Social Skills Jobs in Preston

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Lancashire > Preston

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Preston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 6 1
Rank change year-on-year -2 -5 +5
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 92 36 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 23.77% 16.59% 39.86%
As % of the General category 40.53% 29.75% 53.92%
Number of salaries quoted 72 29 43
10th Percentile £47,683 £25,400 £25,004
25th Percentile £48,869 £30,250 £28,894
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £32,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +56.42% -20.00% -3.32%
75th Percentile £54,793 £37,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £59,081 £48,050 £63,750
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +17.78% +6.25% -11.11%

All General Skills
Preston

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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 227 121 204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 58.66% 55.76% 73.91%
Number of salaries quoted 176 88 121
10th Percentile £47,683 £25,000 £23,750
25th Percentile £47,863 £26,250 £28,894
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +43.01% -12.50% -3.32%
75th Percentile £54,793 £51,063 £48,750
90th Percentile £59,540 £59,125 £57,500
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £44,511
% change year-on-year +5.38% +6.71% -2.15%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Preston

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Preston

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Preston.

Salary trend for Social Skills in Preston

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Preston

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Preston over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Preston

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 32 (34.78%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (29.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (29.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (16.30%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 33 (35.87%) Teamcenter
2 1 (1.09%) Infor LN
Cloud Services
1 16 (17.39%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.35%) Firewall
1 4 (4.35%) LAN
1 4 (4.35%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (17.39%) Power BI
2 1 (1.09%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (10.87%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.09%) ClearCase
2 1 (1.09%) Git
General
1 42 (45.65%) Aerospace
2 25 (27.17%) Automotive
3 17 (18.48%) Organisational Skills
4 15 (16.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (13.04%) Avionics
6 10 (10.87%) Electronics
6 10 (10.87%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (9.78%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (6.52%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (3.26%) Aviation
10 1 (1.09%) Finance
Job Titles
1 62 (67.39%) Systems Engineer
2 23 (25.00%) Senior
2 23 (25.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 15 (16.30%) Analyst
3 15 (16.30%) Digital Analyst
3 15 (16.30%) Graduate
3 15 (16.30%) Graduate Analyst
4 12 (13.04%) Lead
4 12 (13.04%) Lead Systems Engineer
5 11 (11.96%) Junior
6 8 (8.70%) Team Leader
7 7 (7.61%) Junior Systems Engineer
8 5 (5.43%) Architect
9 4 (4.35%) Junior Architect
9 4 (4.35%) Junior Solutions Architect
9 4 (4.35%) Security Engineer
9 4 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
10 3 (3.26%) ERP Manager
10 3 (3.26%) ERP Project Manager
10 3 (3.26%) Radar Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.09%) XML
1 1 (1.09%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.43%) Management Information System
2 3 (3.26%) Product Ownership
3 2 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (67.39%) Systems Engineering
2 33 (35.87%) PLM
3 31 (33.70%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 30 (32.61%) Agile
5 19 (20.65%) Coaching
5 19 (20.65%) SysML
6 18 (19.57%) Analytics
6 18 (19.57%) Project Management
7 16 (17.39%) Business Intelligence
7 16 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
7 16 (17.39%) Project Delivery
8 15 (16.30%) Artificial Intelligence
8 15 (16.30%) Data Analytics
8 15 (16.30%) Digital Strategy
8 15 (16.30%) Technology Transformation
8 15 (16.30%) Time Management
9 12 (13.04%) UML
10 11 (11.96%) Safety Engineering
11 10 (10.87%) Computer Science
11 10 (10.87%) Cryptography
Programming Languages
1 31 (33.70%) MATLAB
2 4 (4.35%) C
2 4 (4.35%) Java
3 1 (1.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 79 (85.87%) Degree
2 55 (59.78%) BPSS Clearance
3 43 (46.74%) HND
4 39 (42.39%) HNC
5 4 (4.35%) CCNA
5 4 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (4.35%) JNCIA
6 3 (3.26%) CEH
7 1 (1.09%) ACCA
7 1 (1.09%) CIMA
7 1 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.09%) ICAEW
7 1 (1.09%) Master's Degree
7 1 (1.09%) SC Cleared
7 1 (1.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.26%) DO-254
2 1 (1.09%) IFRS
System Software
1 4 (4.35%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (3.26%) Firmware
Vendors
1 35 (38.04%) Microsoft
2 24 (26.09%) ANSYS
3 15 (16.30%) Alteryx
4 8 (8.70%) MathWorks
5 7 (7.61%) IBM
6 4 (4.35%) Aruba
6 4 (4.35%) Cisco
6 4 (4.35%) Fortinet
6 4 (4.35%) Juniper
6 4 (4.35%) Palo Alto
7 1 (1.09%) Atlassian
7 1 (1.09%) Hyperion
7 1 (1.09%) Infor
7 1 (1.09%) Oracle
7 1 (1.09%) SAP
7 1 (1.09%) Sparx