Social Skills Jobs in the Thames Valley

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 1 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,670 1,711 1,792
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 22.55% 30.72% 23.69%
As % of the General category 43.31% 48.02% 39.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,108 786 789
10th Percentile £25,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £70,250 £80,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +0.20%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,856 3,563 4,514
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 52.07% 63.97% 59.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,233 1,670 2,096
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,250 £50,000 £53,838
Median % change year-on-year -9.50% -7.13% +7.68%
75th Percentile £60,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,050 £80,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £53,750
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.33% +7.50%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the Thames Valley

Social Skills
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Social Skills in the Thames Valley

Social Skills
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Social Skills in the Thames Valley

Social Skills
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 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
Berkshire -1 727 £48,000 -4.00% 289
Buckinghamshire 0 541 £45,000 -5.26% 174
Oxfordshire 0 402 £44,435 -11.13% 188
Social Skills
South East

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 67 (4.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 54 (3.23%) SharePoint
3 37 (2.22%) CMS
4 24 (1.44%) WebLogic
5 21 (1.26%) Confluence
6 14 (0.84%) WordPress
7 11 (0.66%) Drupal
8 6 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 6 (0.36%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.36%) Oracle Workflow
9 5 (0.30%) Joomla!
10 4 (0.24%) Apache
11 3 (0.18%) nginx
11 3 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
12 2 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
12 2 (0.12%) IBM Domino
12 2 (0.12%) Kentico
12 2 (0.12%) Moodle
12 2 (0.12%) OpenStack
13 1 (0.060%) JBoss
Applications
1 261 (15.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 146 (8.74%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (1.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 29 (1.74%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 9 (0.54%) Photoshop
8 6 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
9 5 (0.30%) Adobe XD
9 5 (0.30%) AutoCAD
9 5 (0.30%) InDesign
10 4 (0.24%) Adobe Captivate
10 4 (0.24%) Maya
10 4 (0.24%) MotionBuilder
10 4 (0.24%) Sketch
10 4 (0.24%) Solid Edge
10 4 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
11 3 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
11 3 (0.18%) Revit
11 3 (0.18%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 22 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.72%) Primavera
3 9 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
4 6 (0.36%) Oracle Applications
4 6 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
5 5 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
6 4 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.24%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 4 (0.24%) Teamcenter
7 3 (0.18%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.18%) SAP HCM
7 3 (0.18%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.18%) SAP MM
7 3 (0.18%) Unit4 Business World
8 2 (0.12%) SAP WM
9 1 (0.060%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.060%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.060%) SAP SD
9 1 (0.060%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 245 (14.67%) Azure
2 178 (10.66%) Microsoft 365
3 130 (7.78%) Power Platform
4 74 (4.43%) AWS
5 48 (2.87%) Entra ID
6 47 (2.81%) SaaS
7 39 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
8 36 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
9 29 (1.74%) Azure Monitor
10 27 (1.62%) PowerApps
11 23 (1.38%) Azure Storage
12 22 (1.32%) Power Automate
13 21 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
14 16 (0.96%) GCP
14 16 (0.96%) GitHub
14 16 (0.96%) WhatsApp
