Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | 0 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs citing Social Skills | 94 | 336 | 193 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 15.16% | 30.60% | 36.07% |
| As % of the General category | 29.75% | 55.45% | 51.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55 | 202 | 113 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,100 | £21,500 | £22,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,875 | £25,000 | £26,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £32,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -18.75% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,178 | £53,750 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £64,705 | £57,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -13.46% | +10.64% |
All General Skills
Staffordshire
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 common skills in Staffordshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 316 | 606 | 376 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 50.97% | 55.19% | 70.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 132 | 421 | 255 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,772 | £23,500 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,000 | £43,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -7.51% | -3.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,688 | £56,500 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,864 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -9.52% | +10.53% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Social Skills
Salary Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Staffordshire.
Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Staffordshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Social Skills
Job Locations in Staffordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent | -1 | 36 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 503 |
| Tamworth | -1 | 12 | £37,500 | -11.76% | 6 |
| Burton-upon-Trent | -8 | 9 | £36,250 | -30.95% | 4 |
| Leek | - | 9 | £51,917 | - | |
| Cannock | -8 | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| Stafford | -13 | 3 | £38,754 | -8.81% | 26 |
| Social Skills West Midlands |
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Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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