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 advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 2 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 +3
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,821 1,970 1,869
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 23.85% 31.84% 25.12%
As % of the General category 41.82% 41.82% 39.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,266 819 1,095
10th Percentile £24,725 £26,450 £27,334
25th Percentile £29,750 £37,500 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +10.64% +4.44%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,125 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £77,550 £77,500
England median annual salary £48,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.65% +4.55% +4.76%

All General Skills
West Midlands

Social Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,354 4,711 4,690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.03% 76.13% 63.03%
Number of salaries quoted 3,039 2,194 2,904
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,565
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% +0.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

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 23 May 2024.

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 23 May 2024. 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 +1 635 £50,000 -13.04% 271
Staffordshire 0 324 £32,500 -18.75% 177
Warwickshire +2 197 £38,250 -24.68% 112
Worcestershire +1 128 £28,750 -32.35% 62
Shropshire 0 72 £42,286 -29.52% 44
Coventry +6 54 £53,500 +12.63% 71
Solihull -2 51 £50,000 +86.91% 23
Wolverhampton +11 47 £34,500 +9.52% 36
Herefordshire 0 29 £35,000 -16.67% 13
Walsall +11 26 £37,500 -18.92% 13
Dudley +11 15 £25,000 -58.33% 16
Halesowen - 13 £35,000 - 11
Tipton -2 11 £25,000 -23.08% 6
Brierley Hill - 9 £33,500 - 1
Sutton Coldfield -7 8 £29,500 -70.50% 3
Wednesbury +4 5 £37,500 +36.36% 4
West Bromwich -1 5 £34,000 -35.24% 6
Willenhall - 4 - - 3
Bilston - 4 - -
Rowley Regis - 4 - - 1
Smethwick - 4 - - 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
1 113 (6.21%) SharePoint
2 59 (3.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (0.82%) Skype for Business
4 11 (0.60%) SAS
5 10 (0.55%) Confluence
6 9 (0.49%) WordPress
7 8 (0.44%) WebSphere
8 7 (0.38%) CMS
9 6 (0.33%) Appian
10 5 (0.27%) BizTalk Server
10 5 (0.27%) nginx
11 4 (0.22%) Office Communications Server
11 4 (0.22%) Umbraco
12 3 (0.16%) IBM Notes
12 3 (0.16%) IIS
12 3 (0.16%) MQSeries
12 3 (0.16%) Oracle HTTP Server
13 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
13 2 (0.11%) MTS
14 1 (0.055%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 287 (15.76%) Microsoft Office
2 160 (8.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 53 (2.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (0.66%) Trello
6 10 (0.55%) AutoCAD
7 9 (0.49%) Adobe XD
7 9 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
8 8 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 6 (0.33%) CANalyzer
9 6 (0.33%) MS Visio
10 5 (0.27%) Photoshop
11 4 (0.22%) EPLAN
11 4 (0.22%) Simulink
11 4 (0.22%) Sketch
11 4 (0.22%) SketchUp
12 3 (0.16%) InDesign
13 2 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
13 2 (0.11%) Revit
13 2 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 28 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (0.82%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
4 7 (0.38%) NEC Housing
5 6 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
6 5 (0.27%) Shopify
7 4 (0.22%) SAP SD
7 4 (0.22%) Unit4 Business World
8 3 (0.16%) Maximo
8 3 (0.16%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.16%) Sage 300 ERP
9 2 (0.11%) Misys Midas
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
9 2 (0.11%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 2 (0.11%) SAP MM
9 2 (0.11%) SAP WM
10 1 (0.055%) SAP Payroll
10 1 (0.055%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 262 (14.39%) Azure
2 211 (11.59%) Microsoft 365
3 160 (8.79%) Power Platform
4 65 (3.57%) SaaS
5 61 (3.35%) Entra ID
6 54 (2.97%) Dynamics 365
7 49 (2.69%) AWS
8 29 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
9 28 (1.54%) GitHub
10 27 (1.48%) Power Automate
11 25 (1.37%) PowerApps
12 21 (1.15%) GCP
13 20 (1.10%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (0.71%) Figma
14 13 (0.71%) GitHub Actions
14 13 (0.71%) OneDrive
14 13 (0.71%) Smartsheet
14 13 (0.71%) Snowflake
