Emotional Intelligence Job Trends in Scotland

Emotional Intelligence (Emotional Quotient)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Emotional Intelligence skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 - 195
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Emotional Intelligence 82 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 2.97% - 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.72% - 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £114,106
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £118,928
75th Percentile - - £123,749
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £82,500 £55,000 £92,778
% change year-on-year +50.00% -40.72% +42.73%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Emotional Intelligence falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,206 2,381 2,956
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 79.84% 92.90% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,076 1,004 1,812
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,325 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,250 £41,250 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,370 £88,750 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Emotional Intelligence
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Emotional Intelligence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Emotional Intelligence job vacancy trend in Scotland

Emotional Intelligence
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Emotional Intelligence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Emotional Intelligence within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
North Lanarkshire - 20 - -
Renfrewshire - 15 - -
South Lanarkshire - 10 - -
West Dunbartonshire - 5 - -
Glasgow - 5 - -
Stirling - 5 - -
Ayrshire - 5 - -
Lanarkshire - 5 - -
North Ayrshire - 5 - -
East Ayrshire - 5 - -
Highlands - 2 - -
Emotional Intelligence
UK

Emotional Intelligence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

General
1 82 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 48 (58.54%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (39.02%) Banking
4 2 (2.44%) Law
4 2 (2.44%) Legal
Job Titles
1 48 (58.54%) Innovation Manager
2 32 (39.02%) Analyst
2 32 (39.02%) QA Analyst
2 32 (39.02%) Quality Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (97.56%) Continuous Improvement
2 50 (60.98%) Critical Thinking
3 48 (58.54%) AI
3 48 (58.54%) Analytics
3 48 (58.54%) Customer Experience
3 48 (58.54%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 48 (58.54%) Decision-Making
3 48 (58.54%) Stakeholder Management
4 34 (41.46%) Problem-Solving
5 32 (39.02%) Coaching
6 2 (2.44%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (2.44%) Degree
1 2 (2.44%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (39.02%) QA