Social Skills Jobs in the West Midlands

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 916 1,808 2,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 20.52% 24.97% 31.72%
As % of the General category 37.27% 43.02% 41.53%
Number of salaries quoted 490 1,273 826
10th Percentile £26,500 £24,696 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £29,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,625 £71,050 £77,625
England median annual salary £55,000 £48,734 £59,000
% change year-on-year +12.86% -17.40% +7.27%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,458 4,203 5,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 55.05% 58.05% 76.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,097 3,025 2,262
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,995 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,950 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,063
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.59% +0.11%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
Birmingham 0 366 £55,000 +10.00% 285
Warwickshire -11 174 £33,500 -16.25% 153
Staffordshire -3 123 £37,500 +15.38% 240
Worcestershire -2 43 £30,500 +10.91% 41
Coventry -9 42 £57,500 +15.00% 53
Solihull -2 34 £51,250 +2.50% 27
Shropshire 0 27 £42,500 -1.33% 34
Wolverhampton -4 12 £32,500 -5.80% 17
Herefordshire 0 11 £40,000 +20.30% 11
Dudley -2 10 £32,500 +30.00% 3
Walsall -8 8 £49,703 +42.01% 10
Sutton Coldfield 0 5 - - 3
West Bromwich -2 5 £26,000 - 5
Wednesbury +7 4 £37,500 - 2
Willenhall -3 4 £45,000 -
Halesowen +1 2 £36,000 +2.86% 3
Kingswinford - 1 £37,500 - 1
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (2.62%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.51%) OpenEdge
3 16 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 15 (1.64%) Confluence
5 13 (1.42%) CMS
6 5 (0.55%) IIS
7 2 (0.22%) Apache
7 2 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.22%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.22%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.22%) SAS
7 2 (0.22%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.22%) WordPress
8 1 (0.11%) ColdFusion
8 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.11%) Mule
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 92 (10.04%) Microsoft Office
2 61 (6.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.87%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.44%) Sketch
7 3 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.33%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.33%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.33%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.22%) Adobe Captivate
8 2 (0.22%) Simulink
8 2 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.22%) Trello
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.11%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 44 (4.80%) NetSuite
2 14 (1.53%) Shopify
3 12 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (1.09%) Dynamics NAV
5 9 (0.98%) Oracle EBS
6 8 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
7 6 (0.66%) SAP HR
8 5 (0.55%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.55%) SAP HCM
9 4 (0.44%) SAP FI
10 3 (0.33%) Oracle Applications
10 3 (0.33%) SAP CO
11 2 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
11 2 (0.22%) Magento
11 2 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
11 2 (0.22%) PeopleSoft HCM
11 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
11 2 (0.22%) SAP SD
12 1 (0.11%) SAP CRM
12 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 144 (15.72%) Azure
2 129 (14.08%) AWS
3 108 (11.79%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (5.13%) Power Platform
5 35 (3.82%) SaaS
6 32 (3.49%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (2.40%) Google Workspace
8 19 (2.07%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (1.86%) GCP
10 14 (1.53%) Power Automate
11 13 (1.42%) Cloud Computing
11 13 (1.42%) Figma
12 12 (1.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 12 (1.31%) Entra ID
12 12 (1.31%) Serverless
