Social Skills Contracts in Northern Ireland

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 3 1
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +2
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 52 28 67
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 29.05% 15.73% 33.00%
As % of the General category 59.09% 26.92% 52.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 10 34
10th Percentile £146 £196 £145
25th Percentile £169 £255 £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £369 £441
Median % change year-on-year -8.47% -16.43% +10.31%
75th Percentile £497 £419 £500
90th Percentile £569 £475 £560
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 0 16
10th Percentile - - £10.22
25th Percentile £12.25 - £10.27
Median hourly rate £21.10 - £13.45
75th Percentile £24.18 - £21.00
90th Percentile £28.80 - -
UK median hourly rate £19.00 £24.59 £18.89
% change year-on-year -22.72% +30.20% +4.92%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

Social Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Northern Ireland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 88 104 128
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 49.16% 58.43% 63.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 49 70
10th Percentile £151 £156 £145
25th Percentile £183 £258 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £400 £445
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -10.11% +3.49%
75th Percentile £561 £500 £500
90th Percentile £650 £585 £560
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 4 17
10th Percentile - - £10.22
25th Percentile £12.25 - £10.29
Median hourly rate £21.05 £13.91 £13.89
Median % change year-on-year +51.33% +0.14% -10.39%
75th Percentile £24.00 £14.56 £21.00
90th Percentile £26.49 £15.72 -
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £31.96 £23.00
% change year-on-year -4.57% +38.96% +9.26%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Northern Ireland

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Northern Ireland

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Northern Ireland

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Northern Ireland

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Northern Ireland

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
County Antrim +7 41 £338 -3.57% 64
County Down 0 7 - - 1
County Londonderry -1 3 - - 3
Social Skills
UK

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 2 (3.85%) SharePoint Server
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (13.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (3.85%) Adobe XD
4 2 (3.85%) InVision
4 2 (3.85%) Sketch
5 1 (1.92%) InfoPath
5 1 (1.92%) Revit
5 1 (1.92%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.85%) Figma
1 2 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (3.85%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.92%) OneDrive
2 1 (1.92%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.77%) BIG-IP
1 3 (5.77%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
1 3 (5.77%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
1 3 (5.77%) Internet
2 1 (1.92%) FTP
2 1 (1.92%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.77%) Tableau
2 2 (3.85%) Power BI
General
1 16 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (25.00%) Finance
3 12 (23.08%) Organisational Skills
4 10 (19.23%) Public Sector
5 7 (13.46%) Legal
5 7 (13.46%) Manufacturing
6 6 (11.54%) Banking
7 5 (9.62%) Marketing
8 4 (7.69%) Electronics
9 3 (5.77%) Games
9 3 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (5.77%) Law
9 3 (5.77%) Telecoms
10 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (1.92%) Billing
11 1 (1.92%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 6 (11.54%) Information Governance Officer
1 6 (11.54%) Information Officer
2 4 (7.69%) Analyst
2 4 (7.69%) Coordinator
2 4 (7.69%) Project Coordinator
3 3 (5.77%) Communications Officer
3 3 (5.77%) Deployment Assistant
3 3 (5.77%) IT Manager
3 3 (5.77%) IT Services Manager
3 3 (5.77%) Network Engineer
3 3 (5.77%) Project Manager
3 3 (5.77%) Service Desk Manager
3 3 (5.77%) Service Manager
4 2 (3.85%) Banking Project Manager
4 2 (3.85%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 2 (3.85%) Designer
4 2 (3.85%) IT Engineer
4 2 (3.85%) Senior
4 2 (3.85%) Senior Project Manager
4 2 (3.85%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.92%) COM
1 1 (1.92%) HTML
1 1 (1.92%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.54%) Freedom of Information
1 6 (11.54%) NHS
2 4 (7.69%) Driving Licence
2 4 (7.69%) Smartphone
3 3 (5.77%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (5.77%) Mobile App
3 3 (5.77%) Photography
3 3 (5.77%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.85%) FPGA
4 2 (3.85%) Linux Command Line
5 1 (1.92%) BYOD
5 1 (1.92%) iPad
5 1 (1.92%) iPhone
5 1 (1.92%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.92%) PDA
5 1 (1.92%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (15.38%) Windows
2 4 (7.69%) Apple iOS
3 3 (5.77%) Android
4 2 (3.85%) Linux
4 2 (3.85%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.92%) Windows 7
5 1 (1.92%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (1.92%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (1.92%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (40.38%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (26.92%) Project Management
3 13 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 13 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 9 (17.31%) Change Management
5 8 (15.38%) PRINCE2
6 7 (13.46%) Process Improvement
6 7 (13.46%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (11.54%) Email Management
7 6 (11.54%) Impact Assessments
7 6 (11.54%) Information Governance
8 5 (9.62%) Agile
8 5 (9.62%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (9.62%) Business Strategy
8 5 (9.62%) Customer Requirements
8 5 (9.62%) Digital Marketing
8 5 (9.62%) Prototyping
9 4 (7.69%) Computer Science
9 4 (7.69%) Mentoring
9 4 (7.69%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 7 (13.46%) Python
2 5 (9.62%) SQL
3 1 (1.92%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.92%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (26.92%) Degree
2 6 (11.54%) HNC
2 6 (11.54%) NVQ Level 3
3 5 (9.62%) SC Cleared
3 5 (9.62%) Security Cleared
4 4 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (5.77%) Master's Degree
6 2 (3.85%) HND
7 1 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.92%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.92%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (11.54%) Data Quality
1 6 (11.54%) QA
2 5 (9.62%) SLA
3 2 (3.85%) Accessibility
3 2 (3.85%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (3.85%) Firmware
2 1 (1.92%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (17.31%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.62%) Dell
3 3 (5.77%) Apple
3 3 (5.77%) CA
3 3 (5.77%) F5
3 3 (5.77%) SAP
3 3 (5.77%) Twitter
4 2 (3.85%) EMC
5 1 (1.92%) Autodesk
5 1 (1.92%) Infor
5 1 (1.92%) Intel
5 1 (1.92%) Qualtrics
5 1 (1.92%) Salesforce