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 1 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 158 127 268
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 17.59% 28.48% 25.38%
As % of the General category 34.20% 44.10% 48.99%
Number of salaries quoted 86 71 178
10th Percentile £24,500 £26,250 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,000 £35,750 £27,445
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,000 £35,225
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +27.75% -41.29%
75th Percentile £52,651 £60,000 £52,300
90th Percentile £72,500 £63,750 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £34,000 £42,500 £39,969
% change year-on-year -20.00% +6.33% -23.87%

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 462 288 547
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 51.45% 64.57% 51.80%
Number of salaries quoted 261 184 395
10th Percentile £25,500 £24,649 £24,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £30,762
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.51% +8.82% -22.73%
75th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £58,125
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% -17.93%

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 1 April 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 1 April 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 0 126 £28,000 -41.05% 65
Mansfield 0 19 £39,449 -1.38% 3
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 10 (6.33%) CMS
2 4 (2.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 28 (17.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 61 (38.61%) Azure
2 21 (13.29%) Power Platform
3 20 (12.66%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (12.03%) Azure AI
5 16 (10.13%) SaaS
6 14 (8.86%) AWS
7 4 (2.53%) Entra ID
7 4 (2.53%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (1.90%) GCP
9 2 (1.27%) PaaS
9 2 (1.27%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.63%) dbt
10 1 (0.63%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.16%) Firewall
1 5 (3.16%) Remote Desktop
2 4 (2.53%) DHCP
2 4 (2.53%) DNS
2 4 (2.53%) PBX
2 4 (2.53%) TCP/IP
2 4 (2.53%) VoIP
3 3 (1.90%) VPN
4 2 (1.27%) Internet
4 2 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.63%) LAN
5 1 (0.63%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.63%) WAN
5 1 (0.63%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (13.29%) Power BI
2 17 (10.76%) Tableau
3 7 (4.43%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.27%) MySQL
5 1 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.63%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 7 (4.43%) Burp Suite
1 7 (4.43%) Metasploit
2 2 (1.27%) Git
General
1 28 (17.72%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (10.76%) Retail
3 16 (10.13%) Finance
4 14 (8.86%) Public Sector
5 13 (8.23%) Marketing
5 13 (8.23%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (6.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (4.43%) Law
8 4 (2.53%) Legal
8 4 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (1.90%) Games
9 3 (1.90%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.27%) Automotive
10 2 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.27%) Local Government
11 1 (0.63%) Advertising
11 1 (0.63%) Military
Job Titles
1 47 (29.75%) Analyst
2 34 (21.52%) Junior
2 34 (21.52%) Junior Analyst
3 20 (12.66%) Data Analyst
4 17 (10.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 17 (10.76%) Junior Data Analyst
4 17 (10.76%) Junior Security Analyst
4 17 (10.76%) Security Analyst
5 14 (8.86%) IT Support
6 11 (6.96%) Ethical Hacker
7 9 (5.70%) 1st Line Support
7 9 (5.70%) Support Manager
8 8 (5.06%) Architect
8 8 (5.06%) Support Engineer
9 7 (4.43%) Security Specialist
9 7 (4.43%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
10 6 (3.80%) Technical Engineer
11 5 (3.16%) 2nd Line Support
11 5 (3.16%) IT Manager
11 5 (3.16%) IT Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.80%) .NET
2 3 (1.90%) CSS
3 2 (1.27%) HTML
3 2 (1.27%) Laravel
3 2 (1.27%) PySpark
3 2 (1.27%) RESTful
3 2 (1.27%) Vue
4 1 (0.63%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.63%) jQuery
4 1 (0.63%) JSON
4 1 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.63%) REST
4 1 (0.63%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 11 (6.96%) Cyberattack
2 8 (5.06%) Onboarding
3 7 (4.43%) Insider Threat
3 7 (4.43%) Security Posture
4 6 (3.80%) NHS
5 4 (2.53%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (2.53%) Client/Server
5 4 (2.53%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.90%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.90%) Credit Risk
6 3 (1.90%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.27%) Digital Signage
7 2 (1.27%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.63%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 11 (6.96%) Windows
2 5 (3.16%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.53%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.63%) Linux
4 1 (0.63%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (32.28%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (19.62%) Customer Service
3 30 (18.99%) Cybersecurity
4 26 (16.46%) Service Delivery
5 25 (15.82%) Mentoring
6 22 (13.92%) CRM
7 21 (13.29%) Business Intelligence
7 21 (13.29%) ITIL
8 19 (12.03%) AI
8 19 (12.03%) Decision-Making
9 18 (11.39%) Continuous Improvement
9 18 (11.39%) Ethical Hacking
10 15 (9.49%) Service Management
11 13 (8.23%) Time Management
12 11 (6.96%) Information Security
12 11 (6.96%) ITSM
12 11 (6.96%) Process Improvement
13 10 (6.33%) Asset Management
14 9 (5.70%) Roadmaps
15 8 (5.06%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 32 (20.25%) SQL
2 25 (15.82%) Python
3 13 (8.23%) C#
4 3 (1.90%) PHP
5 2 (1.27%) C++
5 2 (1.27%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.63%) Java
6 1 (0.63%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.63%) R
6 1 (0.63%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 49 (31.01%) Azure Certification
2 24 (15.19%) CompTIA Security+
3 18 (11.39%) CEH
3 18 (11.39%) Degree
4 17 (10.76%) CompTIA CySA+
5 10 (6.33%) CCNA
5 10 (6.33%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (5.06%) Security Cleared
7 7 (4.43%) CISMP
7 7 (4.43%) CISSP
7 7 (4.43%) CREST Certified
7 7 (4.43%) GIAC
7 7 (4.43%) GPEN
7 7 (4.43%) MCSE
7 7 (4.43%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (4.43%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 7 (4.43%) OSCP
7 7 (4.43%) SC Cleared
8 4 (2.53%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.90%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.96%) SLA
2 7 (4.43%) Actionable Recommendations
3 6 (3.80%) QA
4 5 (3.16%) Data Quality
5 4 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.27%) GDPR
System Software
1 12 (7.59%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.53%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.63%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (4.43%) Nmap
2 1 (0.63%) Ansible
2 1 (0.63%) PaperCut
2 1 (0.63%) Terraform
Vendors
1 73 (46.20%) Microsoft
2 32 (20.25%) ForeScout
3 9 (5.70%) Cisco
4 5 (3.16%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.90%) Botify
5 3 (1.90%) Google
6 2 (1.27%) Databricks
6 2 (1.27%) HubSpot
6 2 (1.27%) Oracle
7 1 (0.63%) Canon
7 1 (0.63%) HP