13 11 (1.20%) GitHub
14 10 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (1.09%) Boomi
14 10 (1.09%) Snowflake
15 9 (0.98%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 57 (6.22%) WAN
2 55 (6.00%) LAN
3 50 (5.46%) Firewall
4 34 (3.71%) TCP/IP
5 31 (3.38%) VoIP
6 30 (3.28%) DHCP
7 26 (2.84%) DNS
8 22 (2.40%) VLAN
9 16 (1.75%) BGP
9 16 (1.75%) OSPF
9 16 (1.75%) WLAN
10 15 (1.64%) VPN
11 6 (0.66%) Network Security
12 4 (0.44%) Intranet
12 4 (0.44%) Intrusion Detection
12 4 (0.44%) Remote Desktop
12 4 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.33%) SAN
14 2 (0.22%) Cisco Firepower
14 2 (0.22%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (4.69%) Power BI
2 34 (3.71%) SQL Server
3 17 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (1.75%) NoSQL
5 10 (1.09%) Tableau
6 9 (0.98%) BigQuery
7 7 (0.76%) Redis
8 6 (0.66%) Metadata
8 6 (0.66%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.55%) Big Data
9 5 (0.55%) MySQL
9 5 (0.55%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.44%) Data Mining
10 4 (0.44%) DB2
10 4 (0.44%) Hadoop
10 4 (0.44%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 38 (4.15%) JIRA
2 16 (1.75%) Git
3 6 (0.66%) SonarQube
4 4 (0.44%) Selenium
5 3 (0.33%) GitLab
5 3 (0.33%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.33%) Mocha
6 2 (0.22%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.22%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.22%) ER Studio
6 2 (0.22%) ERwin
6 2 (0.22%) NUnit
6 2 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.22%) Postman
6 2 (0.22%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.22%) Robot Framework
6 2 (0.22%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.22%) Storybook
6 2 (0.22%) Subversion
6 2 (0.22%) WebDriver
General
1 179 (19.54%) Finance
2 174 (19.00%) Analytical Skills
3 118 (12.88%) Presentation Skills
4 75 (8.19%) Retail
5 61 (6.66%) Marketing
6 54 (5.90%) Organisational Skills
7 47 (5.13%) Law
8 41 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 36 (3.93%) Automotive
10 33 (3.60%) Legal
10 33 (3.60%) Manufacturing
11 30 (3.28%) Public Sector
12 28 (3.06%) Electronics
13 25 (2.73%) Documentation Skills
14 17 (1.86%) Telecoms
15 14 (1.53%) Advertising
16 13 (1.42%) Banking
17 12 (1.31%) Influencing Skills
17 12 (1.31%) Police
18 7 (0.76%) Games
Job Titles
1 175 (19.10%) IT Support
2 120 (13.10%) Senior
3 106 (11.57%) Analyst
4 90 (9.83%) Developer
5 53 (5.79%) Lead
6 51 (5.57%) Consultant
7 38 (4.15%) Project Manager
8 33 (3.60%) Architect
8 33 (3.60%) Support Specialist
9 31 (3.38%) IT Support Specialist
10 30 (3.28%) Support Analyst
11 27 (2.95%) Senior Developer
12 24 (2.62%) IT Engineer
13 23 (2.51%) OpenEdge Developer
13 23 (2.51%) Progress Developer
14 22 (2.40%) NetSuite Consultant
15 21 (2.29%) C# Developer
15 21 (2.29%) Systems Engineer
15 21 (2.29%) Technical Leader
16 20 (2.18%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (4.91%) HTML
2 38 (4.15%) .NET
3 23 (2.51%) CSS
4 20 (2.18%) ASP.NET
5 16 (1.75%) Blazor
5 16 (1.75%) React
6 15 (1.64%) ASP.NET MVC
7 14 (1.53%) REST
8 13 (1.42%) Middleware
9 12 (1.31%) RESTful
10 11 (1.20%) GraphQL
10 11 (1.20%) SOAP
11 10 (1.09%) XML
12 9 (0.98%) FastAPI
12 9 (0.98%) Node.js
12 9 (0.98%) OAuth
13 8 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
14 7 (0.76%) Restlet
14 7 (0.76%) SQLAlchemy
14 7 (0.76%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 92 (10.04%) Enterprise Software
2 48 (5.24%) Legacy Systems
3 46 (5.02%) Management Information System
4 38 (4.15%) Self-Motivation
5 32 (3.49%) CCTV
6 31 (3.38%) Onboarding
7 27 (2.95%) Mobile App
8 24 (2.62%) Driving Licence
9 21 (2.29%) IoT
9 21 (2.29%) SCADA
10 20 (2.18%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 18 (1.97%) Product Ownership
12 16 (1.75%) Smartphone
13 11 (1.20%) EPoS
14 10 (1.09%) Data Centre
14 10 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
14 10 (1.09%) Virtual Team
15 8 (0.87%) Credit Risk
15 8 (0.87%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.87%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 213 (23.25%) Windows
