Social Skills Job Trends in Sheffield

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 +1
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 78 140 144
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 19.21% 29.91% 31.30%
As % of the General category 30.59% 46.51% 49.48%
Number of salaries quoted 59 53 107
10th Percentile £25,250 £29,410 £22,250
25th Percentile £28,375 £39,922 £24,900
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £57,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.61% +64.29% -17.65%
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £78,791 £79,750 £67,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £57,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -43.48% +53.33% -16.67%

All General Skills
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 255 301 291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 62.81% 64.32% 63.26%
Number of salaries quoted 203 105 237
10th Percentile - £30,086 £24,150
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +35.29% -5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,915 £81,250 £75,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £35,000 £57,500 £44,500
% change year-on-year -39.13% +29.21% -0.39%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Sheffield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Sheffield over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Sheffield

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 2 (2.56%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.28%) CMS
2 1 (1.28%) IIS
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.28%) Tomcat
2 1 (1.28%) Umbraco
Applications
1 9 (11.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.28%) Adobe After Effects
2 1 (1.28%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (1.28%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (1.28%) AutoCAD
2 1 (1.28%) InDesign
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.28%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (5.13%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (1.28%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 21 (26.92%) Azure
2 15 (19.23%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (12.82%) SaaS
4 5 (6.41%) Azure AI
4 5 (6.41%) Power Platform
5 3 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (3.85%) GitHub
5 3 (3.85%) Google Docs
5 3 (3.85%) Google Sheets
5 3 (3.85%) Google Workspace
6 2 (2.56%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.28%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 1 (1.28%) AWS
7 1 (1.28%) FinancialForce
7 1 (1.28%) iPaaS
7 1 (1.28%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.85%) Internet
2 2 (2.56%) Broadband
2 2 (2.56%) VoIP
3 1 (1.28%) DNS
3 1 (1.28%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.28%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.41%) Power BI
1 5 (6.41%) SQL Server
1 5 (6.41%) Tableau
2 3 (3.85%) MySQL
2 3 (3.85%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (3.85%) JIRA
2 2 (2.56%) Git
General
1 17 (21.79%) Law
2 14 (17.95%) Finance
3 5 (6.41%) Manufacturing
3 5 (6.41%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (3.85%) Telecoms
5 2 (2.56%) Automotive
5 2 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (2.56%) Marketing
5 2 (2.56%) Public Sector
5 2 (2.56%) Retail
6 1 (1.28%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.28%) Military
Job Titles
1 18 (23.08%) Analyst
2 12 (15.38%) Consultant
3 10 (12.82%) Junior
3 10 (12.82%) Junior Analyst
4 9 (11.54%) Graduate
5 8 (10.26%) IT Consultant
5 8 (10.26%) IT Recruitment Consultant
5 8 (10.26%) Recruitment Consultant
6 7 (8.97%) Data Analyst
7 6 (7.69%) Lead
8 5 (6.41%) 2nd Line Support
8 5 (6.41%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 5 (6.41%) Developer
8 5 (6.41%) IT Graduate
8 5 (6.41%) Junior Data Analyst
8 5 (6.41%) Junior Security Analyst
8 5 (6.41%) Security Analyst
9 4 (5.13%) Architect
9 4 (5.13%) ERP Consultant
9 4 (5.13%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (10.26%) .NET
2 7 (8.97%) CSS
3 6 (7.69%) ASP.NET
4 4 (5.13%) .NET Core
4 4 (5.13%) HTML
5 3 (3.85%) AngularJS
5 3 (3.85%) CSS3
5 3 (3.85%) HTML5
5 3 (3.85%) jQuery
5 3 (3.85%) Node.js
5 3 (3.85%) Sass
6 1 (1.28%) JSON
6 1 (1.28%) Web Services
6 1 (1.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.13%) Product Ownership
1 4 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.56%) Cloud Native
2 2 (2.56%) Driving Licence
2 2 (2.56%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.28%) CCTV
3 1 (1.28%) Educational Technology
3 1 (1.28%) e-Learning
3 1 (1.28%) Learning Management System
3 1 (1.28%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.28%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 11 (14.10%) Windows
2 10 (12.82%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.85%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.28%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (21.79%) Mentoring
2 16 (20.51%) ERP
3 13 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 11 (14.10%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (11.54%) Decision-Making
6 8 (10.26%) Agile
7 7 (8.97%) AI
8 6 (7.69%) Coaching
8 6 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
9 5 (6.41%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (6.41%) DevOps
9 5 (6.41%) SDLC
9 5 (6.41%) User Experience
10 4 (5.13%) B2B
10 4 (5.13%) Computer Science
10 4 (5.13%) Regression Testing
10 4 (5.13%) Software Testing
10 4 (5.13%) Statistical Analysis
10 4 (5.13%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 18 (23.08%) SQL
2 8 (10.26%) Python
3 7 (8.97%) C#
4 4 (5.13%) Java
5 3 (3.85%) C++
5 3 (3.85%) PHP
6 1 (1.28%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (15.38%) Degree
2 10 (12.82%) Azure Certification
3 5 (6.41%) A+ Certification
3 5 (6.41%) CompTIA CySA+
3 5 (6.41%) CompTIA Security+
4 3 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (3.85%) HNC
4 3 (3.85%) HND
4 3 (3.85%) MCP
4 3 (3.85%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (2.56%) ACCA
5 2 (2.56%) CIMA
5 2 (2.56%) CISM
5 2 (2.56%) CISSP
5 2 (2.56%) DBS Check
5 2 (2.56%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (1.28%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.69%) SLA
2 4 (5.13%) QA
3 2 (2.56%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.56%) Data Quality
3 2 (2.56%) GRC
System Software
1 10 (12.82%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.28%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 18 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.41%) ForeScout
3 3 (3.85%) Citrix
3 3 (3.85%) Google
4 2 (2.56%) Xero
5 1 (1.28%) Adobe
5 1 (1.28%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.28%) VMware