Social Skills Contracts in the Midlands

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 1 1 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 -1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 628 795 1,081
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 23.02% 23.11% 21.34%
As % of the General category 41.95% 41.41% 39.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 426 547 755
10th Percentile £195 £208 £200
25th Percentile £275 £370 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +8.11% +15.63%
75th Percentile £597 £575 £540
90th Percentile £725 £675 £638
England median daily rate £515 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.19% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 35 61
10th Percentile £11.06 £11.32 £9.59
25th Percentile £13.00 £12.50 £10.71
Median hourly rate £14.72 £15.50 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.03% -3.13% +1.75%
75th Percentile £19.61 £21.23 £20.00
90th Percentile £32.81 £56.50 £28.75
England median hourly rate £18.13 £25.26 £18.00
% change year-on-year -28.23% +40.33% -

All General Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,497 1,920 2,756
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 54.88% 55.81% 54.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,022 1,356 2,054
10th Percentile £206 £214 £220
25th Percentile £350 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £480 £465
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +3.23% +16.25%
75th Percentile £614 £588 £550
90th Percentile £738 £684 £653
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 167 82 105
10th Percentile £11.75 £11.80 £9.74
25th Percentile £13.90 £13.41 £12.75
Median hourly rate £17.50 £20.41 £17.70
Median % change year-on-year -14.26% +15.31% +10.63%
75th Percentile £38.13 £32.19 £24.50
90th Percentile £53.80 £51.50 £35.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.31 £21.30
% change year-on-year -12.56% +61.08% -5.33%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands 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
West Midlands 0 453 £475 -6.86% 820
East Midlands +3 164 £269 -37.08% 519
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 21 (3.34%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.11%) CMS
4 3 (0.48%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.48%) Confluence
4 3 (0.48%) Drupal
5 2 (0.32%) IBM Domino
5 2 (0.32%) SAS
5 2 (0.32%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.32%) WordPress
6 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.16%) Apache
6 1 (0.16%) Appian
6 1 (0.16%) CICS
6 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Moodle
6 1 (0.16%) nginx
Applications
1 66 (10.51%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (3.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.27%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.80%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.64%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (0.48%) Sketch
6 3 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.32%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.32%) Trello
8 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.16%) InDesign
8 1 (0.16%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.16%) Simulink
8 1 (0.16%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 17 (2.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.27%) Odoo
3 7 (1.11%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.48%) SAP MII
5 2 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.32%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.32%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.32%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.32%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.32%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.16%) CA PPM
6 1 (0.16%) Maximo
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.16%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 79 (12.58%) Azure
2 54 (8.60%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (5.73%) Power Platform
4 20 (3.18%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (2.71%) AWS
6 15 (2.39%) Dynamics 365
6 15 (2.39%) Entra ID
6 15 (2.39%) Power Automate
7 14 (2.23%) OneDrive
8 12 (1.91%) PowerApps
9 10 (1.59%) SuccessFactors
10 7 (1.11%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (0.96%) Azure App Service