15 13 (0.78%) OCI
15 13 (0.78%) Serverless
16 12 (0.72%) Snowflake
17 11 (0.66%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 106 (6.35%) Firewall
2 78 (4.67%) DNS
3 65 (3.89%) DHCP
4 59 (3.53%) Broadband
5 38 (2.28%) Wireless
6 25 (1.50%) VoIP
7 22 (1.32%) Network Security
8 21 (1.26%) VPN
9 20 (1.20%) TCP/IP
10 19 (1.14%) SAN
11 18 (1.08%) LAN
12 16 (0.96%) WAN
13 14 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
14 10 (0.60%) SSL
14 10 (0.60%) VLAN
15 9 (0.54%) 5G
15 9 (0.54%) Intranet
16 7 (0.42%) BGP
17 6 (0.36%) Internet
18 5 (0.30%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (4.97%) Power BI
2 61 (3.65%) SQL Server
3 31 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
4 28 (1.68%) Elasticsearch
5 26 (1.56%) Relational Database
6 21 (1.26%) MySQL
7 14 (0.84%) Azure SQL Database
8 13 (0.78%) Data Lake
8 13 (0.78%) Tableau
9 11 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 9 (0.54%) NoSQL
10 9 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
10 9 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (0.48%) CouchDB
12 7 (0.42%) Geospatial Data
12 7 (0.42%) MongoDB
12 7 (0.42%) MS Access
13 6 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
13 6 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
13 6 (0.36%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 57 (3.41%) JIRA
2 24 (1.44%) Git
3 12 (0.72%) Visual Studio
4 10 (0.60%) MSI
5 9 (0.54%) Gradle
5 9 (0.54%) Team Foundation Server
6 8 (0.48%) AdminStudio
6 8 (0.48%) InstallShield
6 8 (0.48%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.48%) NUnit
7 7 (0.42%) GitLab
8 6 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
9 5 (0.30%) Eclipse
10 4 (0.24%) Selenium
11 3 (0.18%) Bitbucket
12 2 (0.12%) Cucumber
12 2 (0.12%) Cypress.io
12 2 (0.12%) ERwin
12 2 (0.12%) JUnit
12 2 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
General
1 374 (22.40%) Analytical Skills
2 291 (17.43%) Finance
3 144 (8.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 134 (8.02%) Organisational Skills
5 120 (7.19%) Marketing
6 116 (6.95%) Retail
7 89 (5.33%) Presentation Skills
8 85 (5.09%) Legal
9 78 (4.67%) Manufacturing
10 74 (4.43%) Influencing Skills
11 71 (4.25%) Public Sector
12 61 (3.65%) Pharmaceutical
13 46 (2.75%) Law
14 42 (2.51%) Telecoms
15 37 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
16 32 (1.92%) Police
17 25 (1.50%) Back Office
18 23 (1.38%) Electronics
19 19 (1.14%) Banking
19 19 (1.14%) Billing
Job Titles
1 223 (13.35%) Analyst
2 212 (12.69%) Senior
3 153 (9.16%) Lead
4 112 (6.71%) Architect
5 93 (5.57%) Developer
6 91 (5.45%) Project Manager
7 84 (5.03%) Support Engineer
8 76 (4.55%) IT Support
9 74 (4.43%) Consultant
10 65 (3.89%) Solutions Architect
11 57 (3.41%) Senior Analyst
12 56 (3.35%) Support Analyst
13 50 (2.99%) Administrator
14 47 (2.81%) Software Engineer
15 45 (2.69%) Applications Support
16 42 (2.51%) Technical Support
17 41 (2.46%) IT Engineer
18 40 (2.40%) Applications Support Analyst
19 37 (2.22%) IT Manager
20 35 (2.10%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (3.65%) .NET
2 42 (2.51%) React
3 37 (2.22%) CSS
3 37 (2.22%) HTML
4 35 (2.10%) Spring
5 23 (1.38%) EDI
6 21 (1.26%) ARM Templates
7 20 (1.20%) J2EE
7 20 (1.20%) Java EE
8 18 (1.08%) .NET Core
9 16 (0.96%) AngularJS
10 15 (0.90%) JSON
10 15 (0.90%) Spring Boot
11 14 (0.84%) Node.js
11 14 (0.84%) Web Services
12 13 (0.78%) XML
13 12 (0.72%) Kafka
14 11 (0.66%) ASP.NET
15 9 (0.54%) .NET Framework
15 9 (0.54%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 218 (13.05%) Self-Motivation
2 117 (7.01%) Management Information System
3 54 (3.23%) Driving Licence
4 36 (2.16%) Algorithms
5 31 (1.86%) Analytical Mindset
5 31 (1.86%) Data Centre
6 30 (1.80%) Onboarding
7 29 (1.74%) Biopharmaceutical
8 28 (1.68%) PKI
8 28 (1.68%) Product Ownership
8 28 (1.68%) Social Media
9 25 (1.50%) Life Science
10 24 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
11 22 (1.32%) PMI
11 22 (1.32%) Replication
12 19 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
13 16 (0.96%) FMCG
14 15 (0.90%) IoT
15 14 (0.84%) Educational Technology
15 14 (0.84%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 223 (13.35%) Windows
2 96 (5.75%) Linux
3 86 (5.15%) Windows Server
4 72 (4.31%) Windows 10
5 40 (2.40%) Windows Server 2019
6 39 (2.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 30 (1.80%) Unix
8 24 (1.44%) Windows 7
8 24 (1.44%) Windows Server 2012
9 23 (1.38%) Mac OS
10 17 (1.02%) Windows XP
11 16 (0.96%) Apple iOS
12 11 (0.66%) Android
13 10 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 10 (0.60%) VMS
14 7 (0.42%) Windows 8
15 6 (0.36%) Mac OS X
16 5 (0.30%) Windows NT
17 2 (0.12%) SUSE
17 2 (0.12%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 690 (41.32%) Problem-Solving
2 289 (17.31%) Project Management
3 278 (16.65%) Mentoring
4 267 (15.99%) Agile
5 240 (14.37%) Decision-Making
6 202 (12.10%) Customer Service
7 174 (10.42%) ITIL
8 165 (9.88%) Coaching
8 165 (9.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 158 (9.46%) Actionable Insight
10 132 (7.90%) Collaborative Working
11 118 (7.07%) Analytics
12 115 (6.89%) DevOps
13 108 (6.47%) Data Analysis
13 108 (6.47%) Service Management
14 102 (6.11%) Computer Science
15 94 (5.63%) Project Delivery
16 89 (5.33%) Mathematics
17 87 (5.21%) Business Intelligence
18 82 (4.91%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 163 (9.76%) SQL
2 108 (6.47%) Python
3 101 (6.05%) C#
4 88 (5.27%) Java
5 74 (4.43%) JavaScript
6 69 (4.13%) PowerShell
7 33 (1.98%) VB
8 29 (1.74%) C
9 26 (1.56%) VBScript
10 25 (1.50%) Bash
11 21 (1.26%) Bicep
11 21 (1.26%) Shell Script
12 20 (1.20%) C++
13 19 (1.14%) PHP
14 16 (0.96%) Fortran
14 16 (0.96%) T-SQL
15 15 (0.90%) VB.NET
16 9 (0.54%) Perl
16 9 (0.54%) Scala
16 9 (0.54%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 480 (28.74%) Degree
2 224 (13.41%) Security Cleared
3 155 (9.28%) SC Cleared
4 111 (6.65%) DV Cleared
5 61 (3.65%) ACCA
6 60 (3.59%) DBS Check
7 52 (3.11%) Master's Degree
8 47 (2.81%) CIMA
9 44 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
10 42 (2.51%) Microsoft Certification
11 31 (1.86%) PMI Certification
12 29 (1.74%) PhD
13 27 (1.62%) Azure Certification
14 26 (1.56%) HNC
15 25 (1.50%) A+ Certification
15 25 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
16 24 (1.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 23 (1.38%) CCNA
17 23 (1.38%) CIPD
17 23 (1.38%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (6.71%) SLA
2 100 (5.99%) QA
3 56 (3.35%) PMO
4 46 (2.75%) GDPR
5 33 (1.98%) Data Quality
5 33 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 24 (1.44%) ISO 9001
7 21 (1.26%) Good Clinical Practice
8 18 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
9 14 (0.84%) IFRS
10 9 (0.54%) ISO 13485
10 9 (0.54%) ISO 14001
11 8 (0.48%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.48%) GxP
11 8 (0.48%) NEBOSH
11 8 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 7 (0.42%) IEC 62304
12 7 (0.42%) ISO 22301
12 7 (0.42%) NIST
13 6 (0.36%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 162 (9.70%) Active Directory
2 72 (4.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 38 (2.28%) Hyper-V
4 37 (2.22%) Docker
5 28 (1.68%) Virtual Machines
6 24 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
7 20 (1.20%) Firmware
8 13 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
9 10 (0.60%) KVM
10 9 (0.54%) Microsoft App-V
11 6 (0.36%) vSphere
12 2 (0.12%) HDFS
13 1 (0.060%) NFS
Systems Management
1 81 (4.85%) SCCM
2 56 (3.35%) SCOM
3 49 (2.93%) WSUS
4 47 (2.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 44 (2.63%) Kubernetes
6 29 (1.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 20 (1.20%) OpenSSO
7 20 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
8 13 (0.78%) Terraform
9 12 (0.72%) EMC NetWorker
9 12 (0.72%) NetBackup
9 12 (0.72%) vCenter Server
10 11 (0.66%) Ansible
11 5 (0.30%) Sysprep
12 4 (0.24%) PaperCut
13 2 (0.12%) Nagios
13 2 (0.12%) Netcool
13 2 (0.12%) ZABBIX
14 1 (0.060%) Nessus
14 1 (0.060%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 506 (30.30%) Microsoft
2 79 (4.73%) Oracle
3 78 (4.67%) VMware
4 67 (4.01%) Salesforce
5 38 (2.28%) HP
6 37 (2.22%) SAP
7 36 (2.16%) ServiceNow
8 34 (2.04%) Veeam
9 29 (1.74%) Cisco
9 29 (1.74%) Citrix
9 29 (1.74%) Google
10 21 (1.26%) Adobe
10 21 (1.26%) Dell
10 21 (1.26%) MuleSoft
11 20 (1.20%) EMC
11 20 (1.20%) Remedy
12 16 (0.96%) YouTube
13 15 (0.90%) Palo Alto
14 14 (0.84%) CA
14 14 (0.84%) Juniper