Social Skills Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Northamptonshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 12 11
Rank change year-on-year +8 -1 -10
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 183 110 156
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 14.68% 19.93% 17.07%
As % of the General category 34.46% 25.82% 28.62%
Number of salaries quoted 100 70 80
10th Percentile £25,103 £26,225 £24,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £30,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -12.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £71,250
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £33,044 £42,000
% change year-on-year +21.05% -21.32% -1.18%

All General Skills
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 531 426 545
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 42.58% 77.17% 59.63%
Number of salaries quoted 338 160 200
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -23.81%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,875 £57,813
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,250 £70,125
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Northamptonshire

Social Skills
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Northampton -3 118 £42,500 +29.77% 78
Wellingborough -4 7 £39,000 -9.30% 5
Kettering - 7 £35,000 - 10
Daventry -13 6 £28,750 -39.47% 4
Corby - 5 £55,000 - 7
Towcester +1 2 £62,500 - 13
Social Skills
East Midlands

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 11 (6.01%) CMS
2 10 (5.46%) Headless CMS
3 6 (3.28%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.64%) IIS
4 3 (1.64%) WordPress
5 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.09%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.55%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.55%) Autodesk Inventor
4 1 (0.55%) Fusion 360
4 1 (0.55%) InDesign
4 1 (0.55%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (5.46%) Magento
2 4 (2.19%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.55%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.55%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 46 (25.14%) Azure
2 23 (12.57%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (8.20%) AWS
4 13 (7.10%) Azure AI
5 12 (6.56%) Power Platform
6 4 (2.19%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.64%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (1.09%) Google Ads
8 2 (1.09%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.55%) Azure Stack
9 1 (0.55%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.55%) Google Data Studio
9 1 (0.55%) Meta Ads
9 1 (0.55%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.28%) Firewall
2 5 (2.73%) DHCP
2 5 (2.73%) DNS
2 5 (2.73%) LAN
2 5 (2.73%) VLAN
3 4 (2.19%) Internet
4 3 (1.64%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (1.64%) VPN
4 3 (1.64%) Wireless
5 2 (1.09%) Broadband
5 2 (1.09%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.09%) VoIP
5 2 (1.09%) WAN
6 1 (0.55%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.46%) Power BI
2 7 (3.83%) Tableau
3 3 (1.64%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.09%) Oracle Database
4 2 (1.09%) Power Query
4 2 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.55%) Looker
5 1 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.55%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (3.83%) JIRA
2 1 (0.55%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.55%) Selenium
General
1 26 (14.21%) Analytical Skills
2 23 (12.57%) Finance
3 19 (10.38%) Manufacturing
3 19 (10.38%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (8.74%) Presentation Skills
5 12 (6.56%) Marketing
6 7 (3.83%) Telecoms
7 6 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (2.19%) Automotive
8 4 (2.19%) Brand Awareness
8 4 (2.19%) Front Office
8 4 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.19%) Military
8 4 (2.19%) Retail
9 3 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.09%) Electronics
10 2 (1.09%) Legal
10 2 (1.09%) Local Government
10 2 (1.09%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.09%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 21 (11.48%) Analyst
2 19 (10.38%) Development Manager
2 19 (10.38%) IT Technician
3 15 (8.20%) Business Development Manager
3 15 (8.20%) Business Manager
