Social Skills Job Trends in Shropshire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Shropshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 2 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 +3 -4
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 87 26 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 33.33% 19.85% 22.34%
As % of the General category 60.00% 44.83% 51.22%
Number of salaries quoted 33 12 21
10th Percentile £25,550 £31,450 £31,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £38,313 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.32% +2.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £48,750 £65,313 £72,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £70,000 -
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £51,251 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.32% +13.89% -8.16%

All General Skills
Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 145 58 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 55.56% 44.27% 43.62%
Number of salaries quoted 78 30 38
10th Percentile £27,625 £33,700 £34,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £39,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £46,250 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.51% -5.61% -6.67%
75th Percentile £48,750 £58,750 £55,938
90th Percentile £58,750 £64,375 £72,500
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -0.10%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Shropshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Shropshire over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Shropshire

Social Skills
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 1 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
Telford 0 13 £49,500 -13.91% 23
Market Drayton - 7 - - 1
Social Skills
West Midlands

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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 1 (1.15%) Appian
1 1 (1.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (8.05%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (6.90%) MS Visio
3 5 (5.75%) EPLAN
4 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (1.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 41 (47.13%) Cloud Computing
2 10 (11.49%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.15%) Google Ads
3 1 (1.15%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 50 (57.47%) Internet
2 9 (10.34%) ADSL
2 9 (10.34%) DHCP
2 9 (10.34%) DNS
2 9 (10.34%) Ethernet
2 9 (10.34%) VDSL
2 9 (10.34%) VoIP
2 9 (10.34%) VPN
2 9 (10.34%) Wi-Fi
2 9 (10.34%) Wireless
3 5 (5.75%) PBX
4 4 (4.60%) Broadband
5 1 (1.15%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (12.64%) Relational Database
2 2 (2.30%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
2 2 (2.30%) SAP BW
3 1 (1.15%) MySQL
3 1 (1.15%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.15%) JIRA
General
1 41 (47.13%) Banking
1 41 (47.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 18 (20.69%) Manufacturing
2 18 (20.69%) Retail
3 16 (18.39%) Finance
4 5 (5.75%) Telecoms
5 3 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.15%) German Language
6 1 (1.15%) Legal
6 1 (1.15%) Marketing
6 1 (1.15%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 30 (34.48%) Lecturer
2 15 (17.24%) Support Engineer
3 14 (16.09%) Technical Engineer
3 14 (16.09%) Technical Support
3 14 (16.09%) Technical Support Engineer
4 10 (11.49%) Developer
5 9 (10.34%) Analyst
6 6 (6.90%) Business Analyst
7 5 (5.75%) Sales Engineer
7 5 (5.75%) Sales Support
7 5 (5.75%) Sales Support Engineer
7 5 (5.75%) Technical Sales Engineer
8 4 (4.60%) 1st Line Support
8 4 (4.60%) 1st Line Support Technician
8 4 (4.60%) Network Manager
8 4 (4.60%) Network Operations Manager
8 4 (4.60%) Operations Manager
8 4 (4.60%) Support Technician
9 2 (2.30%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 1 (1.15%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (12.64%) JSON
1 11 (12.64%) REST
2 10 (11.49%) AngularJS
2 10 (11.49%) Razor View Engine
2 10 (11.49%) React
3 1 (1.15%) HTML
3 1 (1.15%) OAuth
3 1 (1.15%) SAML
3 1 (1.15%) SOAP
3 1 (1.15%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 41 (47.13%) IoT
2 19 (21.84%) Onboarding
3 10 (11.49%) Operational Technology
4 4 (4.60%) Data Centre
4 4 (4.60%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.15%) PMI
5 1 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.15%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (48.28%) User Experience
2 41 (47.13%) AI
2 41 (47.13%) Cybersecurity
2 41 (47.13%) Machine Learning
2 41 (47.13%) Web Development
3 24 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (24.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (18.39%) Customer Experience
6 14 (16.09%) Customer Service
7 10 (11.49%) API Integration
7 10 (11.49%) Client Onboarding
7 10 (11.49%) Performance Tuning
7 10 (11.49%) Root Cause Analysis
8 9 (10.34%) Project Management
9 7 (8.05%) ITIL
9 7 (8.05%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (6.90%) Agile
10 6 (6.90%) Data Analysis
11 5 (5.75%) CAD
11 5 (5.75%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 11 (12.64%) SQL
2 10 (11.49%) C#
2 10 (11.49%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 44 (50.57%) Degree
2 42 (48.28%) Master's Degree
3 41 (47.13%) PhD
3 41 (47.13%) Postgraduate
4 1 (1.15%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.30%) PMO
Vendors
1 13 (14.94%) Microsoft
2 5 (5.75%) Panasonic
2 5 (5.75%) Samsung
3 3 (3.45%) SAP
4 2 (2.30%) Databricks
5 1 (1.15%) Adobe
5 1 (1.15%) CA Agile Central
5 1 (1.15%) Google
5 1 (1.15%) ServiceNow