%) Private Cloud
15 9 (0.49%) Credit Risk
15 9 (0.49%) Hybrid Cloud
15 9 (0.49%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 156 (8.51%) Windows
2 55 (3.00%) Linux
3 46 (2.51%) Windows Vista
4 41 (2.24%) Windows Server
5 28 (1.53%) Windows 10
6 17 (0.93%) Android
7 14 (0.76%) Mac OS
8 11 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.27%) CentOS
10 5 (0.27%) Unix
11 3 (0.16%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.11%) AIX
12 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
12 2 (0.11%) VMS
12 2 (0.11%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.055%) Debian
13 1 (0.055%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 491 (26.77%) Problem-Solving
2 384 (20.94%) Systems Engineering
3 332 (18.10%) Agile
4 229 (12.49%) Project Management
5 205 (11.18%) Analytics
6 200 (10.91%) PLM
7 156 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
8 155 (8.45%) Coaching
9 150 (8.18%) Mentoring
9 150 (8.18%) Project Delivery
10 148 (8.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 145 (7.91%) Collaborative Working
12 142 (7.74%) People Management
13 139 (7.58%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
13 139 (7.58%) Time Management
14 133 (7.25%) Performance Optimisation
15 123 (6.71%) Stakeholder Management
16 118 (6.43%) Decision-Making
17 117 (6.38%) Business Intelligence
18 114 (6.22%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 165 (9.00%) MATLAB
2 127 (6.92%) SQL
3 72 (3.93%) JavaScript
4 67 (3.65%) Python
5 60 (3.27%) Java
6 51 (2.78%) C#
7 33 (1.80%) PowerShell
8 27 (1.47%) PHP
9 25 (1.36%) C
10 19 (1.04%) TypeScript
11 13 (0.71%) C++
12 11 (0.60%) Korn
12 11 (0.60%) Shell Script
13 10 (0.55%) Bash
14 9 (0.49%) C-shell
14 9 (0.49%) Go
15 8 (0.44%) VB
16 7 (0.38%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
17 4 (0.22%) R
Qualifications
1 955 (52.07%) Degree
2 622 (33.91%) BPSS Clearance
3 265 (14.45%) HND
4 246 (13.41%) HNC
5 169 (9.21%) Master's Degree
6 123 (6.71%) DBS Check
6 123 (6.71%) MBA
7 68 (3.71%) Computer Science Degree
8 50 (2.73%) Cisco Certification
9 38 (2.07%) CEH
10 34 (1.85%) Security Cleared
11 29 (1.58%) CCNA
12 27 (1.47%) CISSP
12 27 (1.47%) PMI Certification
12 27 (1.47%) PMP
13 26 (1.42%) JNCIA
14 25 (1.36%) Azure Certification
15 24 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
16 22 (1.20%) CISA
16 22 (1.20%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (6.71%) Def Stans
1 123 (6.71%) IEC 61508
2 65 (3.54%) GDPR
3 56 (3.05%) Data Quality
4 39 (2.13%) QA
5 37 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 34 (1.85%) SLA
7 32 (1.74%) Accessibility
8 24 (1.31%) NIST
9 22 (1.20%) DO-254
10 20 (1.09%) WCAG
11 10 (0.55%) PCI DSS
12 7 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 7 (0.38%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 5 (0.27%) GRC
14 5 (0.27%) IEC 62304
14 5 (0.27%) IFRS
14 5 (0.27%) ISO 13485
15 4 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 64 (3.49%) Active Directory
2 43 (2.34%) Docker
3 36 (1.96%) Virtual Machines
4 26 (1.42%) Hyper-V
5 24 (1.31%) Firmware
5 24 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
6 9 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.27%) Postfix
7 5 (0.27%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.22%) vSphere
9 3 (0.16%) Dovecot
9 3 (0.16%) KVM
9 3 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.11%) Sendmail
11 1 (0.055%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.055%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.055%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 40 (2.18%) Terraform
2 36 (1.96%) Kubernetes
3 11 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (0.55%) Ansible
5 6 (0.33%) Grafana
5 6 (0.33%) Proxmox
6 5 (0.27%) Progress Chef
7 4 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.16%) Autotask
8 3 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.16%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.16%) SCCM
9 2 (0.11%) Nagios
9 2 (0.11%) Nessus
9 2 (0.11%) Puppet
9 2 (0.11%) QRadar
10 1 (0.055%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.055%) Automic
10 1 (0.055%) Consul
10 1 (0.055%) Rancher
Vendors
1 436 (23.77%) Microsoft
2 157 (8.56%) ANSYS
3 70 (3.82%) Cisco
4 61 (3.33%) Salesforce
5 57 (3.11%) Alteryx
5 57 (3.11%) SAP
6 53 (2.89%) Google
6 53 (2.89%) Oracle
7 40 (2.18%) MathWorks
8 35 (1.91%) Fortinet
8 35 (1.91%) VMware
9 33 (1.80%) ServiceNow
10 27 (1.47%) Aruba
11 26 (1.42%) Juniper
12 24 (1.31%) Palo Alto
13 21 (1.15%) HP
14 20 (1.09%) Facebook
14 20 (1.09%) Siemens
15 14 (0.76%) iManage
16 12 (0.65%) Meraki