12 5 (0.80%) Azure AKS
12 5 (0.80%) IaaS
12 5 (0.80%) SaaS
13 4 (0.64%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 4 (0.64%) PaaS
13 4 (0.64%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 27 (4.30%) WAN
2 24 (3.82%) LAN
3 19 (3.03%) DNS
4 18 (2.87%) Firewall
5 16 (2.55%) VPN
6 13 (2.07%) DHCP
7 11 (1.75%) Network Security
7 11 (1.75%) Wireless
8 9 (1.43%) Ethernet
8 9 (1.43%) Internet
9 8 (1.27%) Cisco Nexus
9 8 (1.27%) TCP/IP
9 8 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (1.11%) SAN
10 7 (1.11%) Unified Communications
11 6 (0.96%) ADSL
12 5 (0.80%) Ethereal
12 5 (0.80%) Wireshark
13 4 (0.64%) PSTN
13 4 (0.64%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (4.30%) Power BI
2 13 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (1.75%) Data Mining
4 10 (1.59%) Data Lake
5 9 (1.43%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.27%) SQL Server
7 7 (1.11%) Big Data
8 6 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.64%) Metadata
9 4 (0.64%) MySQL
9 4 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.64%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.64%) SAP BW
9 4 (0.64%) SAP HANA
10 3 (0.48%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.48%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.48%) Tableau
11 2 (0.32%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 19 (3.03%) JIRA
2 8 (1.27%) Git
3 4 (0.64%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.48%) TestRail
5 2 (0.32%) Appium
5 2 (0.32%) Axure RP
5 2 (0.32%) kappa
5 2 (0.32%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.32%) Selenium
5 2 (0.32%) UI Automator
5 2 (0.32%) webpack
5 2 (0.32%) XCUITest
6 1 (0.16%) JMeter
6 1 (0.16%) JUnit
6 1 (0.16%) LSMW
6 1 (0.16%) NUnit
6 1 (0.16%) Postman
6 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.16%) Xcode
General
1 111 (17.68%) Analytical Skills
2 100 (15.92%) Finance
3 55 (8.76%) Public Sector
4 35 (5.57%) Telecoms
5 30 (4.78%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (4.46%) Manufacturing
7 26 (4.14%) Presentation Skills
8 14 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
8 14 (2.23%) Marketing
9 11 (1.75%) Automotive
9 11 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (1.75%) Electronics
9 11 (1.75%) Retail
10 8 (1.27%) Legal
11 7 (1.11%) Banking
11 7 (1.11%) Games
11 7 (1.11%) German Language
12 6 (0.96%) Aerospace
13 5 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 83 (13.22%) Analyst
2 60 (9.55%) Project Manager
3 58 (9.24%) Architect
4 55 (8.76%) Lead
5 44 (7.01%) Developer
6 37 (5.89%) Consultant
7 35 (5.57%) Senior
8 26 (4.14%) Support Engineer
9 18 (2.87%) 2nd Line Support
9 18 (2.87%) Data Architect
10 17 (2.71%) Test Manager
11 15 (2.39%) Support Analyst
12 14 (2.23%) Business Analyst
12 14 (2.23%) Coordinator
12 14 (2.23%) Test Engineer
13 13 (2.07%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 13 (2.07%) Enterprise Architect
14 12 (1.91%) Network Engineer
15 11 (1.75%) IT Manager
15 11 (1.75%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.55%) React
2 12 (1.91%) .NET
3 11 (1.75%) HTML
4 9 (1.43%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.27%) RESTful
6 7 (1.11%) CSS
7 6 (0.96%) Spring
8 5 (0.80%) JSON
8 5 (0.80%) REST
9 4 (0.64%) XML
10 3 (0.48%) LDAP
10 3 (0.48%) Middleware
10 3 (0.48%) PySpark
10 3 (0.48%) SAML
10 3 (0.48%) SAP Business Workflow
10 3 (0.48%) Visualforce
11 2 (0.32%) OAuth
11 2 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
11 2 (0.32%) Regular Expression
11 2 (0.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (8.44%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (4.30%) Management Information System
3 22 (3.50%) Product Ownership
4 15 (2.39%) Data Centre
5 13 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (1.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 10 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (1.59%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.43%) IoT
8 9 (1.43%) NHS
9 8 (1.27%) CCTV
9 8 (1.27%) Cyber Defence
9 8 (1.27%) Onboarding
9 8 (1.27%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.11%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.11%) Cyber Threat
10 7 (1.11%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.11%) PKI
10 7 (1.11%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 81 (12.90%) Windows
2 35 (5.57%) Windows 10
