Social Skills Job Trends in Sutton Coldfield

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
West Midlands > Sutton Coldfield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Sutton Coldfield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 6 3
Rank change year-on-year +5 -3 -
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 16 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Sutton Coldfield 53.33% 14.81% 7.14%
As % of the General category 55.17% 23.53% 8.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £29,500
75th Percentile £95,000 - £29,750
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £51,251 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.32% +13.89% -8.16%

All General Skills
Sutton Coldfield

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 Sutton Coldfield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 29 17 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sutton Coldfield 96.67% 62.96% 85.71%
Number of salaries quoted 13 1 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,000 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £38,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +57.89% +8.57% -
75th Percentile £76,250 - £37,500
90th Percentile £91,250 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Sutton Coldfield

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Sutton Coldfield

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Sutton Coldfield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sutton Coldfield citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sutton Coldfield citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sutton Coldfield 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:

Cloud Services
1 14 (87.50%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 14 (87.50%) Internet
General
1 14 (87.50%) Banking
1 14 (87.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Finance
2 2 (12.50%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 12 (75.00%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (87.50%) IoT
2 2 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) AI
1 14 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
1 14 (87.50%) Machine Learning
1 14 (87.50%) User Experience
1 14 (87.50%) Web Development
2 2 (12.50%) Budget Management
2 2 (12.50%) Budgeting
2 2 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 14 (87.50%) Degree
1 14 (87.50%) Master's Degree
1 14 (87.50%) PhD
1 14 (87.50%) Postgraduate
2 2 (12.50%) ACCA