Social Skills Job Trends in Yorkshire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,286 1,035 1,508
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 19.23% 37.93% 23.55%
As % of the General category 43.02% 52.04% 42.94%
Number of salaries quoted 530 472 1,027
10th Percentile £26,363 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £30,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £61,094 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £51,808 £47,500
% change year-on-year +1.34% +9.07% -17.39%

All General Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,989 1,989 3,512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 44.69% 72.88% 54.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,783 969 2,563
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -10.53% -7.20%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £63,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £84,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Social Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in Yorkshire

Social Skills
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 14 June 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
West Yorkshire 0 494 £50,000 - 180
South Yorkshire 0 353 £42,500 +21.43% 69
East Yorkshire +2 191 £30,000 -9.09% 19
North Yorkshire 0 175 £40,000 +17.65% 28
Humberside - 8 £24,500 - 11
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 51 (3.97%) SharePoint
2 39 (3.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.31%) Moodle
4 3 (0.23%) Apache
4 3 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.23%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.23%) CMS
5 2 (0.16%) IIS
5 2 (0.16%) WordPress
6 1 (0.078%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 195 (15.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (6.07%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.31%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.23%) Trello
6 2 (0.16%) ArchiCAD
6 2 (0.16%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.16%) Revit
6 2 (0.16%) Sketch
7 1 (0.078%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.078%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
1 8 (0.62%) SAP ERP
2 6 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.31%) SAP MDG
4 4 (0.31%) SAP MDG-BP
5 3 (0.23%) Aareon QL
5 3 (0.23%) MIS ActiveH
5 3 (0.23%) NEC Housing
5 3 (0.23%) OPENHousing
5 3 (0.23%) Orchard Housing
6 1 (0.078%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.078%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.078%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.078%) SAP PP
6 1 (0.078%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.078%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 654 (50.86%) Azure
2 209 (16.25%) Power Platform
3 199 (15.47%) Azure AI
4 118 (9.18%) Microsoft 365
5 83 (6.45%) AWS
6 60 (4.67%) Entra ID
7 34 (2.64%) Serverless
8 31 (2.41%) SaaS
9 30 (2.33%) Power Automate
10 25 (1.94%) AWS Lambda
11 23 (1.79%) Amazon S3
12 22 (1.71%) GitHub
12 22 (1.71%) Microsoft Purview
13 21 (1.63%) PowerApps
14 20 (1.56%) AWS CloudFormation
14 20 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
15 19 (1.48%) GitHub Actions
16 18 (1.40%) GCP
17 17 (1.32%) Amazon ECS
17 17 (1.32%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 71 (5.52%) Firewall
2 28 (2.18%) DNS
3 26 (2.02%) DHCP
4 25 (1.94%) TCP/IP
5 23 (1.79%) VPN
6 21 (1.63%) LAN
6 21 (1.63%) WAN
7 18 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
8 13 (1.01%) Network Security
8 13 (1.01%) VLAN
9 11 (0.86%) Broadband
10 10 (0.78%) Wireless
11 9 (0.70%) BGP
12 8 (0.62%) OSPF
13 6 (0.47%) SD-WAN
14 5 (0.39%) MPLS
14 5 (0.39%) VXLAN
15 4 (0.31%) Unified Communications
16 3 (0.23%) Cisco Nexus
16 3 (0.23%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 198 (15.40%) Power BI
2 151 (11.74%) Tableau
3 20 (1.56%) DynamoDB
4 18 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (1.24%) NoSQL
6 14 (1.09%) Amazon Athena
7 12 (0.93%) SQL Server
8 9 (0.70%) Metadata
9 8 (0.62%) Data Lake
9 8 (0.62%) Power Query
10 7 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
10 7 (0.54%) BigQuery
10 7 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (0.54%) PowerPivot
10 7 (0.54%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.47%) MySQL
12 5 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
13 4 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 3 (0.23%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 32 (2.49%) Git
2 26 (2.02%) JIRA
3 8 (0.62%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.54%) GitLab
5 4 (0.31%) Oracle Forms
6 3 (0.23%) Artifactory
6 3 (0.23%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.23%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.16%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.078%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.078%) Rational DOORS
General
1 153 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
2 133 (10.34%) Finance
3 71 (5.52%) Organisational Skills
4 54 (4.20%) Manufacturing
5 53 (4.12%) Public Sector
6 41 (3.19%) Marketing
7 33 (2.57%) Retail
8 30 (2.33%) Legal
9 22 (1.71%) Law
10 20 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
11 18 (1.40%) Advertising
11 18 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 13 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (0.78%) Health Technology
15 9 (0.70%) Automotive
16 8 (0.62%) Billing
16 8 (0.62%) Social Housing
17 6 (0.47%) Electronics
18 5 (0.39%) Banking
Job Titles
1 410 (31.88%) Analyst
2 300 (23.33%) Junior
3 288 (22.40%) Junior Analyst
4 161 (12.52%) Data Analyst
5 147 (11.43%) Security Analyst
6 144 (11.20%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 144 (11.20%) Junior Data Analyst
