Social Skills Contracts in the North of England

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 2 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 1,143 1,086 1,199
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 24.36% 19.03% 16.80%
As % of the General category 44.44% 34.35% 33.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 657 678 806
10th Percentile £185 £231 £170
25th Percentile £350 £388 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £458
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +9.29% +1.67%
75th Percentile £570 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £654 £634
England median daily rate £513 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.65% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 32 82
10th Percentile £12.12 £14.18 £12.27
25th Percentile £13.59 £17.72 £14.44
Median hourly rate £15.00 £26.00 £21.02
Median % change year-on-year -42.31% +23.69% +21.61%
75th Percentile £20.39 £43.03 £44.03
90th Percentile £37.18 £65.04 £53.69
England median hourly rate £18.00 £25.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -28.00% +38.89% -

All General Skills
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,572 3,162 3,616
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 54.81% 55.40% 50.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,507 2,185 2,585
10th Percentile £256 £300 £206
25th Percentile £400 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% +5.37% +7.95%
75th Percentile £584 £600 £560
90th Percentile £669 £688 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 313 90 178
10th Percentile £12.13 £14.23 £11.20
25th Percentile £13.31 £16.95 £14.96
Median hourly rate £16.06 £25.50 £18.82
Median % change year-on-year -37.02% +35.51% +1.72%
75th Percentile £33.00 £37.30 £31.00
90th Percentile £48.75 £53.02 £50.98
England median hourly rate £30.50 £32.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -6.15% +51.16% -4.17%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
North West +2 602 £475 - 1,061
Yorkshire +1 475 £475 -5.00% 676
North East +9 64 £525 +50.00% 267
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 39 (3.41%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.45%) SAS
3 26 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (1.57%) Confluence
5 7 (0.61%) CMS
6 6 (0.52%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.52%) ArcGIS
6 6 (0.52%) WordPress
7 3 (0.26%) Apache
7 3 (0.26%) IIS
8 2 (0.17%) IBM Notes
8 2 (0.17%) Mule
9 1 (0.087%) CICS
9 1 (0.087%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.087%) JBoss
9 1 (0.087%) LiveLink
9 1 (0.087%) nginx
9 1 (0.087%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.087%) Tomcat
Applications
1 112 (9.80%) Microsoft Office
2 62 (5.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.79%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.35%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.26%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (0.26%) Blender
8 3 (0.26%) Maya
8 3 (0.26%) MicroStation
8 3 (0.26%) Sketch
9 1 (0.087%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.087%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.087%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.087%) Revit
Business Applications
1 47 (4.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.79%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.70%) SAP FI
5 7 (0.61%) Primavera
5 7 (0.61%) SAP EWM
5 7 (0.61%) SAP PM
6 3 (0.26%) Maximo
6 3 (0.26%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.17%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.17%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.17%) SAP PS
7 2 (0.17%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.087%) Oracle Payroll
8 1 (0.087%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.087%) SAP Payroll
8 1 (0.087%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.087%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.087%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 128 (11.20%) Azure
2 88 (7.70%) Microsoft 365
3 84 (7.35%) AWS
4 54 (4.72%) Power Platform
5 36 (3.15%) GCP
6 35 (3.06%) Dynamics 365
7 29 (2.54%) GitHub
8 23 (2.01%) Entra ID
9 20 (1.75%) Taleo
10 13 (1.14%) Snowflake
11 11 (0.96%) SaaS
11 11 (0.96%) Serverless
12 9 (0.79%) Power Automate
13 8 (0.70%) AWS Lambda