2 64 (6.99%) Windows 10
3 40 (4.37%) Windows Server
4 39 (4.26%) Linux
5 18 (1.97%) Apple iOS
5 18 (1.97%) Windows Server 2016
5 18 (1.97%) Windows Server 2019
6 17 (1.86%) Mac OS X
7 16 (1.75%) Ubuntu
8 10 (1.09%) Android
9 7 (0.76%) Windows 7
10 6 (0.66%) Mac OS
10 6 (0.66%) Unix
11 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.11%) CentOS
12 1 (0.11%) Debian
12 1 (0.11%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (44.10%) Problem-Solving
2 163 (17.79%) Mathematics
3 137 (14.96%) Project Management
4 105 (11.46%) Agile
5 103 (11.24%) Line Management
6 99 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
7 83 (9.06%) Collaborative Working
8 80 (8.73%) Decision-Making
8 80 (8.73%) Systems Engineering
9 78 (8.52%) Continuous Improvement
10 75 (8.19%) Cybersecurity
11 70 (7.64%) Analytics
12 68 (7.42%) Customer Service
13 67 (7.31%) Project Delivery
14 66 (7.21%) Physics
15 64 (6.99%) CRM
16 60 (6.55%) Ergonomics
16 60 (6.55%) Human Factors
17 59 (6.44%) DevOps
18 53 (5.79%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 118 (12.88%) SQL
2 47 (5.13%) Python
3 40 (4.37%) C#
4 38 (4.15%) JavaScript
5 29 (3.17%) PowerShell
6 18 (1.97%) Java
7 12 (1.31%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.09%) C++
9 9 (0.98%) C
10 7 (0.76%) R
11 6 (0.66%) PHP
12 5 (0.55%) Bash
12 5 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (0.44%) Swift
14 2 (0.22%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.22%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.22%) Perl
15 1 (0.11%) ABAP
15 1 (0.11%) Objective-C
15 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 234 (25.55%) Degree
2 67 (7.31%) BPSS Clearance
3 58 (6.33%) Security Cleared
4 36 (3.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 32 (3.49%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (2.29%) MCSE
6 21 (2.29%) SC Cleared
7 20 (2.18%) HND
8 17 (1.86%) HNC
9 11 (1.20%) CISM
9 11 (1.20%) CISSP
10 10 (1.09%) Master's Degree
11 9 (0.98%) DBS Check
12 8 (0.87%) Azure Certification
12 8 (0.87%) ISTQB
12 8 (0.87%) PMP
13 7 (0.76%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 7 (0.76%) PMI Certification
14 6 (0.66%) ACCA
14 6 (0.66%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (3.60%) QA
2 24 (2.62%) Data Quality
3 22 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (1.86%) SLA
5 16 (1.75%) GDPR
6 15 (1.64%) PMO
7 6 (0.66%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 4 (0.44%) NIST
9 3 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.33%) GRC
9 3 (0.33%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.33%) PMBOK
10 2 (0.22%) COBIT
10 2 (0.22%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.22%) P3O
11 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.11%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 97 (10.59%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.31%) Docker
4 6 (0.66%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.22%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.22%) Firmware
5 2 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (1.20%) Kubernetes
1 11 (1.20%) Terraform
2 6 (0.66%) Grafana
2 6 (0.66%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.55%) Ansible
4 4 (0.44%) SCCM
4 4 (0.44%) SCOM
5 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.33%) Puppet
5 3 (0.33%) QRadar
6 2 (0.22%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.22%) VxRail
7 1 (0.11%) AWS Copilot
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.11%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.11%) SCOrch
7 1 (0.11%) SCSM
7 1 (0.11%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 211 (23.03%) Microsoft
2 51 (5.57%) Google
3 44 (4.80%) SAP
4 41 (4.48%) Salesforce
5 37 (4.04%) Dell
6 32 (3.49%) Cisco
7 29 (3.17%) Apple
8 23 (2.51%) Progress
8 23 (2.51%) VMware
9 20 (2.18%) Rockwell
9 20 (2.18%) Siemens
10 19 (2.07%) Oracle
11 16 (1.75%) Fortinet
11 16 (1.75%) ServiceNow
11 16 (1.75%) Ubiquiti
12 9 (0.98%) Adobe
12 9 (0.98%) Juniper
13 8 (0.87%) Databricks
14 7 (0.76%) Avaloq
15 6 (0.66%) McAfee