Social Science Job Trends in the South West

Social Science
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 181 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Social Science 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.020% - -
As % of the General category 0.041% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% -5.88% -19.05%

All General Skills
South West

Social Science 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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,425 2,467 2,365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 48.02% 56.54% 53.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1,572 1,186 1,721
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £30,750 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £84,056
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -4.00%

Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Social Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Social Science job vacancy trend in the South West

Social Science
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Social Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Social Science

Social Science
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Science within the South West region over the 6 months to 28 December 2025. 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
Somerset - 1 - -
Social Science
England

Social Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (100.00%) Humanities
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lecturer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Motion Capture
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Reinforcement Learning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google