Social Skills Contracts in Lancashire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
North West > Lancashire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 12 2
Rank change year-on-year +11 -10 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 58 24 76
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire 29.90% 9.92% 29.12%
As % of the General category 46.03% 19.67% 47.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 15 38
10th Percentile £370 £206 £227
25th Percentile £413 £234 £321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £463 £486
Median % change year-on-year +16.76% -4.74% +21.38%
75th Percentile £783 £538 £647
90th Percentile £918 £550 £741
North West median daily rate £475 £475 £465
% change year-on-year - +2.15% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 4 24
10th Percentile £15.00 £47.95 £15.38
25th Percentile - £50.64 £24.39
Median hourly rate £16.06 £52.74 £41.43
Median % change year-on-year -69.55% +27.31% +16.70%
75th Percentile - £54.11 £47.18
90th Percentile £35.23 £55.49 £56.56
North West median hourly rate £16.06 £26.00 £23.78
% change year-on-year -38.23% +9.35% +1.31%

All General Skills
Lancashire

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 Lancashire with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 126 122 160
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire 64.95% 50.41% 61.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 85 94
10th Percentile £313 £355 £237
25th Percentile £413 £456 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £550 £486
Median % change year-on-year -5.68% +13.29% +21.38%
75th Percentile £714 £675 £600
90th Percentile £781 £733 £712
North West median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +10.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 10 38
10th Percentile £14.35 £19.11 £13.68
25th Percentile - £39.81 £16.50
Median hourly rate £16.06 £47.79 £40.54
Median % change year-on-year -66.39% +17.87% +39.79%
75th Percentile £35.23 £53.26 £46.21
90th Percentile £46.18 £57.43 £72.70
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 Lancashire

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Lancashire

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Lancashire

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Lancashire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Lancashire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Lancashire

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Lancashire

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Lancashire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Lancashire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Lancashire

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 28 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
Preston +12 23 £975 +125.43% 45
Blackburn +2 9 £425 +54.55% 20
Blackpool +14 6 £200 -63.64% 7
Chorley - 6 - - 14
Lancaster - 1 £800 - 5
Social Skills
North West

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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 3 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.72%) GeoServer
Applications
1 22 (37.93%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (5.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (15.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (12.07%) SAP FI
3 2 (3.45%) SAP SD
4 1 (1.72%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (1.72%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (1.72%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 20 (34.48%) Taleo
2 3 (5.17%) Azure
3 2 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.45%) Oracle CX
4 1 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.72%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.72%) IaaS
4 1 (1.72%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.45%) DHCP
1 2 (3.45%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.45%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.72%) GIS
2 1 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.72%) Power BI
2 1 (1.72%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 1 (1.72%) GitLab
General
1 11 (18.97%) Finance
2 7 (12.07%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (8.62%) Retail
4 4 (6.90%) Manufacturing
5 3 (5.17%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.72%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.72%) Legal
6 1 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.72%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (20.69%) Consultant
2 8 (13.79%) Lead
2 8 (13.79%) SAP Consultant
3 7 (12.07%) SAP FI Consultant
4 6 (10.34%) Team Leader
5 4 (6.90%) Trainer
6 3 (5.17%) Developer
6 3 (5.17%) Functional Consultant
6 3 (5.17%) Project Manager
6 3 (5.17%) Senior
7 2 (3.45%) Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Java Developer
7 2 (3.45%) Senior Developer
7 2 (3.45%) Senior Java Developer
7 2 (3.45%) Service Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Service Desk Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Service Transition Leader
8 1 (1.72%) Salesforce Project Manager
8 1 (1.72%) SAP Manager
8 1 (1.72%) SAP Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) J2EE
1 2 (3.45%) Node.js
1 2 (3.45%) REST
1 2 (3.45%) RESTful
1 2 (3.45%) Spring
2 1 (1.72%) CSS
2 1 (1.72%) HTML
2 1 (1.72%) OpenLayers
2 1 (1.72%) PostGIS
2 1 (1.72%) React
2 1 (1.72%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (10.34%) Driving Licence
2 2 (3.45%) Operational Technology
2 2 (3.45%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.72%) NHS
3 1 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.45%) Windows
1 2 (3.45%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (37.93%) Decision-Making
2 20 (34.48%) Data Protection
3 12 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (12.07%) Asset Management
4 7 (12.07%) Investment Management
5 5 (8.62%) Budget Management
5 5 (8.62%) Data Migration
5 5 (8.62%) ERP
5 5 (8.62%) Knowledge Transfer
5 5 (8.62%) Migration
5 5 (8.62%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (5.17%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (5.17%) Customer Service
6 3 (5.17%) Portfolio Management
6 3 (5.17%) PRINCE2
6 3 (5.17%) Programme Delivery
6 3 (5.17%) Project Management
6 3 (5.17%) Service Design
6 3 (5.17%) Transition Management
6 3 (5.17%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.45%) Java
2 1 (1.72%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.72%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (34.48%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (10.34%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.72%) Degree
3 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.72%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.17%) GDPR
2 2 (3.45%) NIST
2 2 (3.45%) QA
3 1 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (5.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.72%) Ansible
1 1 (1.72%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (48.28%) Microsoft
2 20 (34.48%) ServiceNow
3 12 (20.69%) SAP
4 3 (5.17%) Cadence
5 2 (3.45%) Oracle
5 2 (3.45%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.72%) Blue Prism