Social Skills Contracts in Cumbria

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 7 3
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +2
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 77 11 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cumbria 29.84% 19.30% 20.79%
As % of the General category 51.68% 37.93% 38.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 6 6
10th Percentile £424 - £487
25th Percentile £481 £456 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £498 £518
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% -3.86% +159.85%
75th Percentile £559 £565 £548
90th Percentile £650 £706 £563
North West median daily rate £475 £475 £465
% change year-on-year - +2.15% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 13
10th Percentile £12.06 - £17.70
25th Percentile - £19.35 £26.25
Median hourly rate £13.00 £20.70 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.20% -56.42% +79.28%
75th Percentile £28.73 £22.05 £51.75
90th Percentile £52.34 - £53.56
North West median hourly rate £16.06 £26.00 £23.78
% change year-on-year -38.23% +9.35% +1.31%

All General Skills
Cumbria

Social Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 149 29 54
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 57.75% 50.88% 53.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 105 15 32
10th Percentile £436 £375 £410
25th Percentile £493 £419 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £526 £463 £494
Median % change year-on-year +13.62% -6.38% +147.00%
75th Percentile £670 £554 £540
90th Percentile £725 £679 £586
North West median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +10.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 4 15
10th Percentile £12.10 £20.75 £18.15
25th Percentile £13.00 £22.84 £26.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £39.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.84% -16.84% +0.15%
75th Percentile £50.11 £55.81 £52.16
90th Percentile £51.91 £56.83 £53.52
North West median hourly rate £17.72 £26.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -31.85% +30.00% -11.11%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Cumbria

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Cumbria.

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Cumbria

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Cumbria over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Cumbria

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Cumbria.

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Cumbria

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Cumbria over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Cumbria

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Barrow-in-Furness +1 50 £493 +6.59% 11
Kendal - 7 - - 2
Carlisle - 5 £276 - 5
Workington - 1 £528 - 2
Social Skills
North West

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria 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 7 (9.09%) CMS
2 3 (3.90%) Confluence
3 1 (1.30%) Apache
3 1 (1.30%) IIS
3 1 (1.30%) JBoss
3 1 (1.30%) nginx
3 1 (1.30%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (3.90%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (3.90%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.60%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (3.90%) Sage X3
2 1 (1.30%) Maximo
2 1 (1.30%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 7 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (3.90%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.30%) AWS
3 1 (1.30%) Azure
3 1 (1.30%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.90%) Skype
2 1 (1.30%) DNS
2 1 (1.30%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.90%) Power BI
1 3 (3.90%) Tableau
2 1 (1.30%) RDBMS
2 1 (1.30%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.30%) SQL Server
General
1 25 (32.47%) Analytical Skills
2 19 (24.68%) Public Sector
3 12 (15.58%) Finance
4 9 (11.69%) Retail
5 5 (6.49%) Banking
6 3 (3.90%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (3.90%) Police
7 2 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (18.18%) Architect
2 13 (16.88%) Problem Manager
3 12 (15.58%) Availability Manager
3 12 (15.58%) Capacity and Availability Manager
3 12 (15.58%) Capacity Manager
4 9 (11.69%) Domain Architect
5 7 (9.09%) IT Support
5 7 (9.09%) Software Asset Manager
5 7 (9.09%) Software Manager
6 4 (5.19%) Administrator
6 4 (5.19%) Business Manager
7 3 (3.90%) Accountant
7 3 (3.90%) Asset and Configuration Manager
7 3 (3.90%) Configuration Manager
7 3 (3.90%) Systems Accountant
7 3 (3.90%) Technical Architect
8 2 (2.60%) Infrastructure Architect
8 2 (2.60%) PLC Software Engineer
8 2 (2.60%) Senior
8 2 (2.60%) Senior Project Planner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.90%) React Native
2 1 (1.30%) .NET
2 1 (1.30%) .NET Framework
2 1 (1.30%) CSS
2 1 (1.30%) HTML
2 1 (1.30%) IBM Integration Bus
2 1 (1.30%) JSON
2 1 (1.30%) Middleware
2 1 (1.30%) REST
2 1 (1.30%) XHTML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (37.66%) Virtual Team
2 19 (24.68%) Management Information System
3 8 (10.39%) CMDB
4 7 (9.09%) EPoS
5 3 (3.90%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.30%) Low-Code
6 1 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.30%) Linux
1 1 (1.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (1.30%) Unix
1 1 (1.30%) Windows
1 1 (1.30%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (51.95%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (46.75%) Quality Management
2 36 (46.75%) Statistics
3 35 (45.45%) Mentoring
3 35 (45.45%) Service Management
4 28 (36.36%) Problem Management
5 22 (28.57%) Virtual Team Management
6 19 (24.68%) Time Management
7 14 (18.18%) Availability Management
7 14 (18.18%) Capacity Management
8 13 (16.88%) Root Cause Analysis
9 12 (15.58%) ITIL
9 12 (15.58%) Proactive Monitoring
10 10 (12.99%) Strategic Thinking
11 9 (11.69%) TOGAF
11 9 (11.69%) Zachman Framework
12 8 (10.39%) Agile
12 8 (10.39%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
13 7 (9.09%) Customer Service
13 7 (9.09%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.30%) C#
1 1 (1.30%) Java
1 1 (1.30%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.30%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.30%) Python
1 1 (1.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 48 (62.34%) Security Cleared
2 46 (59.74%) SC Cleared
3 9 (11.69%) Degree
4 2 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.60%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.30%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.49%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.30%) Def Stans
2 1 (1.30%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 4 (5.19%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 7 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.90%) Sage
3 2 (2.60%) IBM
4 1 (1.30%) Cisco
4 1 (1.30%) Meraki
4 1 (1.30%) Nintex
4 1 (1.30%) Oracle
4 1 (1.30%) Pega
4 1 (1.30%) Red Hat
4 1 (1.30%) SAP
4 1 (1.30%) Temenos
4 1 (1.30%) VMware