Social Science Jobs in England

Social Science
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 818 862 1054
Rank change year-on-year +44 +192 -167
Permanent jobs citing Social Science 45 32 132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.047% 0.039% 0.091%
As % of the General category 0.083% 0.058% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 24 13 47
10th Percentile £38,000 - £36,774
25th Percentile £38,693 £41,374 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,343 £47,610 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% +5.80% -18.18%
75th Percentile £47,337 £62,015 £55,625
90th Percentile £56,264 - £69,000
UK median annual salary £44,343 £47,610 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.86% +5.80% -18.18%

All General Skills
England

Social Science 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 54,517 55,335 94,274
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 57.04% 67.42% 65.26%
Number of salaries quoted 36,750 31,500 45,989
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Social Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Social Science in England

Social Science
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Science in England.

Salary trend for Social Science in England

Social Science
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Science in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Social Science in England

Social Science
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Science within the England region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
London +111 36 £44,343 +2.46% 10
Midlands - 6 £38,000 -
West Midlands - 6 £38,000 -
North of England - 2 - - 5
South West -40 1 - - 2
North West - 1 - - 2
Yorkshire - 1 - - 2
Social Science
UK

Social Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 3 (6.67%) SharePoint
2 2 (4.44%) SAS
3 1 (2.22%) Confluence
3 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (8.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (4.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (4.44%) SPSS
4 1 (2.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (2.22%) InDesign
4 1 (2.22%) Photoshop
4 1 (2.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (4.44%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (13.33%) SurveyMonkey
2 5 (11.11%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (11.11%) GitHub
3 4 (8.89%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (6.67%) Azure
5 2 (4.44%) Google Workspace
6 1 (2.22%) Azure Functions
6 1 (2.22%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (2.22%) Entra ID
6 1 (2.22%) Figma
6 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (2.22%) OneDrive
6 1 (2.22%) Power Automate
6 1 (2.22%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.22%) PowerApps
6 1 (2.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.22%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (15.56%) DTS
2 2 (4.44%) Relational Database
2 2 (4.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.22%) JIRA
1 1 (2.22%) MSI
General
1 21 (46.67%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (37.78%) Social Skills
3 12 (26.67%) Law
4 11 (24.44%) Humanities
5 6 (13.33%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (11.11%) Finance
6 5 (11.11%) Police
6 5 (11.11%) Publishing
7 4 (8.89%) Advertising
7 4 (8.89%) Marketing
8 3 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (6.67%) Legal
8 3 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (2.22%) French Language
9 1 (2.22%) German Language
9 1 (2.22%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 8 (17.78%) Development Manager
1 8 (17.78%) Research Manager
2 6 (13.33%) User Experience Researcher
3 5 (11.11%) Audit Manager
3 5 (11.11%) Senior
3 5 (11.11%) Support Officer
4 3 (6.67%) Consultant
4 3 (6.67%) Senior Consultant
5 2 (4.44%) Analyst
5 2 (4.44%) Coordinator
5 2 (4.44%) CRM Officer
5 2 (4.44%) Graduate
5 2 (4.44%) Lead
5 2 (4.44%) Project Manager
5 2 (4.44%) Technical Manager
5 2 (4.44%) Technical Project Manager
6 1 (2.22%) Azure Specialist
6 1 (2.22%) Platform Specialist
6 1 (2.22%) Power Platform Specialist
6 1 (2.22%) Senior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (11.11%) .NET
2 1 (2.22%) CSS
2 1 (2.22%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (22.22%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (17.78%) Life Science
3 5 (11.11%) Private Cloud
4 4 (8.89%) Management Information System
5 3 (6.67%) Blog
5 3 (6.67%) Social Media
6 2 (4.44%) Digital Media
6 2 (4.44%) Onboarding
7 1 (2.22%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (2.22%) Graphic Design
7 1 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.44%) Windows
2 1 (2.22%) Windows 10
2 1 (2.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (31.11%) Psychology
2 13 (28.89%) Decision-Making
2 13 (28.89%) Qualitative Research
2 13 (28.89%) Quantitative Research
3 12 (26.67%) Mathematics
4 11 (24.44%) Economics
4 11 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (22.22%) Line Management
6 8 (17.78%) Actionable Insight
6 8 (17.78%) Collaborative Working
6 8 (17.78%) Demand Management
6 8 (17.78%) Neuroscience
6 8 (17.78%) Process Management
7 7 (15.56%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (15.56%) Statistics
7 7 (15.56%) Usability Testing
7 7 (15.56%) User Experience
7 7 (15.56%) User Research
7 7 (15.56%) UX Design
7 7 (15.56%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 5 (11.11%) PL/1
2 2 (4.44%) Ada
2 2 (4.44%) SQL
3 1 (2.22%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 27 (60.00%) Degree
2 10 (22.22%) Postgraduate
3 8 (17.78%) Master's Degree
3 8 (17.78%) PhD
4 1 (2.22%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.22%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (2.22%) SCCM
1 1 (2.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (13.33%) Microsoft
1 6 (13.33%) Qualtrics
2 2 (4.44%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.22%) Adobe