Active Listening Job Trends

Active Listening
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Active Listening skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 591 636 661
Rank change year-on-year +45 +25 +261
Permanent jobs citing Active Listening 60 75 52
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.14% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.15% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 47 52 37
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,580 £28,119 £27,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £28,822 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year +116.85% -30.55% +3.75%
75th Percentile £71,250 - £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £50,850 £98,380
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £28,822 £27,300
% change year-on-year +134.20% +5.58% -30.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Active Listening falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,455 49,716 46,950
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.91% 90.02% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 28,359 24,660 35,854
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,552
25th Percentile £36,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.91% +4.76% -4.50%

Active Listening
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Active Listening relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Active Listening job vacancy trend in the UK

Active Listening
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Active Listening.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Active Listening

Active Listening
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Listening over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Active Listening in the UK

Active Listening
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Listening within the UK 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
England +58 55 £62,500 +116.85% 31
UK excluding London +56 43 £67,500 +134.20% 26
Work from Home +69 29 £67,500 +140.05% 16
Midlands -1 19 £30,580 +6.10% 6
West Midlands -6 17 £30,580 +6.10% 5
South West +22 16 £67,500 -15.63%
London +27 12 £52,500 -6.67% 7
South East +33 8 £90,000 - 11
East Midlands - 2 £30,000 - 1

Active Listening
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 16 (26.67%) IIS
2 5 (8.33%) CMS
2 5 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 17 (28.33%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (3.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (8.33%) OneDrive
2 3 (5.00%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.33%) 5G
1 2 (3.33%) PSTN
Development Applications
1 1 (1.67%) Rational DOORS
General
1 9 (15.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (11.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 7 (11.67%) Presentation Skills
3 6 (10.00%) Finance
4 5 (8.33%) Legal
4 5 (8.33%) Marketing
4 5 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (3.33%) Billing
5 2 (3.33%) German Language
6 1 (1.67%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 17 (28.33%) Business Development Manager
1 17 (28.33%) Business Manager
1 17 (28.33%) Development Manager
2 16 (26.67%) Consultant
2 16 (26.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 16 (26.67%) Security Consultant
2 16 (26.67%) Senior
2 16 (26.67%) Senior Consultant
2 16 (26.67%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
2 16 (26.67%) Senior Security Consultant
3 7 (11.67%) Business Sales Executive
3 7 (11.67%) Lead
3 7 (11.67%) New Business Sales Executive
3 7 (11.67%) Sales Executive
3 7 (11.67%) Telesales Executive
4 6 (10.00%) Lead Software Engineer
4 6 (10.00%) Software Engineer
5 3 (5.00%) Account Director
6 2 (3.33%) Customer Support Specialist
6 2 (3.33%) Support Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 21 (35.00%) Management Information System
2 16 (26.67%) CESG
3 5 (8.33%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.33%) Apple iOS
1 2 (3.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (46.67%) CRM
2 19 (31.67%) Value Proposition
3 17 (28.33%) B2B
3 17 (28.33%) Business Development
3 17 (28.33%) Deadline-Driven
4 16 (26.67%) Creative Thinking
4 16 (26.67%) Cybersecurity
4 16 (26.67%) Information Assurance
4 16 (26.67%) Information Security
4 16 (26.67%) Information Security Management
4 16 (26.67%) Innovative Thinking
4 16 (26.67%) ISMS
4 16 (26.67%) Matrix Organization
4 16 (26.67%) Risk Management
4 16 (26.67%) Security Management
5 10 (16.67%) Coaching
6 9 (15.00%) Customer Value Proposition
7 7 (11.67%) Commercial Awareness
7 7 (11.67%) Decision-Making
7 7 (11.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 16 (26.67%) CESG Certified Professional
1 16 (26.67%) CISM
1 16 (26.67%) CISMP
1 16 (26.67%) CISSP
1 16 (26.67%) IISP
2 5 (8.33%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (28.33%) SLA
2 16 (26.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 16 (26.67%) JSP 440
2 16 (26.67%) NCSC
2 16 (26.67%) NIST
2 16 (26.67%) NIST 800
2 16 (26.67%) RMADS
3 5 (8.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 19 (31.67%) Salesforce
2 17 (28.33%) SAP
3 9 (15.00%) Microsoft
4 6 (10.00%) Guidewire
5 3 (5.00%) Google
6 2 (3.33%) Apple