Responsible team players wanted: an analysis of soft skill requirements in job advertisements

EPJ Data Science

Table 2 Skills with the highest and the lowest overall salary rewards (r from Eq. (2))

Skill cluster	r	Count
maturity	11.9^∗∗	112
delegation skills	10.2^∗∗	53
team building skills	9.8^∗	50
strategic planning	9.1^∗∗	608
ability to work in a fastpaced environment	8.0^∗	51
leadership	7.4^∗∗	4743
constructive feedback	6.9^∗	74
proposal writing	6.2^∗	84
ability to improve skills	6.0^∗∗	108
discretion	5.7	309
results driven	4.9^∗∗	541
presentation skills	4.5^∗∗	1464
telephone skills	−7.3^∗∗	227
polite	−5.9^∗∗	339
dynamic person	−5.2	70
dedication	−4.6^∗∗	467
friendly personality	−4.6	97
listening skills	−4.3^∗∗	355
punctual	−4.1^∗	248
ability to identify problems	−3.1	132
calm	−2.8^∗	787
professional manner	−2.6^∗∗	2303
willingness to learn	−2.2^∗∗	1652
time management	−1.8	2149

^∗∗p<0.01, ^∗p<0.05.
The Count column shows the denominator from Eq. (2), which can roughly be interpreted as the sample size. Only skill clusters with Count ≥ 50 are shown.