Due to the strategic importance of projects, Information Technology (IT) project managers must be hired that meet the organization’s list of requirements. A review of the literature suggests that there is a positive relationship between the competencies of the project manager and the outcomes of the project. Soft skills, or interpersonal skills, are part of these competencies. These skills are increasingly perceived as essential for IT project managers in organizations seeking to improve their results. This article aims to identify which soft skills are requested in vacancy advertisements for the position of IT project manager. We opted for the qualitative approach; the research method involved analysis of frequency and content of job descriptions, comparing the research results with the data found in the literature. It is hoped that this paper will enable a list to be produced, of the most frequently cited soft skills in the Brazilian vacancy advertisements for IT project managers.