3 24 (3.82%) Windows Server
4 16 (2.55%) Linux
5 12 (1.91%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (1.59%) Windows Server 2012
7 9 (1.43%) Apple iOS
7 9 (1.43%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (1.27%) Windows 7
9 7 (1.11%) Mac OS
10 6 (0.96%) Android
11 5 (0.80%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.48%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 2 (0.32%) Unix
13 2 (0.32%) zOS
14 1 (0.16%) CentOS
14 1 (0.16%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.16%) VMS
14 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (29.46%) Problem-Solving
2 104 (16.56%) Agile
3 91 (14.49%) Stakeholder Management
4 88 (14.01%) Project Management
5 83 (13.22%) Customer Service
6 70 (11.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 57 (9.08%) Computer Science
7 57 (9.08%) Time Management
8 55 (8.76%) Decision-Making
9 50 (7.96%) Migration
10 49 (7.80%) Conflict Management
11 44 (7.01%) ITIL
12 36 (5.73%) ERP
13 35 (5.57%) Business Intelligence
14 34 (5.41%) Analytics
14 34 (5.41%) DevOps
14 34 (5.41%) Roadmaps
15 31 (4.94%) Cybersecurity
16 30 (4.78%) Asset Management
16 30 (4.78%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 40 (6.37%) SQL
2 29 (4.62%) Python
3 20 (3.18%) JavaScript
4 19 (3.03%) PowerShell
5 12 (1.91%) C#
5 12 (1.91%) Java
6 9 (1.43%) TypeScript
7 5 (0.80%) Bicep
8 4 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.48%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.48%) C++
9 3 (0.48%) Kotlin
9 3 (0.48%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.48%) Swift
9 3 (0.48%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.32%) Perl
10 2 (0.32%) PHP
10 2 (0.32%) Scala
10 2 (0.32%) SOQL
10 2 (0.32%) X++
Qualifications
1 120 (19.11%) Degree
2 63 (10.03%) Security Cleared
3 45 (7.17%) SC Cleared
4 30 (4.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 28 (4.46%) NVQ Level 3
6 19 (3.03%) HNC
6 19 (3.03%) HND
7 16 (2.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (2.39%) PMP
9 14 (2.23%) PMI Certification
10 13 (2.07%) Cisco Certification
11 11 (1.75%) DV Cleared
12 9 (1.43%) Master's Degree
13 8 (1.27%) CCNA
13 8 (1.27%) ISTQB
13 8 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (1.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (0.96%) BC Cleared
15 6 (0.96%) CCNP
15 6 (0.96%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (6.05%) QA
2 30 (4.78%) SLA
3 15 (2.39%) Data Quality
4 12 (1.91%) NIST
4 12 (1.91%) PMO
5 8 (1.27%) NIST 800
6 5 (0.80%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.64%) GRC
8 3 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.48%) GDPR
8 3 (0.48%) ITGC
9 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.16%) HAZOP
10 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 46 (7.32%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.27%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.64%) Docker
5 3 (0.48%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.48%) vSphere
6 2 (0.32%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.16%) Firmware
7 1 (0.16%) HDFS
7 1 (0.16%) KVM
7 1 (0.16%) Lustre
7 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 19 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (2.39%) SCCM
3 10 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.27%) Terraform
5 5 (0.80%) OpenView
6 4 (0.64%) Grafana
6 4 (0.64%) Kibana
6 4 (0.64%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.48%) Autotask
7 3 (0.48%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (0.48%) HP ALM
7 3 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.48%) VxRail
8 2 (0.32%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.16%) Ansible
9 1 (0.16%) Hadoop YARN
9 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.16%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.16%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.16%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 109 (17.36%) Microsoft
2 50 (7.96%) SAP
3 21 (3.34%) Cisco
4 20 (3.18%) Oracle
5 17 (2.71%) VMware
6 16 (2.55%) Salesforce
7 14 (2.23%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.11%) Apple
8 7 (1.11%) HP
8 7 (1.11%) IBM
8 7 (1.11%) Informatica
9 6 (0.96%) Databricks
9 6 (0.96%) Dell
9 6 (0.96%) Splunk
10 5 (0.80%) Adobe
11 4 (0.64%) Citrix
11 4 (0.64%) Computacenter
11 4 (0.64%) Sage
12 3 (0.48%) Fujitsu
12 3 (0.48%) Red Hat