Social Skills Job Trends in Penrith

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Cumbria > Penrith

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Penrith. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 7 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 2 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Penrith 13.33% 10.34% -
As % of the General category 18.18% 27.27% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile £38,866 - -
25th Percentile £39,472 £21,360 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,731 £22,560 -
Median % change year-on-year +84.98% - -
75th Percentile £45,241 £41,880 -
90th Percentile £46,596 £52,752 -
Cumbria median annual salary £35,854 £44,000 £33,500
% change year-on-year -18.51% +31.34% -16.25%

All General Skills
Penrith

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 common skills in Penrith.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11 11 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Penrith 73.33% 37.93% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 11 0
10th Percentile £38,866 £21,360 -
25th Percentile £39,472 £45,625 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,731 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -24.13% - -
75th Percentile £45,241 £62,250 -
90th Percentile £46,596 £65,000 -
Cumbria median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year -19.05% +56.72% -16.25%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Penrith

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Penrith

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Penrith

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Penrith citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Penrith citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Penrith 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) GIS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Network Technician
1 1 (50.00%) Support Team Leader
1 1 (50.00%) Team Leader
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) City & Guilds
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check