15 8 (0.44%) Serverless
15 8 (0.44%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 84 (4.61%) Firewall
2 80 (4.39%) WAN
3 73 (4.01%) LAN
4 35 (1.92%) TCP/IP
5 29 (1.59%) DNS
6 27 (1.48%) Intranet
6 27 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
7 25 (1.37%) DHCP
7 25 (1.37%) VoIP
8 20 (1.10%) PBX
9 19 (1.04%) Wireless
10 18 (0.99%) SAN
11 17 (0.93%) Ethernet
12 16 (0.88%) Skype
13 15 (0.82%) VLAN
13 15 (0.82%) VPN
14 14 (0.77%) SD-WAN
14 14 (0.77%) WLAN
15 12 (0.66%) Internet
16 11 (0.60%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 147 (8.07%) SQL Server
2 136 (7.47%) Power BI
3 47 (2.58%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (1.32%) MySQL
5 23 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 17 (0.93%) Tableau
7 16 (0.88%) Metadata
8 15 (0.82%) Relational Database
9 14 (0.77%) Data Mining
10 13 (0.71%) Data Lake
11 10 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
11 10 (0.55%) BigQuery
11 10 (0.55%) Oracle Database
11 10 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
11 10 (0.55%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 10 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (0.44%) Power Query
13 7 (0.38%) Oracle Database 12c
14 6 (0.33%) NoSQL
15 5 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 66 (3.62%) JIRA
2 50 (2.75%) Git
3 9 (0.49%) CANoe
4 8 (0.44%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.27%) webpack
7 4 (0.22%) GitLab
7 4 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
8 3 (0.16%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.16%) IBM UrbanCode
8 3 (0.16%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.16%) sqlmap
8 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.16%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.11%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.11%) Maven
10 1 (0.055%) CMake
10 1 (0.055%) Moq
10 1 (0.055%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 476 (26.14%) Analytical Skills
2 431 (23.67%) Finance
3 268 (14.72%) Organisational Skills
4 163 (8.95%) Influencing Skills
5 155 (8.51%) Retail
6 123 (6.75%) Manufacturing
7 111 (6.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 109 (5.99%) Law
9 108 (5.93%) Marketing
10 100 (5.49%) Public Sector
11 88 (4.83%) Legal
12 63 (3.46%) Presentation Skills
13 51 (2.80%) Local Government
14 37 (2.03%) Automotive
14 37 (2.03%) Telecoms
15 33 (1.81%) Games
16 28 (1.54%) Back Office
17 27 (1.48%) Electronics
18 26 (1.43%) Banking
18 26 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 345 (18.95%) Analyst
2 177 (9.72%) Developer
3 168 (9.23%) Senior
4 155 (8.51%) Project Manager
5 120 (6.59%) Product Analyst
6 116 (6.37%) Sales Analyst
7 114 (6.26%) Consultant
8 111 (6.10%) IT Support
9 97 (5.33%) Lead
10 68 (3.73%) IT Manager
11 66 (3.62%) Support Engineer
12 55 (3.02%) IT Engineer
13 49 (2.69%) Administrator
14 48 (2.64%) Software Developer
15 40 (2.20%) Architect
15 40 (2.20%) Graduate
15 40 (2.20%) Support Technician
16 38 (2.09%) IT Technician
17 36 (1.98%) Senior Analyst
18 35 (1.92%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 111 (6.10%) .NET
2 78 (4.28%) HTML
3 51 (2.80%) CSS
4 28 (1.54%) ASP.NET
5 24 (1.32%) ASP.NET MVC
5 24 (1.32%) JSON
5 24 (1.32%) React
6 22 (1.21%) Vue
7 21 (1.15%) .NET Core
8 20 (1.10%) RESTful
9 18 (0.99%) HTML5
10 16 (0.88%) AngularJS
10 16 (0.88%) XML
11 15 (0.82%) EDI
11 15 (0.82%) Laravel
12 14 (0.77%) Web Services
13 13 (0.71%) .NET Framework
13 13 (0.71%) EDIFACT
13 13 (0.71%) jQuery
14 11 (0.60%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 149 (8.18%) Self-Motivation
2 126 (6.92%) Management Information System
3 80 (4.39%) Driving Licence
4 51 (2.80%) Mobile App
5 49 (2.69%) Product Ownership
6 32 (1.76%) NHS
7 28 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
8 24 (1.32%) Data Centre
9 21 (1.15%) Replication
10 20 (1.10%) Social Media
11 19 (1.04%) FMCG
11 19 (1.04%) Onboarding
12 18 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
13 16 (0.88%) Low-Code
13 16 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
14 15 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
14 15 (0.82%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 13 (0.71%) Algorithms
15 13 (0.71%) Greenfield Project
16 12 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 220 (12.08%) Windows
2 85 (4.67%) Windows 10
3 66 (3.62%) Windows Server
4 65 (3.57%) Linux
5 25 (1.37%) Apple iOS
6 23 (1.26%) Android
