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 25 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 3 1
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 221 143 307
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 16.86% 25.91% 21.35%
As % of the General category 33.28% 38.24% 44.17%
Number of salaries quoted 125 83 173
10th Percentile £24,500 £26,216 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,500 £28,000 £27,445
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £38,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.48% +2.67% -37.50%
75th Percentile £43,750 £51,250 £51,700
90th Percentile £68,625 £57,500 £62,500
East Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - -6.25% -15.79%

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 664 374 695
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 50.65% 67.75% 48.33%
Number of salaries quoted 380 212 456
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £31,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.88% -14.44% -18.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £66,250
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% -5.88% -15.00%

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 25 June 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 25 June 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 -1 171 £30,000 -31.43% 61
Mansfield +5 31 £31,000 -10.14% 6
Sutton-in-Ashfield - 2 £68,750 - 7
Worksop - 2 - - 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 12 (5.43%) CMS
2 4 (1.81%) SharePoint
Applications
1 39 (17.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (2.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 72 (32.58%) Azure
2 40 (18.10%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (11.76%) Power Platform
4 22 (9.95%) Azure AI
5 8 (3.62%) AWS
6 3 (1.36%) PaaS
6 3 (1.36%) SaaS
6 3 (1.36%) Snowflake
7 2 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (0.90%) GitHub
7 2 (0.90%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.90%) IaaS
8 1 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.45%) dbt
8 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.98%) Firewall
2 9 (4.07%) DHCP
2 9 (4.07%) DNS
2 9 (4.07%) TCP/IP
2 9 (4.07%) VLAN
3 6 (2.71%) VPN
4 2 (0.90%) Internet
4 2 (0.90%) LAN
4 2 (0.90%) SMTP
4 2 (0.90%) SSH
4 2 (0.90%) SSL
4 2 (0.90%) WAN
4 2 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.45%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.45%) VoIP
5 1 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (11.76%) Power BI
2 16 (7.24%) Tableau
3 3 (1.36%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.90%) DTS
4 2 (0.90%) MySQL
5 1 (0.45%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (0.90%) Burp Suite
1 2 (0.90%) Git
1 2 (0.90%) Metasploit
General
1 50 (22.62%) Analytical Skills
2 24 (10.86%) Finance
3 21 (9.50%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (8.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (6.33%) Public Sector
5 14 (6.33%) Retail
6 11 (4.98%) Manufacturing
6 11 (4.98%) Marketing
7 8 (3.62%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (2.71%) Law
9 3 (1.36%) Games
9 3 (1.36%) Legal
10 2 (0.90%) Automotive
10 2 (0.90%) Banking
10 2 (0.90%) Billing
11 1 (0.45%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.45%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 56 (25.34%) Analyst
2 32 (14.48%) Junior
2 32 (14.48%) Junior Analyst
3 26 (11.76%) IT Support
4 24 (10.86%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 24 (10.86%) Security Analyst
5 19 (8.60%) Data Analyst
6 16 (7.24%) IT Technician
6 16 (7.24%) Junior Data Analyst
6 16 (7.24%) Junior Security Analyst
6 16 (7.24%) Support Technician
7 15 (6.79%) Ethical Hacker
8 14 (6.33%) 1st Line Support
9 13 (5.88%) IT Analyst
10 12 (5.43%) Senior
11 9 (4.07%) IT Manager
11 9 (4.07%) IT Support Technician
11 9 (4.07%) Support Manager
12 7 (3.17%) Help Desk Technician
12 7 (3.17%) IT Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.81%) CSS
2 3 (1.36%) Laravel
3 2 (0.90%) HTML
3 2 (0.90%) jQuery
3 2 (0.90%) JSON
3 2 (0.90%) RESTful
3 2 (0.90%) Vue
4 1 (0.45%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.45%) REST
4 1 (0.45%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 19 (8.60%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (6.79%) Cyberattack
3 10 (4.52%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.62%) Onboarding
5 7 (3.17%) CSOC
5 7 (3.17%) Security Posture
6 5 (2.26%) NHS
7 4 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.36%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.36%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.90%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.90%) Insider Threat
9 2 (0.90%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.90%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.45%) Digital Signage
10 1 (0.45%) iSeries
10 1 (0.45%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.45%) PMI
10 1 (0.45%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 18 (8.14%) Windows
2 11 (4.98%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.90%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (36.20%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (22.17%) Customer Service
2 49 (22.17%) Cybersecurity
3 37 (16.74%) Continuous Improvement
4 35 (15.84%) Service Delivery
5 34 (15.38%) Mentoring
6 30 (13.57%) AI
7 27 (12.22%) ITIL
8 26 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
9 23 (10.41%) Collaborative Working
10 21 (9.50%) CRM
10 21 (9.50%) Decision-Making
11 19 (8.60%) Analytical Thinking
12 18 (8.14%) Process Improvement
13 17 (7.69%) Ethical Hacking
14 16 (7.24%) Roadmaps
15 13 (5.88%) ITSM
16 12 (5.43%) Agile
16 12 (5.43%) Project Delivery
17 11 (4.98%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (15.84%) SQL
2 28 (12.67%) Python
3 9 (4.07%) VBA
4 6 (2.71%) C#
5 5 (2.26%) C++
5 5 (2.26%) Kusto Query Language
6 4 (1.81%) PHP
7 2 (0.90%) Java
7 2 (0.90%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.45%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.45%) R
Qualifications
1 59 (26.70%) Azure Certification
2 25 (11.31%) Degree
3 19 (8.60%) CompTIA Security+
4 17 (7.69%) CEH
4 17 (7.69%) CompTIA CySA+
5 16 (7.24%) Security Cleared
6 15 (6.79%) SC Cleared
7 13 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (4.07%) CCNA
9 7 (3.17%) Network+ Certification
9 7 (3.17%) SANS
10 6 (2.71%) A+ Certification
10 6 (2.71%) CISSP
11 4 (1.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (1.81%) CCSP
11 4 (1.81%) CISM
11 4 (1.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 2 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.90%) CREST Certified
12 2 (0.90%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (9.50%) SLA
2 5 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (1.81%) GRC
4 3 (1.36%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.36%) GDPR
5 2 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.90%) QA
6 1 (0.45%) NIST
6 1 (0.45%) PMO
System Software
1 17 (7.69%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.07%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.90%) Samba
4 1 (0.45%) Firmware
4 1 (0.45%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 2 (0.90%) Nmap
1 2 (0.90%) Terraform
Vendors
1 104 (47.06%) Microsoft
2 43 (19.46%) ForeScout
3 8 (3.62%) Cisco
4 5 (2.26%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.36%) Botify
5 3 (1.36%) Google
6 2 (0.90%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.45%) Citrix
7 1 (0.45%) Oracle
7 1 (0.45%) SAP