3 15 (8.20%) Junior
4 14 (7.65%) IT Support
4 14 (7.65%) Junior Analyst
4 14 (7.65%) Lead
5 9 (4.92%) IT Support Technician
5 9 (4.92%) Network Engineer
5 9 (4.92%) Support Technician
6 8 (4.37%) Developer
6 8 (4.37%) Senior
7 7 (3.83%) Account Manager
7 7 (3.83%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 7 (3.83%) Data Analyst
7 7 (3.83%) Junior Security Analyst
7 7 (3.83%) React Developer
7 7 (3.83%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.46%) GraphQL
1 10 (5.46%) React
2 2 (1.09%) Next.js
2 2 (1.09%) Node.js
2 2 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.55%) Terraform
3 1 (0.55%) WinForms
3 1 (0.55%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (12.02%) Driving Licence
2 20 (10.93%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (9.84%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.37%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (3.83%) Cyberattack
6 5 (2.73%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (2.73%) Product Ownership
6 5 (2.73%) Security Posture
7 4 (2.19%) CMDB
7 4 (2.19%) Culture of Ownership
7 4 (2.19%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (1.64%) Credit Risk
8 3 (1.64%) Fibre Optics
8 3 (1.64%) FMCG
8 3 (1.64%) iPhone
8 3 (1.64%) Operational Technology
8 3 (1.64%) Private Cloud
8 3 (1.64%) SCADA
8 3 (1.64%) Social Media
9 2 (1.09%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 19 (10.38%) Windows
2 6 (3.28%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.73%) Android
3 5 (2.73%) Linux
3 5 (2.73%) Windows 10
4 4 (2.19%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.55%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (26.23%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (20.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 23 (12.57%) Customer Service
3 23 (12.57%) Cybersecurity
4 21 (11.48%) Business Development
5 19 (10.38%) AI
5 19 (10.38%) CRM
6 17 (9.29%) Collaborative Working
6 17 (9.29%) Mentoring
7 16 (8.74%) B2B
8 13 (7.10%) Decision-Making
8 13 (7.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 12 (6.56%) ITIL
10 11 (6.01%) Analytics
10 11 (6.01%) E-Commerce
10 11 (6.01%) Project Delivery
10 11 (6.01%) Service Delivery
11 10 (5.46%) B2C
11 10 (5.46%) Performance Optimisation
11 10 (5.46%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (9.84%) Python
2 10 (5.46%) SQL
2 10 (5.46%) TypeScript
3 2 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (1.09%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.09%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.09%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.55%) C#
4 1 (0.55%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 35 (19.13%) Azure Certification
2 15 (8.20%) Degree
3 9 (4.92%) A+ Certification
4 8 (4.37%) CCNA
4 8 (4.37%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (3.83%) CEH
5 7 (3.83%) CompTIA CySA+
5 7 (3.83%) CompTIA Security+
6 6 (3.28%) ACCA
6 6 (3.28%) CIMA
6 6 (3.28%) Network+ Certification
7 5 (2.73%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (2.19%) Security Cleared
9 3 (1.64%) City & Guilds
9 3 (1.64%) NVQ Level 3
10 2 (1.09%) CISMP
10 2 (1.09%) CISSP
10 2 (1.09%) HNC
10 2 (1.09%) HND
10 2 (1.09%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.92%) GDPR
2 8 (4.37%) QA
3 5 (2.73%) PERC
4 3 (1.64%) SLA
5 2 (1.09%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.09%) COSHH
5 2 (1.09%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.09%) ISO 9001
5 2 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 1 (0.55%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 11 (6.01%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.64%) Hyper-V
2 3 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (2.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.64%) BMC PATROL
2 3 (1.64%) Control-M
2 3 (1.64%) WhatsUp Gold
3 1 (0.55%) Ansible
Vendors
1 63 (34.43%) Microsoft
2 26 (14.21%) ForeScout
3 7 (3.83%) Cisco
4 6 (3.28%) Oracle
5 4 (2.19%) SAP
6 3 (1.64%) BMC
6 3 (1.64%) ESET
6 3 (1.64%) Google
6 3 (1.64%) SolarWinds
6 3 (1.64%) Ubiquiti
7 2 (1.09%) Facebook
7 2 (1.09%) Instagram
7 2 (1.09%) NEC
8 1 (0.55%) Adobe
8 1 (0.55%) Ahrefs
8 1 (0.55%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.55%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.55%) Screaming Frog
8 1 (0.55%) Workday