6 144 (11.20%) Junior Security Analyst
7 135 (10.50%) Ethical Hacker
8 88 (6.84%) IT Support
9 76 (5.91%) IT Technician
10 70 (5.44%) Lead
11 62 (4.82%) Network Engineer
12 61 (4.74%) Senior
13 55 (4.28%) Support Engineer
14 54 (4.20%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
14 54 (4.20%) Help Desk Technician
15 41 (3.19%) Support Analyst
16 40 (3.11%) Developer
17 39 (3.03%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.02%) React
2 21 (1.63%) Node.js
3 14 (1.09%) AngularJS
3 14 (1.09%) REST
4 11 (0.86%) .NET
5 9 (0.70%) CSS
6 6 (0.47%) HTML
6 6 (0.47%) Vue
7 5 (0.39%) Flutter
8 4 (0.31%) JSON
8 4 (0.31%) SAP ALE
8 4 (0.31%) Web Dynpro
9 3 (0.23%) Elastic Stack
9 3 (0.23%) GraphQL
9 3 (0.23%) HTML5 Canvas
9 3 (0.23%) RabbitMQ
9 3 (0.23%) Spring
9 3 (0.23%) Tailwind CSS
9 3 (0.23%) Web Services
9 3 (0.23%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 136 (10.58%) Cyberattack
2 60 (4.67%) Onboarding
3 44 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (3.03%) Management Information System
5 38 (2.95%) Driving Licence
6 21 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
7 17 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (1.09%) Data Structures
9 13 (1.01%) Product Ownership
10 11 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (0.86%) NHS
11 10 (0.78%) Data Centre
11 10 (0.78%) e-Learning
12 9 (0.70%) Cloud Native
12 9 (0.70%) Smart Home
13 8 (0.62%) Manufacturing Execution System
13 8 (0.62%) Operational Technology
14 7 (0.54%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.54%) Security Posture
14 7 (0.54%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 114 (8.86%) Windows
2 55 (4.28%) Windows Server
3 30 (2.33%) Windows 10
4 15 (1.17%) Linux
5 11 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (0.47%) Android
8 4 (0.31%) VMS
9 2 (0.16%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.16%) VME
10 1 (0.078%) CentOS
10 1 (0.078%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.078%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (25.43%) Cybersecurity
2 248 (19.28%) AI
3 241 (18.74%) Mentoring
4 230 (17.88%) Problem-Solving
5 212 (16.49%) Continuous Improvement
6 201 (15.63%) Business Intelligence
7 135 (10.50%) Ethical Hacking
8 117 (9.10%) Stakeholder Management
9 96 (7.47%) Decision-Making
10 95 (7.39%) Agile
11 94 (7.31%) Customer Service
12 72 (5.60%) ITIL
13 71 (5.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 62 (4.82%) DevOps
15 61 (4.74%) Coaching
16 57 (4.43%) Business Continuity
16 57 (4.43%) Disaster Recovery
17 55 (4.28%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
18 53 (4.12%) Analytics
19 51 (3.97%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 247 (19.21%) Python
2 234 (18.20%) SQL
3 39 (3.03%) Java
4 31 (2.41%) JavaScript
5 30 (2.33%) TypeScript
6 22 (1.71%) C#
7 13 (1.01%) Kotlin
7 13 (1.01%) PowerShell
8 8 (0.62%) PHP
9 6 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.39%) ABAP
10 5 (0.39%) C
10 5 (0.39%) Groovy
11 4 (0.31%) Bicep
11 4 (0.31%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.31%) Scala
12 3 (0.23%) Assembly Language
12 3 (0.23%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.16%) COBOL
13 2 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 547 (42.53%) Azure Certification
2 148 (11.51%) CompTIA Security+
3 144 (11.20%) CompTIA CySA+
4 135 (10.50%) CEH
5 108 (8.40%) Degree
6 69 (5.37%) A+ Certification
7 65 (5.05%) Cisco Certification
8 60 (4.67%) CCNA
9 57 (4.43%) Network+ Certification
10 24 (1.87%) Security Cleared
11 23 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
11 23 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (1.71%) SC Cleared
13 18 (1.40%) AWS Certification
14 11 (0.86%) DBS Check
15 9 (0.70%) ACCA
15 9 (0.70%) CIMA
15 9 (0.70%) CISSP
16 8 (0.62%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 7 (0.54%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (3.81%) Cyber Essentials
2 48 (3.73%) QA
3 44 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 43 (3.34%) GDPR
5 38 (2.95%) Data Quality
6 29 (2.26%) NIST
7 10 (0.78%) Accessibility
8 9 (0.70%) SLA
9 8 (0.62%) GMP
9 8 (0.62%) ISO 9001
10 7 (0.54%) PMO
11 5 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.31%) P3O
12 4 (0.31%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.23%) NCSC
14 2 (0.16%) GRC
15 1 (0.078%) AQAP
15 1 (0.078%) SOC 2
15 1 (0.078%) WCAG
System Software
1 78 (6.07%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.63%) Docker
3 16 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.86%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.31%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (0.31%) Firmware
6 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.23%) vSphere
7 2 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.078%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.078%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.078%) XenApp
8 1 (0.078%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 32 (2.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (1.48%) Terraform
3 12 (0.93%) SCCM
4 9 (0.70%) Kubernetes
5 6 (0.47%) Ansible
6 3 (0.23%) Packer
7 2 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.078%) Autotask
8 1 (0.078%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 715 (55.60%) Microsoft
2 387 (30.09%) ForeScout
3 69 (5.37%) Cisco
4 31 (2.41%) Google
5 27 (2.10%) SAP
6 26 (2.02%) VMware
7 25 (1.94%) Salesforce
8 16 (1.24%) Citrix
9 12 (0.93%) Freshdesk
9 12 (0.93%) HubSpot
9 12 (0.93%) Oracle
9 12 (0.93%) ServiceNow
10 10 (0.78%) Veeam
11 9 (0.70%) BT
12 6 (0.47%) Apple
12 6 (0.47%) Meraki
13 5 (0.39%) IFS
14 4 (0.31%) Ariba
14 4 (0.31%) iManage
14 4 (0.31%) Juniper