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 18 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 3 1
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +5
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 117 150 196
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 16.57% 21.52% 25.19%
As % of the General category 32.41% 37.69% 49.25%
Number of salaries quoted 79 55 150
10th Percentile £25,320 £32,500 £23,750
25th Percentile £26,375 £37,500 £27,445
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £55,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% +57.14% -41.67%
75th Percentile £43,750 £63,125 £52,300
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,500 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £32,500 £45,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year -27.78% +15.38% -25.71%

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 361 398 398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 51.13% 57.10% 51.16%
Number of salaries quoted 225 171 317
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,649 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £37,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £43,520
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +14.89% -20.87%
75th Percentile £53,951 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £79,045 £68,000
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -19.05%

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 18 February 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 18 February 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 86 £30,000 -47.83% 68
Mansfield +3 15 £39,724 -0.69% 2
Worksop +2 2 £25,750 - 4
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 (9.40%) SharePoint
2 6 (5.13%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (20.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (4.27%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.71%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 2 (1.71%) SAP MM
1 2 (1.71%) SAP Retail
1 2 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.85%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 35 (29.91%) Azure
2 24 (20.51%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (15.38%) SaaS
4 13 (11.11%) AWS
5 12 (10.26%) Power Platform
6 10 (8.55%) Azure AI
7 6 (5.13%) Entra ID
8 4 (3.42%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (2.56%) GCP
9 3 (2.56%) PaaS
10 2 (1.71%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.85%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.84%) Remote Desktop
2 4 (3.42%) DHCP
2 4 (3.42%) DNS
2 4 (3.42%) Firewall
2 4 (3.42%) PBX
2 4 (3.42%) TCP/IP
2 4 (3.42%) VoIP
3 3 (2.56%) Internet
3 3 (2.56%) VPN
3 3 (2.56%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (10.26%) Power BI
2 10 (8.55%) Tableau
3 6 (5.13%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.71%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.85%) Metadata
5 1 (0.85%) MySQL
5 1 (0.85%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.85%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 7 (5.98%) Burp Suite
1 7 (5.98%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.85%) Git
General
1 27 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
2 19 (16.24%) Retail
3 17 (14.53%) Public Sector
4 15 (12.82%) Law
4 15 (12.82%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (9.40%) Finance
7 8 (6.84%) Marketing
8 3 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.56%) Local Government
8 3 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.71%) Electronics
10 1 (0.85%) Advertising
10 1 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.85%) Legal
10 1 (0.85%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.85%) Military
Job Titles
1 31 (26.50%) Analyst
2 20 (17.09%) Junior
2 20 (17.09%) Junior Analyst
3 15 (12.82%) IT Support
4 13 (11.11%) Support Manager
5 12 (10.26%) Data Analyst
6 10 (8.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 10 (8.55%) Junior Data Analyst
6 10 (8.55%) Junior Security Analyst
6 10 (8.55%) Security Analyst
6 10 (8.55%) Support Engineer
7 9 (7.69%) Service Manager
7 9 (7.69%) Service Support Manager
8 8 (6.84%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 8 (6.84%) 2nd Line Support
8 8 (6.84%) Architect
8 8 (6.84%) Technical Engineer
9 7 (5.98%) Security Specialist
9 7 (5.98%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
10 6 (5.13%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.13%) .NET
2 2 (1.71%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (1.71%) PySpark
2 2 (1.71%) REST
2 2 (1.71%) SOAP
3 1 (0.85%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.85%) CSS
3 1 (0.85%) HTML
3 1 (0.85%) Laravel
3 1 (0.85%) RESTful
3 1 (0.85%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 14 (11.97%) Onboarding
2 7 (5.98%) Insider Threat
2 7 (5.98%) Security Posture
3 5 (4.27%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (2.56%) Client/Server
4 3 (2.56%) Credit Risk
4 3 (2.56%) Cyberattack
4 3 (2.56%) Data Structures
4 3 (2.56%) Virtual Team
5 2 (1.71%) Digital Signage
5 2 (1.71%) NHS
5 2 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.85%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.85%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (0.85%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.85%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 11 (9.40%) Windows
2 4 (3.42%) Windows 10
2 4 (3.42%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.85%) Linux
3 1 (0.85%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (21.37%) ITIL
2 25 (21.37%) Service Delivery
3 24 (20.51%) Mentoring
4 21 (17.95%) Customer Service
5 18 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (14.53%) Service Management
7 16 (13.68%) Decision-Making
8 15 (12.82%) CRM
8 15 (12.82%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (11.97%) ITSM
10 13 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
11 11 (9.40%) Information Security
12 10 (8.55%) AI
12 10 (8.55%) Ethical Hacking
12 10 (8.55%) Time Management
13 9 (7.69%) Asset Management
13 9 (7.69%) Service Delivery Management
14 8 (6.84%) Analytical Thinking
14 8 (6.84%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 30 (25.64%) SQL
2 15 (12.82%) C#
2 15 (12.82%) Python
3 2 (1.71%) PL/SQL
3 2 (1.71%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.85%) C++
4 1 (0.85%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.85%) PHP
4 1 (0.85%) R
4 1 (0.85%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 23 (19.66%) Azure Certification
2 17 (14.53%) CompTIA Security+
2 17 (14.53%) Degree
3 10 (8.55%) CEH
3 10 (8.55%) CompTIA CySA+
4 7 (5.98%) CCNA
4 7 (5.98%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (5.98%) CISMP
4 7 (5.98%) CISSP
4 7 (5.98%) CREST Certified
4 7 (5.98%) GIAC
4 7 (5.98%) GPEN
4 7 (5.98%) MCSE
4 7 (5.98%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (5.98%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 7 (5.98%) OSCP
4 7 (5.98%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.98%) Security Cleared
5 4 (3.42%) DBS Check
6 3 (2.56%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.55%) QA
2 8 (6.84%) SLA
3 7 (5.98%) Actionable Recommendations
4 6 (5.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (3.42%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.71%) GDPR
System Software
1 12 (10.26%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.42%) Terminal Services
3 2 (1.71%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (5.98%) Nmap
2 2 (1.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.85%) Ansible
3 1 (0.85%) PaperCut
3 1 (0.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 52 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 13 (11.11%) ForeScout
3 9 (7.69%) Cisco
4 5 (4.27%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.56%) HubSpot
5 3 (2.56%) Oracle
6 2 (1.71%) Databricks
6 2 (1.71%) SAP
7 1 (0.85%) Canon
7 1 (0.85%) HP
7 1 (0.85%) NEC