Social Skills Job Trends in Stockton-on-Tees

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Durham > Stockton-on-Tees

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Stockton-on-Tees. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 4 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Stockton-on-Tees 5.06% - 14.61%
As % of the General category 12.50% - 72.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 9
10th Percentile - - £36,250
25th Percentile - - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.88%
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile - - £53,000
Durham median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +16.67% +21.52%

All General Skills
Stockton-on-Tees

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 Stockton-on-Tees.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 32 13 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stockton-on-Tees 40.51% 38.24% 20.22%
Number of salaries quoted 19 6 14
10th Percentile - - £12,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £32,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.41% +6.25% +0.15%
75th Percentile £57,500 £50,000 £52,392
90th Percentile £65,000 - £52,500
Durham median annual salary £41,000 £32,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +28.13% -28.89% -

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Stockton-on-Tees

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Stockton-on-Tees

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Stockton-on-Tees

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stockton-on-Tees citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stockton-on-Tees citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockton-on-Tees 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 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 2 (50.00%) OneDrive
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Consultant
1 2 (50.00%) IT Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Solutions Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Onboarding
1 2 (50.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Android
1 2 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (50.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
1 2 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Migration
1 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (50.00%) Service Management
1 2 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft