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 advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 1 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +1
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1,667 1,726 1,782
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 22.72% 30.83% 23.75%
As % of the General category 43.56% 48.12% 39.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,112 790 797
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 £58,813 £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% - +1.01%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,827 3,587 4,482
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 52.16% 64.07% 59.74%
Number of salaries quoted 2,232 1,666 2,106
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £53,672
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -6.84% +7.34%
75th Percentile £60,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,250 £80,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £53,640
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.13% +7.28%

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 9 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 9 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 -1 728 £47,500 -5.00% 291
Buckinghamshire -1 538 £45,000 -5.26% 177
Oxfordshire 0 401 £44,435 -11.09% 195
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 66 (3.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 55 (3.30%) SharePoint
3 38 (2.28%) CMS
4 25 (1.50%) WebLogic
5 20 (1.20%) 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
1 262 (15.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 146 (8.76%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (1.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 27 (1.62%) 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 11 (0.66%) 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
1 244 (14.64%) Azure
2 176 (10.56%) Microsoft 365
3 130 (7.80%) Power Platform
4 74 (4.44%) AWS
5 47 (2.82%) Entra ID
6 46 (2.76%) SaaS
7 38 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
8 36 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
9 27 (1.62%) Azure Monitor
9 27 (1.62%) PowerApps
10 22 (1.32%) Azure Storage
10 22 (1.32%) Power Automate
11 21 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
12 16 (0.96%) GCP
12 16 (0.96%) GitHub
12 16 (0.96%) WhatsApp
13 13 (0.78%) OCI
13 13 (0.78%) Serverless
14 12 (0.72%) Snowflake
15 11 (0.66%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 105 (6.30%) Firewall
2 77 (4.62%) DNS
3 64 (3.84%) DHCP
4 59 (3.54%) Broadband
5 37 (2.22%) 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%) LAN
10 19 (1.14%) SAN
11 16 (0.96%) WAN
12 14 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
13 10 (0.60%) SSL
13 10 (0.60%) VLAN
14 9 (0.54%) 5G
14 9 (0.54%) Intranet
15 7 (0.42%) BGP
16 6 (0.36%) Internet
17 5 (0.30%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (4.98%) Power BI
2 61 (3.66%) SQL Server
3 31 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
4 29 (1.74%) Elasticsearch
5 26 (1.56%) Relational Database
6 21 (1.26%) MySQL
7 13 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
7 13 (0.78%) Data Lake
7 13 (0.78%) Tableau
8 11 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 9 (0.54%) NoSQL
9 9 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (0.48%) CouchDB
11 7 (0.42%) Geospatial Data
11 7 (0.42%) MongoDB
11 7 (0.42%) MS Access
12 6 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
12 6 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (0.36%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 54 (3.24%) JIRA
2 24 (1.44%) Git
3 12 (0.72%) Visual Studio
4 9 (0.54%) Gradle
4 9 (0.54%) MSI
4 9 (0.54%) Team Foundation Server
5 8 (0.48%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.48%) NUnit
6 7 (0.42%) AdminStudio
6 7 (0.42%) GitLab
6 7 (0.42%) InstallShield
7 6 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
8 5 (0.30%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.24%) Selenium
10 3 (0.18%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.12%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.12%) Cypress.io
11 2 (0.12%) ERwin
11 2 (0.12%) JUnit
12 1 (0.060%) IntelliJ
General
1 373 (22.38%) Analytical Skills
2 286 (17.16%) Finance
3 145 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 136 (8.16%) Organisational Skills
5 120 (7.20%) Marketing
6 116 (6.96%) Retail
7 88 (5.28%) Presentation Skills
8 87 (5.22%) Legal
9 77 (4.62%) Manufacturing
10 75 (4.50%) Influencing Skills
11 70 (4.20%) Public Sector
12 62 (3.72%) Pharmaceutical
13 46 (2.76%) Law
14 42 (2.52%) Telecoms
15 36 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
16 33 (1.98%) Police
17 26 (1.56%) Back Office
18 22 (1.32%) Electronics
19 19 (1.14%) Banking
20 18 (1.08%) Billing
Job Titles
1 225 (13.50%) Analyst
2 213 (12.78%) Senior
3 154 (9.24%) Lead
4 112 (6.72%) Architect
5 93 (5.58%) Developer
6 91 (5.46%) Project Manager
7 84 (5.04%) Support Engineer
8 74 (4.44%) Consultant
9 73 (4.38%) IT Support
10 66 (3.96%) Solutions Architect
11 58 (3.48%) Senior Analyst
12 57 (3.42%) Support Analyst
13 51 (3.06%) Administrator
