Social Skills Job Trends in Northampton

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Northampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 118 63 83
As % of all permanent jobs in Northampton 18.02% 30.29% 17.58%
As % of the General category 36.65% 45.65% 38.97%
Number of salaries quoted 54 50 48
10th Percentile £24,150 £26,700 £24,675
25th Percentile £36,250 £28,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £32,750 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year +29.77% -20.61% -17.50%
75th Percentile £63,575 £38,438 £52,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £65,000 £71,250
Northamptonshire median annual salary £42,500 £35,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +21.43% -12.50% -20.00%

All General Skills
Northampton

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 general skills in Northampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 322 138 213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton 49.16% 66.35% 45.13%
Number of salaries quoted 196 110 128
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £27,550
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £32,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,438 £60,625
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,750 £71,250
Northamptonshire median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -23.81%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northampton.

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Northampton

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Northampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Northampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Northampton over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Northampton

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (7.63%) CMS
1 9 (7.63%) Headless CMS
2 3 (2.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (7.63%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (6.78%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (7.63%) Magento
2 4 (3.39%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.85%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.85%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 41 (34.75%) Azure
2 14 (11.86%) Azure AI
3 13 (11.02%) AWS
3 13 (11.02%) Power Platform
4 11 (9.32%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.69%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.69%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.85%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.85%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.69%) Broadband
1 2 (1.69%) VoIP
2 1 (0.85%) LAN
2 1 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.85%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (9.32%) Power BI
2 8 (6.78%) Tableau
3 3 (2.54%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.69%) Power Query
4 2 (1.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.85%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (2.54%) JIRA
2 1 (0.85%) Selenium
General
1 12 (10.17%) Finance
2 10 (8.47%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (8.47%) Presentation Skills
3 9 (7.63%) Manufacturing
4 4 (3.39%) Brand Awareness
4 4 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (3.39%) Telecoms
5 3 (2.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (2.54%) Marketing
6 2 (1.69%) Automotive
6 2 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.85%) Aerospace
7 1 (0.85%) Legal
7 1 (0.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (16.10%) Analyst
2 16 (13.56%) Junior
2 16 (13.56%) Junior Analyst
3 14 (11.86%) Development Manager
4 13 (11.02%) Lead
5 12 (10.17%) IT Technician
6 10 (8.47%) Business Development Manager
6 10 (8.47%) Business Manager
7 8 (6.78%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 8 (6.78%) Data Analyst
7 8 (6.78%) Ethical Hacker
7 8 (6.78%) Junior Data Analyst
7 8 (6.78%) Junior Security Analyst
7 8 (6.78%) Security Analyst
8 7 (5.93%) Developer
9 6 (5.08%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 6 (5.08%) Help Desk Technician
9 6 (5.08%) IT Support Technician
9 6 (5.08%) Network Engineer
9 6 (5.08%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (7.63%) GraphQL
1 9 (7.63%) React
2 2 (1.69%) Node.js
2 2 (1.69%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.85%) Next.js
3 1 (0.85%) WinForms
3 1 (0.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.32%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (7.63%) Driving Licence
3 8 (6.78%) Cyberattack
3 8 (6.78%) Onboarding
4 5 (4.24%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (4.24%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (4.24%) Security Posture
5 4 (3.39%) Product Ownership
5 4 (3.39%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (2.54%) Credit Risk
6 3 (2.54%) iPhone
7 2 (1.69%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.69%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.85%) EPoS
8 1 (0.85%) Life Science
8 1 (0.85%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.85%) Smartphone
8 1 (0.85%) Social Media
8 1 (0.85%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 12 (10.17%) Windows
2 3 (2.54%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (21.19%) Cybersecurity
2 21 (17.80%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (16.10%) AI
4 15 (12.71%) Mentoring
5 14 (11.86%) Business Development
5 14 (11.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (11.86%) CRM
6 13 (11.02%) B2B
6 13 (11.02%) Decision-Making
7 12 (10.17%) Customer Service
8 11 (9.32%) Business Intelligence
9 10 (8.47%) Stakeholder Management
10 9 (7.63%) B2C
10 9 (7.63%) Coaching
10 9 (7.63%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (7.63%) E-Commerce
10 9 (7.63%) Performance Optimisation
11 8 (6.78%) Business Strategy
11 8 (6.78%) Ethical Hacking
11 8 (6.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 19 (16.10%) Python
2 10 (8.47%) SQL
3 9 (7.63%) TypeScript
4 2 (1.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (1.69%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.69%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.69%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.85%) C#
5 1 (0.85%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 38 (32.20%) Azure Certification
2 8 (6.78%) CEH
2 8 (6.78%) CompTIA CySA+
2 8 (6.78%) CompTIA Security+
3 6 (5.08%) A+ Certification
3 6 (5.08%) CCNA
3 6 (5.08%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (5.08%) Network+ Certification
4 4 (3.39%) Degree
5 2 (1.69%) CISM
5 2 (1.69%) CISMP
5 2 (1.69%) CISSP
6 1 (0.85%) ACCA
6 1 (0.85%) APMG
6 1 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.85%) CIMA
6 1 (0.85%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.24%) GDPR
1 5 (4.24%) PERC
2 2 (1.69%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.69%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.85%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.54%) BMC PATROL
1 3 (2.54%) Control-M
1 3 (2.54%) WhatsUp Gold
2 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 48 (40.68%) Microsoft
2 28 (23.73%) ForeScout
3 7 (5.93%) Cisco
4 4 (3.39%) Oracle
5 3 (2.54%) BMC
5 3 (2.54%) SolarWinds
6 1 (0.85%) Aruba
6 1 (0.85%) Facebook
6 1 (0.85%) Instagram
6 1 (0.85%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.85%) SAP
6 1 (0.85%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.85%) Workday