13 8 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
13 8 (0.70%) PowerApps
14 7 (0.61%) Amazon S3
14 7 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (0.61%) BrowserStack
Communications & Networking
1 41 (3.59%) Firewall
2 29 (2.54%) VPN
3 25 (2.19%) WAN
4 24 (2.10%) DNS
4 24 (2.10%) LAN
5 19 (1.66%) VLAN
6 15 (1.31%) Wireless
7 14 (1.22%) DHCP
8 11 (0.96%) TCP/IP
9 10 (0.87%) HTTP
9 10 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (0.79%) ATM
10 9 (0.79%) DWDM
10 9 (0.79%) Remote Desktop
11 8 (0.70%) OSPF
12 7 (0.61%) Ethernet
12 7 (0.61%) Wireless Security
13 6 (0.52%) HTTPS
13 6 (0.52%) Network Security
14 5 (0.44%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (3.67%) Power BI
2 21 (1.84%) Data Warehouse
3 19 (1.66%) SQL Server
4 16 (1.40%) Tableau
5 13 (1.14%) Data Lake
5 13 (1.14%) Relational Database
6 12 (1.05%) MongoDB
6 12 (1.05%) MySQL
7 10 (0.87%) Big Data
8 9 (0.79%) GIS
9 8 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (0.70%) Metadata
9 8 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (0.61%) BigQuery
10 7 (0.61%) Hadoop
10 7 (0.61%) NoSQL
10 7 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (0.61%) SAP BW
11 6 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
11 6 (0.52%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 52 (4.55%) JIRA
2 29 (2.54%) Jenkins
3 20 (1.75%) Git
4 10 (0.87%) GitLab
5 9 (0.79%) Selenium
6 6 (0.52%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 6 (0.52%) CircleCI
6 6 (0.52%) Travis CI
7 5 (0.44%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.44%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 4 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.35%) XCUITest
9 3 (0.26%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.26%) Gatling
9 3 (0.26%) JMeter
9 3 (0.26%) LSMW
9 3 (0.26%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.17%) Appium
10 2 (0.17%) Bitbucket
General
1 185 (16.19%) Analytical Skills
2 164 (14.35%) Finance
3 94 (8.22%) Public Sector
4 51 (4.46%) Banking
5 46 (4.02%) Organisational Skills
6 44 (3.85%) Retail
7 41 (3.59%) Presentation Skills
8 35 (3.06%) Manufacturing
9 26 (2.27%) Pharmaceutical
10 24 (2.10%) Telecoms
11 20 (1.75%) Legal
12 19 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (1.14%) Law
15 10 (0.87%) Marketing
16 7 (0.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 6 (0.52%) Health Technology
18 5 (0.44%) Back Office
18 5 (0.44%) Local Government
19 3 (0.26%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 174 (15.22%) Analyst
2 78 (6.82%) Project Manager
3 70 (6.12%) Developer
4 69 (6.04%) Senior
5 65 (5.69%) Architect
5 65 (5.69%) Consultant
6 63 (5.51%) Business Analyst
7 56 (4.90%) Lead
8 48 (4.20%) Service Desk Agent
9 34 (2.97%) IT Support
10 30 (2.62%) Service Analyst
11 29 (2.54%) Data Analyst
12 27 (2.36%) Service Desk Analyst
12 27 (2.36%) Support Engineer
13 24 (2.10%) Administrator
13 24 (2.10%) Network Engineer
14 22 (1.92%) Solutions Architect
15 21 (1.84%) IT Technician
16 20 (1.75%) Data Engineer
17 19 (1.66%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.71%) ISPF
2 18 (1.57%) .NET
3 15 (1.31%) Web Services
3 15 (1.31%) YAML
4 13 (1.14%) RESTful
5 12 (1.05%) HTML
5 12 (1.05%) React
6 11 (0.96%) CSS
6 11 (0.96%) REST
6 11 (0.96%) SailPoint
7 10 (0.87%) JSON
8 8 (0.70%) Node.js
9 7 (0.61%) .NET Framework
9 7 (0.61%) Kafka
9 7 (0.61%) LDAP
9 7 (0.61%) Middleware
9 7 (0.61%) XML
10 6 (0.52%) Elastic Stack
10 6 (0.52%) Spring
11 5 (0.44%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 65 (5.69%) Management Information System
2 41 (3.59%) Driving Licence
2 41 (3.59%) Virtual Team
3 32 (2.80%) Mainframe
4 28 (2.45%) NHS
5 24 (2.10%) Data Centre
6 23 (2.01%) Cyber Defence
6 23 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
7 21 (1.84%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 20 (1.75%) Replication
9 19 (1.66%) CMDB
9 19 (1.66%) Cyber Threat
9 19 (1.66%) EPoS
10 18 (1.57%) Product Ownership
11 14 (1.22%) Mobile App
12 13 (1.14%) Algorithms
13 12 (1.05%) Life Science
14 11 (0.96%) LPAR
15 10 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
16 9 (0.79%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 143 (12.51%) Windows
2 66 (5.77%) Windows 10
3 60 (5.25%) Linux
4 44 (3.85%) zOS
5 27 (2.36%) Windows Server
6 14 (1.22%) Apple iOS
7 13 (1.14%) Unix
8 11 (0.96%) Android
8 11 (0.96%) Windows 7
9 10 (0.87%) Mac OS
