Social Skills Job Trends in Rochdale

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Manchester > Rochdale

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Rochdale. 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 1 14 1
Rank change year-on-year +13 -13 +15
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 28 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochdale 82.35% 5.56% 50.00%
As % of the General category 84.85% 11.11% 63.64%
Number of salaries quoted 15 2 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 £42,000 £20,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £44,000 £21,500
Median % change year-on-year -34.09% +104.65% -42.67%
75th Percentile £34,500 £46,000 £38,375
90th Percentile £39,750 - £55,250
Manchester median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% -

All General Skills
Rochdale

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 Rochdale.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 33 18 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochdale 97.06% 50.00% 78.57%
Number of salaries quoted 20 5 10
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 £42,000 £20,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £51,000 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year -40.20% +61.90% -16.00%
75th Percentile £43,250 £53,750 £51,063
90th Percentile £48,750 - £58,250
Manchester median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,720
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.29% +1.31%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochdale

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Rochdale

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Rochdale

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochdale citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochdale citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Rochdale

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Rochdale over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Rochdale

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochdale 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:

Applications
1 4 (14.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (3.57%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (3.57%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 12 (42.86%) Cloud Computing
1 12 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (42.86%) Internet
2 10 (35.71%) VPN
General
1 12 (42.86%) Banking
1 12 (42.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (10.71%) Advertising
2 3 (10.71%) Marketing
2 3 (10.71%) Retail
3 2 (7.14%) Local Government
4 1 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (35.71%) 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
1 10 (35.71%) 1st/2nd Line Help Desk Support
1 10 (35.71%) 1st/2nd Line Support
1 10 (35.71%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
1 10 (35.71%) 2nd Line Support
1 10 (35.71%) Desktop Support
1 10 (35.71%) Help Desk Support
1 10 (35.71%) IT Support
1 10 (35.71%) Lecturer
2 3 (10.71%) Coordinator
3 2 (7.14%) IT Manager
4 1 (3.57%) Artworker
4 1 (3.57%) Junior
4 1 (3.57%) Junior Artworker
Miscellaneous
1 12 (42.86%) IoT
2 10 (35.71%) Driving Licence
3 3 (10.71%) Blog
3 3 (10.71%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 10 (35.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (42.86%) AI
1 12 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
1 12 (42.86%) Machine Learning
1 12 (42.86%) Mentoring
1 12 (42.86%) User Experience
1 12 (42.86%) Web Development
2 10 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (35.71%) Customer Service
2 10 (35.71%) ITIL
3 3 (10.71%) B2B
3 3 (10.71%) B2C
3 3 (10.71%) Business Development
3 3 (10.71%) Customer Engagement
3 3 (10.71%) Global Marketing
3 3 (10.71%) Logistics
3 3 (10.71%) Performance Analysis
4 1 (3.57%) Project Delivery
4 1 (3.57%) Typography
Qualifications
1 12 (42.86%) Degree
1 12 (42.86%) Master's Degree
1 12 (42.86%) PhD
1 12 (42.86%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 12 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 4 (14.29%) Adobe