Social Skills Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 5 3
Rank change year-on-year +3 -2 +7
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 93 162 95
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 14.79% 18.93% 22.89%
As % of the General category 27.19% 36.73% 47.50%
Number of salaries quoted 66 68 76
10th Percentile £25,375 £34,425 £26,250
25th Percentile £26,000 £38,438 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £55,000 £35,425
Median % change year-on-year -45.45% +55.26% -35.59%
75th Percentile £51,713 £62,813 £54,313
90th Percentile £80,125 £75,750 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £32,500 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -27.78% +12.50% -23.81%

All General Skills
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 342 441 200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 54.37% 51.52% 48.19%
Number of salaries quoted 223 188 167
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,755 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,750 £37,500 £28,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £55,944 £65,313 £63,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,875 £71,750
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% - -9.52%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Nottinghamshire over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Nottinghamshire

Social Skills
Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 6 January 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
Nottingham 0 67 £32,000 -44.35% 50
Mansfield +3 6 £39,449 -1.38% 7
Worksop +4 5 £25,750 - 2
Social Skills
East Midlands

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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 (11.83%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.08%) CMS
2 1 (1.08%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 19 (20.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (7.53%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (2.15%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 2 (2.15%) SAP MM
1 2 (2.15%) SAP Retail
1 2 (2.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.08%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (1.08%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 24 (25.81%) Azure
2 21 (22.58%) SaaS
3 16 (17.20%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (12.90%) AWS
5 9 (9.68%) Entra ID
6 7 (7.53%) Power Platform
7 5 (5.38%) Azure AI
7 5 (5.38%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (5.38%) PaaS
8 4 (4.30%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (3.23%) GCP
10 2 (2.15%) OCI
11 1 (1.08%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.60%) Remote Desktop
2 4 (4.30%) DHCP
2 4 (4.30%) DNS
2 4 (4.30%) Firewall
2 4 (4.30%) PBX
2 4 (4.30%) TCP/IP
2 4 (4.30%) VoIP
3 1 (1.08%) Internet
3 1 (1.08%) VPN
3 1 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (7.53%) Power BI
2 6 (6.45%) SQL Server
3 5 (5.38%) Tableau
4 2 (2.15%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.08%) Metadata
5 1 (1.08%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (1.08%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 6 (6.45%) Burp Suite
1 6 (6.45%) Metasploit
General
1 26 (27.96%) Analytical Skills
2 19 (20.43%) Retail
3 17 (18.28%) Law
4 13 (13.98%) Public Sector
5 11 (11.83%) Organisational Skills
6 8 (8.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (6.45%) Finance
8 3 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (3.23%) Legal
8 3 (3.23%) Local Government
8 3 (3.23%) Marketing
8 3 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.15%) Electronics
10 1 (1.08%) Advertising
10 1 (1.08%) Military
Job Titles
1 27 (29.03%) Analyst
2 12 (12.90%) 2nd Line Support
2 12 (12.90%) Architect
3 11 (11.83%) Technical Engineer
4 10 (10.75%) Junior
4 10 (10.75%) Junior Analyst
5 9 (9.68%) Technical Support
6 8 (8.60%) 1st/2nd Line Support
6 8 (8.60%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 8 (8.60%) Support Analyst
7 7 (7.53%) Data Analyst
7 7 (7.53%) Software Analyst
7 7 (7.53%) Support Engineer
7 7 (7.53%) Technical Support Engineer
8 6 (6.45%) Security Specialist
8 6 (6.45%) Service Manager
8 6 (6.45%) Service Support Manager
8 6 (6.45%) Support Manager
8 6 (6.45%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
9 5 (5.38%) Junior Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.45%) .NET
2 4 (4.30%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (2.15%) PySpark
3 2 (2.15%) REST
3 2 (2.15%) SOAP
4 1 (1.08%) AngularJS
4 1 (1.08%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 15 (16.13%) Onboarding
2 7 (7.53%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (6.45%) Insider Threat
3 6 (6.45%) Security Posture
4 4 (4.30%) iSeries
5 3 (3.23%) Client/Server
5 3 (3.23%) Credit Risk
5 3 (3.23%) Data Structures
5 3 (3.23%) Virtual Team
6 2 (2.15%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.08%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.08%) Digital Signage
7 1 (1.08%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (1.08%) Management Information System
7 1 (1.08%) NHS
7 1 (1.08%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.38%) Windows
2 4 (4.30%) Windows 10
2 4 (4.30%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.08%) Linux
3 1 (1.08%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (34.41%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (23.66%) Mentoring
3 19 (20.43%) ITIL
4 16 (17.20%) Customer Service
4 16 (17.20%) Decision-Making
5 15 (16.13%) CRM
6 14 (15.05%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (11.83%) Service Delivery
7 11 (11.83%) Stakeholder Management
8 10 (10.75%) ERP
8 10 (10.75%) Service Management
9 8 (8.60%) Analytical Thinking
9 8 (8.60%) Business Intelligence
9 8 (8.60%) Data Privacy
9 8 (8.60%) E-Commerce
9 8 (8.60%) Information Security
9 8 (8.60%) Logistics
9 8 (8.60%) Root Cause Analysis
10 7 (7.53%) Collaborative Culture
10 7 (7.53%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 31 (33.33%) SQL
2 15 (16.13%) C#
3 9 (9.68%) Python
4 5 (5.38%) PowerShell
5 2 (2.15%) PL/SQL
6 1 (1.08%) C++
6 1 (1.08%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 11 (11.83%) CompTIA Security+
1 11 (11.83%) Degree
2 10 (10.75%) Azure Certification
2 10 (10.75%) SC Cleared
2 10 (10.75%) Security Cleared
3 8 (8.60%) CISSP
4 6 (6.45%) CCNA
4 6 (6.45%) CEH
4 6 (6.45%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (6.45%) CISMP
4 6 (6.45%) CREST Certified
4 6 (6.45%) GIAC
4 6 (6.45%) GPEN
4 6 (6.45%) MCP
4 6 (6.45%) MCSE
4 6 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (6.45%) OSCP
5 5 (5.38%) CompTIA CySA+
5 5 (5.38%) DBS Check
6 3 (3.23%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (9.68%) QA
2 6 (6.45%) Actionable Recommendations
3 4 (4.30%) Data Quality
3 4 (4.30%) SLA
4 2 (2.15%) GDPR
4 2 (2.15%) GRC
System Software
1 9 (9.68%) Active Directory
2 5 (5.38%) Firmware
3 4 (4.30%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 6 (6.45%) Nmap
2 5 (5.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.08%) Ansible
3 1 (1.08%) PaperCut
3 1 (1.08%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (41.94%) Microsoft
2 11 (11.83%) Cisco
3 5 (5.38%) ForeScout
3 5 (5.38%) Oracle
4 2 (2.15%) Databricks
4 2 (2.15%) SAP
5 1 (1.08%) Canon
5 1 (1.08%) HP
5 1 (1.08%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.08%) NEC