Social Skills Job Trends in Stirling

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > Stirling

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Stirling. 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 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 +1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 23 11 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Stirling 33.82% 28.95% 34.21%
As % of the General category 71.88% 47.83% 61.90%
Number of salaries quoted 5 6 2
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,835 £34,385
25th Percentile - £36,250 £37,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,750 £40,000 £44,575
Median % change year-on-year -20.63% -10.26% -22.48%
75th Percentile £56,750 £69,063 £52,663
90th Percentile - £80,250 £56,765
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £52,218 £38,750
% change year-on-year -35.85% +34.76% -29.55%

All General Skills
Stirling

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 Stirling.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 32 23 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stirling 47.06% 60.53% 55.26%
Number of salaries quoted 8 6 6
10th Percentile £29,875 £33,835 £30,263
25th Percentile £31,750 £36,250 £34,238
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,250 £40,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.63% -4.76% +15.91%
75th Percentile £62,500 £69,063 £48,375
90th Percentile £80,200 £80,250 £54,750
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -36.36% +4.76% -8.94%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Stirling

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Stirling

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Stirling

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stirling citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stirling citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Stirling

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

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Stirling

Social Skills
Job Locations in Stirling

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Stirling 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
Stirlingshire +1 23 £31,750 -20.63% 8
Social Skills
Scotland

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stirling 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 4 (17.39%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (17.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (8.70%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 6 (26.09%) Azure
1 6 (26.09%) Entra ID
2 4 (17.39%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 7 (30.43%) Broadband
General
1 10 (43.48%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Games
3 6 (26.09%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (13.04%) Finance
5 1 (4.35%) Banking
5 1 (4.35%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (30.43%) Senior
2 6 (26.09%) Innovation Manager
3 4 (17.39%) QA Manager
3 4 (17.39%) Quality Manager
3 4 (17.39%) Senior Manager
3 4 (17.39%) Senior QA Manager
3 4 (17.39%) Senior Quality Manager
4 3 (13.04%) Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Business Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) CyberArk Specialist
5 2 (8.70%) Developer
5 2 (8.70%) Graduate
5 2 (8.70%) IAM Developer
5 2 (8.70%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Senior Business Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Technical Specialist
5 2 (8.70%) Trainee
6 1 (4.35%) Principal Architect
6 1 (4.35%) QA Analyst
6 1 (4.35%) Quality Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (26.09%) GraphQL
1 6 (26.09%) REST
1 6 (26.09%) SOAP
2 4 (17.39%) LDAP
2 4 (17.39%) OAuth
2 4 (17.39%) OpenID
2 4 (17.39%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (26.09%) Cyber Threat
1 6 (26.09%) Cyberattack
2 4 (17.39%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (47.83%) Continuous Improvement
1 11 (47.83%) Customer Experience
2 6 (26.09%) AI
2 6 (26.09%) Analytics
2 6 (26.09%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (26.09%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 6 (26.09%) Decision-Making
2 6 (26.09%) Mentoring
2 6 (26.09%) Programme Delivery
2 6 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (21.74%) Coaching
3 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (21.74%) Roadmaps
4 4 (17.39%) Due Diligence
4 4 (17.39%) Emotional Intelligence
4 4 (17.39%) Identity Access Management
4 4 (17.39%) Project Management
4 4 (17.39%) Quality Management
4 4 (17.39%) Regulatory Compliance
4 4 (17.39%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 6 (26.09%) Bash
1 6 (26.09%) PowerShell
2 4 (17.39%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (17.39%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
2 2 (8.70%) Degree
2 2 (8.70%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (26.09%) NCSC
1 6 (26.09%) NIST
2 5 (21.74%) QA
System Software
1 4 (17.39%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.70%) CyberArk