Social Skills Contract Job Trends in Andover

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Hampshire > Andover

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Andover. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 3 7
Rank change year-on-year -3 +4 -2
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 8 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Andover 20.51% 28.57% 17.86%
As % of the General category 53.33% 40.00% 38.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 2
10th Percentile £497 - £454
25th Percentile £725 - £489
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 - £556
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.11%
75th Percentile £788 - £627
90th Percentile - - £663
Hampshire median daily rate £500 £500 £575
% change year-on-year - -13.04% +12.20%

All General Skills
Andover

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 Andover.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 15 5 13
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Andover 38.46% 71.43% 46.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 0 9
10th Percentile £450 - £536
25th Percentile £463 - £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £675
Median % change year-on-year - - +35.00%
75th Percentile £784 - £700
90th Percentile £788 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £500 £508 £550
% change year-on-year -1.48% -7.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £29.00 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £20.71 £35.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -40.83% -36.36% +98.34%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Andover

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Andover

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Andover

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

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

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Andover

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Andover over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Andover

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Andover

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

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

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Andover 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (62.50%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Metadata
General
1 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Electronics
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
2 1 (12.50%) Marketing
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Business Architect
3 1 (12.50%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
3 1 (12.50%) 2nd Line Support
3 1 (12.50%) Desktop Support
3 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Architect
3 1 (12.50%) IT Support
3 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
3 1 (12.50%) Security Architect
3 1 (12.50%) SEO Executive
3 1 (12.50%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) CSS
1 1 (12.50%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (37.50%) Migration
2 3 (37.50%) TOGAF
3 2 (25.00%) ArchiMate
3 2 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (25.00%) OWASP
3 2 (25.00%) Presales
3 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (25.00%) SDLC
3 2 (25.00%) Zachman Framework
4 1 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (12.50%) Analytics
4 1 (12.50%) Architectural Patterns
4 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Modelling
4 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
4 1 (12.50%) Security Architecture
4 1 (12.50%) Technical Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (12.50%) Website Architecture
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) SC Cleared
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) NCSC
2 1 (12.50%) GDPR
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Sparx
2 1 (12.50%) BiZZdesign
2 1 (12.50%) Google
2 1 (12.50%) SAP