Social Skills Job Trends in Paisley

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Renfrewshire > Paisley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Paisley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 1
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 -
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 11 4 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Paisley 78.57% 25.00% 100.00%
As % of the General category 100.00% 44.44% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - - £21,300
25th Percentile - £47,500 £21,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year - +117.39% -
75th Percentile - £52,500 £33,000
90th Percentile - - £38,700
Renfrewshire median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +81.82% -

All General Skills
Paisley

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 Paisley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 11 9 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Paisley 78.57% 56.25% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - £43,500 £21,300
25th Percentile - £45,000 £21,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year - +117.39% -
75th Percentile - £52,500 £33,000
90th Percentile - - £38,700
Renfrewshire median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £31,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +53.23% -48.33%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Paisley

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Paisley

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Paisley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paisley citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paisley citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paisley 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 4 (36.36%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (36.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Banking
3 1 (9.09%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Innovation Manager
1 4 (36.36%) QA Manager
1 4 (36.36%) Quality Manager
1 4 (36.36%) Senior
1 4 (36.36%) Senior Manager
1 4 (36.36%) Senior QA Manager
1 4 (36.36%) Senior Quality Manager
2 2 (18.18%) Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) QA Analyst
2 2 (18.18%) Quality Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Desktop Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Desktop Support
3 1 (9.09%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Site Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
1 1 (9.09%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (81.82%) Customer Experience
3 6 (54.55%) Coaching
4 5 (45.45%) Analytics
4 5 (45.45%) Emotional Intelligence
5 4 (36.36%) AI
5 4 (36.36%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 4 (36.36%) Decision-Making
5 4 (36.36%) Due Diligence
5 4 (36.36%) Lean Six Sigma
5 4 (36.36%) Performance Improvement
5 4 (36.36%) Project Management
5 4 (36.36%) Quality Management
5 4 (36.36%) Six Sigma
5 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (27.27%) Critical Thinking
7 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
8 1 (9.09%) Patch Management
8 1 (9.09%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
2 1 (9.09%) CTC Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (54.55%) QA
2 1 (9.09%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Cisco