6 23 (1.26%) Windows Server 2012
7 17 (0.93%) Mac OS
7 17 (0.93%) Windows 7
8 16 (0.88%) Unix
9 12 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
10 9 (0.49%) VMS
11 7 (0.38%) CentOS
11 7 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
12 5 (0.27%) SUSE
12 5 (0.27%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
13 4 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 2 (0.11%) Windows 8
14 2 (0.11%) zOS
15 1 (0.055%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 648 (35.58%) Problem-Solving
2 449 (24.66%) Customer Service
3 315 (17.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 294 (16.14%) Project Management
5 266 (14.61%) Agile
6 176 (9.67%) Mathematics
7 163 (8.95%) Mentoring
8 159 (8.73%) Stakeholder Management
9 158 (8.68%) Customer Requirements
10 144 (7.91%) Business Intelligence
11 136 (7.47%) ITIL
12 131 (7.19%) Decision-Making
13 128 (7.03%) Time Management
14 119 (6.53%) Cybersecurity
15 116 (6.37%) CRM
16 107 (5.88%) ERP
17 105 (5.77%) Project Delivery
18 94 (5.16%) Risk Management
19 90 (4.94%) Computer Science
20 89 (4.89%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 238 (13.07%) SQL
2 99 (5.44%) C#
3 81 (4.45%) JavaScript
4 79 (4.34%) Python
5 37 (2.03%) PowerShell
6 34 (1.87%) Java
7 24 (1.32%) C++
7 24 (1.32%) TypeScript
8 22 (1.21%) PHP
9 19 (1.04%) T-SQL
10 13 (0.71%) C
10 13 (0.71%) VB.NET
11 11 (0.60%) Perl
11 11 (0.60%) R
12 8 (0.44%) ActionScript
12 8 (0.44%) ActionScript 2.0
12 8 (0.44%) VB
13 4 (0.22%) MATLAB
14 3 (0.16%) Bicep
14 3 (0.16%) Dart
Qualifications
1 450 (24.71%) Degree
2 129 (7.08%) Security Cleared
3 54 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
4 50 (2.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 31 (1.70%) SC Cleared
6 27 (1.48%) DBS Check
7 24 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
8 21 (1.15%) A+ Certification
9 19 (1.04%) ACCA
9 19 (1.04%) Master's Degree
10 17 (0.93%) PMI Certification
11 16 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 15 (0.82%) CCNA
12 15 (0.82%) HND
12 15 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
12 15 (0.82%) MCSE
13 12 (0.66%) PMP
14 10 (0.55%) Network+ Certification
15 9 (0.49%) Azure Certification
15 9 (0.49%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (4.06%) GDPR
2 61 (3.35%) QA
3 58 (3.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 57 (3.13%) SLA
5 52 (2.86%) Cyber Essentials
6 35 (1.92%) ISO 9001
7 32 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 29 (1.59%) Data Quality
9 22 (1.21%) Accessibility
10 19 (1.04%) PMO
11 17 (0.93%) GMP
12 12 (0.66%) NIST
13 9 (0.49%) ISO 26262
14 8 (0.44%) IFRS
15 7 (0.38%) GRC
16 5 (0.27%) PCI DSS
17 4 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
17 4 (0.22%) GAAP
17 4 (0.22%) IFRS 9
18 3 (0.16%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 154 (8.46%) Active Directory
2 60 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 47 (2.58%) Hyper-V
4 20 (1.10%) VMware ESXi
5 16 (0.88%) Docker
6 12 (0.66%) Firmware
7 8 (0.44%) VMware Workstation
8 6 (0.33%) NFS
8 6 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
9 5 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (0.27%) vSphere
10 4 (0.22%) pfSense
11 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.055%) Virtual Desktop
12 1 (0.055%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.055%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 42 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (1.70%) EnCase
3 26 (1.43%) SCCM
4 22 (1.21%) Terraform
5 12 (0.66%) Kubernetes
6 7 (0.38%) Functional Safety
7 5 (0.27%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 4 (0.22%) AirWatch
8 4 (0.22%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.16%) Nagios
10 2 (0.11%) WSUS
11 1 (0.055%) Ansible
11 1 (0.055%) Autotask
11 1 (0.055%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.055%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.055%) Kibana
11 1 (0.055%) Nessus
11 1 (0.055%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.055%) VxRail
Vendors
1 512 (28.12%) Microsoft
2 85 (4.67%) VMware
3 55 (3.02%) Cisco
4 32 (1.76%) Veeam
5 31 (1.70%) SAP
6 25 (1.37%) ServiceNow
7 24 (1.32%) Citrix
8 23 (1.26%) Adobe
8 23 (1.26%) IFS
8 23 (1.26%) Oracle
8 23 (1.26%) Sage
8 23 (1.26%) Sophos
9 21 (1.15%) IBM
9 21 (1.15%) Salesforce
10 18 (0.99%) Remedy
11 17 (0.93%) Dell
11 17 (0.93%) Google
12 16 (0.88%) HP
12 16 (0.88%) Workday
13 14 (0.77%) Databricks