Social Skills Contract Job Trends in Abingdon

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Oxfordshire > Abingdon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Abingdon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 1 5
Rank change year-on-year -6 +4 -1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 8 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in Abingdon 28.57% 66.67% 14.29%
As % of the General category 53.33% 100.00% 75.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - £131
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £133
Median % change year-on-year - - -49.04%
75th Percentile £438 - £134
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £325 £375 £364
% change year-on-year -13.27% +3.09% +1.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £50.13 - -
25th Percentile £50.31 - -
Median hourly rate £51.25 - £13.46
75th Percentile £52.81 - -
90th Percentile £53.38 - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £33.50 £21.90 £17.50
% change year-on-year +52.97% +25.14% -34.16%

All General Skills
Abingdon

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 general skills in Abingdon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 15 2 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Abingdon 53.57% 66.67% 19.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £132
25th Percentile £413 - £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £136
Median % change year-on-year - - -65.29%
75th Percentile £438 - £138
90th Percentile - - £139
Oxfordshire median daily rate £480 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £50.38 - -
25th Percentile £50.94 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 - £13.46
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £39.64 £21.90 £19.50
% change year-on-year +81.00% +12.31% -27.99%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Abingdon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Abingdon.

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Abingdon

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Abingdon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Abingdon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Abingdon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) Azure
1 3 (37.50%) Entra ID
1 3 (37.50%) IaaS
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (37.50%) PaaS
2 1 (12.50%) SaaS
General
1 1 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (12.50%) Military
1 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 6 (75.00%) Security Specialist
2 2 (25.00%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Security Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (87.50%) Operational Technology
2 3 (37.50%) Cyber Defence
2 3 (37.50%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (25.00%) Onboarding
3 2 (25.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 3 (37.50%) Linux
1 3 (37.50%) Unix
1 3 (37.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (87.50%) Remediation Plan
1 7 (87.50%) SIEM
2 4 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
2 4 (50.00%) ITSM
2 4 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 4 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 3 (37.50%) Change Control
3 3 (37.50%) CI/CD
3 3 (37.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 3 (37.50%) Incident Management
3 3 (37.50%) Internal Audit
3 3 (37.50%) OWASP
3 3 (37.50%) RBAC
3 3 (37.50%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (37.50%) SABSA
3 3 (37.50%) Security Architecture
3 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (37.50%) Threat Intelligence
3 3 (37.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) SC Cleared
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 3 (37.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 3 (37.50%) CESG Certified Professional
2 3 (37.50%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (37.50%) CISM
2 3 (37.50%) CISSP
2 3 (37.50%) CRISC
2 3 (37.50%) GIAC
2 3 (37.50%) GSEC
2 3 (37.50%) SANS
2 3 (37.50%) SSCP
3 2 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (12.50%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (100.00%) NIST
2 4 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (37.50%) ISO 31000
4 1 (12.50%) Government Security Classifications
4 1 (12.50%) GRC
4 1 (12.50%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
Social Skills jobs