14 47 (2.82%) Software Engineer
15 46 (2.76%) Applications Support
16 42 (2.52%) Technical Support
17 41 (2.46%) Applications Support Analyst
17 41 (2.46%) IT Engineer
18 37 (2.22%) IT Manager
19 35 (2.10%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (3.66%) .NET
2 42 (2.52%) React
3 37 (2.22%) CSS
3 37 (2.22%) HTML
4 36 (2.16%) Spring
5 23 (1.38%) EDI
6 21 (1.26%) J2EE
6 21 (1.26%) Java EE
7 20 (1.20%) ARM Templates
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
1 212 (12.72%) Self-Motivation
2 117 (7.02%) Management Information System
3 55 (3.30%) Driving Licence
4 35 (2.10%) 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%) Product Ownership
8 28 (1.68%) Social Media
9 27 (1.62%) PKI
10 25 (1.50%) Life Science
11 24 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
12 22 (1.32%) PMI
12 22 (1.32%) Replication
13 19 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
14 16 (0.96%) FMCG
14 16 (0.96%) IoT
15 14 (0.84%) Educational Technology
15 14 (0.84%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 221 (13.26%) Windows
2 96 (5.76%) Linux
3 85 (5.10%) Windows Server
4 71 (4.26%) Windows 10
5 38 (2.28%) Windows Server 2019
6 37 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 31 (1.86%) Unix
8 25 (1.50%) Windows 7
9 23 (1.38%) Mac OS
9 23 (1.38%) Windows Server 2012
10 17 (1.02%) Windows XP
11 16 (0.96%) Apple iOS
12 11 (0.66%) Android
12 11 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 10 (0.60%) VMS
14 7 (0.42%) Windows 8
15 6 (0.36%) Mac OS X
16 4 (0.24%) Windows NT
17 2 (0.12%) SUSE
17 2 (0.12%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 692 (41.51%) Problem-Solving
2 286 (17.16%) Project Management
3 280 (16.80%) Mentoring
4 265 (15.90%) Agile
5 240 (14.40%) Decision-Making
6 203 (12.18%) Customer Service
7 175 (10.50%) ITIL
8 165 (9.90%) Coaching
9 160 (9.60%) Actionable Insight
9 160 (9.60%) Continuous Improvement
10 133 (7.98%) Collaborative Working
11 118 (7.08%) Analytics
12 113 (6.78%) DevOps
13 109 (6.54%) Data Analysis
14 107 (6.42%) Service Management
15 100 (6.00%) Computer Science
16 93 (5.58%) Project Delivery
17 86 (5.16%) Business Intelligence
17 86 (5.16%) Mathematics
18 82 (4.92%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 162 (9.72%) SQL
2 108 (6.48%) Python
3 99 (5.94%) C#
4 89 (5.34%) Java
5 75 (4.50%) JavaScript
6 66 (3.96%) PowerShell
7 31 (1.86%) VB
8 29 (1.74%) C
9 25 (1.50%) Bash
9 25 (1.50%) VBScript
10 22 (1.32%) Shell Script
11 20 (1.20%) Bicep
11 20 (1.20%) C++
12 19 (1.14%) PHP
13 16 (0.96%) Fortran
13 16 (0.96%) T-SQL
14 15 (0.90%) VB.NET
15 9 (0.54%) Perl
15 9 (0.54%) Scala
15 9 (0.54%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 474 (28.43%) Degree
2 221 (13.26%) Security Cleared
3 154 (9.24%) SC Cleared
4 110 (6.60%) DV Cleared
5 60 (3.60%) ACCA
5 60 (3.60%) DBS Check
6 50 (3.00%) Master's Degree
7 46 (2.76%) CIMA
8 44 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
9 41 (2.46%) Microsoft Certification
10 30 (1.80%) PMI Certification
11 29 (1.74%) PhD
12 26 (1.56%) Azure Certification
12 26 (1.56%) HNC
13 25 (1.50%) A+ Certification
13 25 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
14 23 (1.38%) CCNA
14 23 (1.38%) CIPD
14 23 (1.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 23 (1.38%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (6.72%) SLA
2 99 (5.94%) QA
3 56 (3.36%) PMO
4 46 (2.76%) GDPR
5 34 (2.04%) Data Quality
6 33 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 24 (1.44%) ISO 9001
8 22 (1.32%) Good Clinical Practice
9 18 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
10 14 (0.84%) IFRS
11 9 (0.54%) ISO 13485
11 9 (0.54%) ISO 14001
12 8 (0.48%) Accessibility
12 8 (0.48%) GxP
12 8 (0.48%) NEBOSH
12 8 (0.48%) NIST
12 8 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 7 (0.42%) IEC 62304
13 7 (0.42%) ISO 22301
14 6 (0.36%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 159 (9.54%) Active Directory
2 72 (4.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 38 (2.28%) Hyper-V
4 37 (2.22%) Docker
5 27 (1.62%) Virtual Machines
6 23 (1.38%) Virtual Desktop
7 20 (1.20%) Firmware
8 13 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
9 11 (0.66%) KVM
10 8 (0.48%) Microsoft App-V
11 6 (0.36%) vSphere
12 2 (0.12%) HDFS
13 1 (0.060%) NFS
Systems Management
1 79 (4.74%) SCCM
2 57 (3.42%) SCOM
3 46 (2.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 46 (2.76%) WSUS
4 43 (2.58%) Kubernetes
5 28 (1.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 21 (1.26%) OpenSSO
6 21 (1.26%) Single Sign-On
7 13 (0.78%) NetBackup
8 12 (0.72%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (0.72%) Terraform
8 12 (0.72%) vCenter Server
9 11 (0.66%) Ansible
10 4 (0.24%) PaperCut
10 4 (0.24%) Sysprep
11 2 (0.12%) Nagios
11 2 (0.12%) Netcool
11 2 (0.12%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.060%) Nessus
12 1 (0.060%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 500 (29.99%) Microsoft
2 80 (4.80%) Oracle
3 78 (4.68%) VMware
4 67 (4.02%) Salesforce
5 40 (2.40%) 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
10 21 (1.26%) Remedy
11 20 (1.20%) EMC
12 16 (0.96%) YouTube
13 15 (0.90%) Palo Alto
14 14 (0.84%) CA
14 14 (0.84%) Juniper