10 6 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.44%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.35%) Debian
12 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
13 3 (0.26%) AIX
13 3 (0.26%) Kali Linux
13 3 (0.26%) Solaris
14 2 (0.17%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
15 1 (0.087%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 337 (29.48%) Problem-Solving
2 195 (17.06%) Stakeholder Management
3 189 (16.54%) Agile
4 173 (15.14%) Customer Service
5 152 (13.30%) Project Management
6 79 (6.91%) Migration
7 78 (6.82%) ITIL
7 78 (6.82%) Service Management
8 76 (6.65%) Mentoring
9 72 (6.30%) Decision-Making
10 66 (5.77%) Risk Management
11 62 (5.42%) Change Management
12 59 (5.16%) DevOps
13 57 (4.99%) CRM
14 56 (4.90%) Continuous Improvement
15 55 (4.81%) Scrum
16 51 (4.46%) Business Intelligence
16 51 (4.46%) Data Modelling
17 47 (4.11%) Problem Management
17 47 (4.11%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 73 (6.39%) Python
2 68 (5.95%) SQL
3 42 (3.67%) JavaScript
4 40 (3.50%) JCL
5 38 (3.32%) REXX
6 35 (3.06%) Java
7 26 (2.27%) PowerShell
8 18 (1.57%) Bash
8 18 (1.57%) TypeScript
9 17 (1.49%) C#
10 16 (1.40%) Assembly Language
11 10 (0.87%) CLIST
12 8 (0.70%) PL/SQL
12 8 (0.70%) Scala
13 7 (0.61%) C++
14 6 (0.52%) ABAP
15 5 (0.44%) Apex Code
15 5 (0.44%) C
15 5 (0.44%) PHP
16 4 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 142 (12.42%) Security Cleared
2 121 (10.59%) Degree
3 96 (8.40%) SC Cleared
4 26 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
5 25 (2.19%) Cisco Certification
5 25 (2.19%) Computer Science Degree
6 24 (2.10%) CCNA
7 22 (1.92%) DV Cleared
8 20 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
9 15 (1.31%) DBS Check
10 11 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (0.87%) PMI Certification
11 10 (0.87%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 9 (0.79%) Network+ Certification
12 9 (0.79%) PMP
13 7 (0.61%) CCNP
13 7 (0.61%) OSCP
14 6 (0.52%) MCSE
15 5 (0.44%) A+ Certification
15 5 (0.44%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (6.56%) SLA
2 60 (5.25%) QA
3 47 (4.11%) Data Quality
4 26 (2.27%) NIST
5 20 (1.75%) Accessibility
5 20 (1.75%) GDPR
6 15 (1.31%) NIST 800
7 12 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 12 (1.05%) PMO
8 7 (0.61%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.26%) GRC
10 3 (0.26%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.087%) Def Stans
12 1 (0.087%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.087%) IEC 61508
12 1 (0.087%) ISO 20022
12 1 (0.087%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.087%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 104 (9.10%) Active Directory
2 40 (3.50%) Time Sharing Option
3 36 (3.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 31 (2.71%) Virtual Machines
5 23 (2.01%) Hyper-V
6 16 (1.40%) ACF2
6 16 (1.40%) RACF
7 11 (0.96%) Job Entry Subsystem
7 11 (0.96%) Microcode
8 10 (0.87%) Docker
8 10 (0.87%) NFS
8 10 (0.87%) VMware ESXi
9 8 (0.70%) VMware Workstation
10 7 (0.61%) KVM
11 3 (0.26%) SRDF
11 3 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
12 1 (0.087%) Microsoft App-V
12 1 (0.087%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.087%) VMware NSX
12 1 (0.087%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 40 (3.50%) Ansible
2 32 (2.80%) Microsoft Intune
3 23 (2.01%) Puppet
4 21 (1.84%) OMEGAMON
5 19 (1.66%) Terraform
6 16 (1.40%) NetBackup
7 15 (1.31%) Kubernetes
8 11 (0.96%) SCCM
9 10 (0.87%) Grafana
9 10 (0.87%) vCenter Server
10 9 (0.79%) Tivoli Storage Manager
11 8 (0.70%) Progress Chef
12 6 (0.52%) Docker Swarm
12 6 (0.52%) Kibana
12 6 (0.52%) logstash
12 6 (0.52%) Prometheus
13 5 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
13 5 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
14 4 (0.35%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
15 3 (0.26%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 263 (23.01%) Microsoft
2 98 (8.57%) SAP
3 66 (5.77%) ServiceNow
4 48 (4.20%) VMware
5 44 (3.85%) IBM
6 32 (2.80%) Splunk
7 28 (2.45%) Broadcom
8 23 (2.01%) Salesforce
9 21 (1.84%) Google
10 20 (1.75%) BT
10 20 (1.75%) Virgin Media
11 19 (1.66%) Oracle
12 18 (1.57%) Cisco
13 15 (1.31%) Ariba
13 15 (1.31%) Veritas
14 14 (1.22%) Dell
15 13 (1.14%) Brocade
16 10 (0.87%) CA
16 10 (0.87%) Citrix
17 9 (0.79%) Sage