Social Skills Contracts in Berkshire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 0
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 478 461 616
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 24.66% 26.18% 26.26%
As % of the General category 43.77% 42.45% 42.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 292 270 350
10th Percentile £205 £300 £161
25th Percentile £281 £411 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -9.05% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £608 £643 £550
90th Percentile £650 £721 £625
South East median daily rate £490 £510 £475
% change year-on-year -3.92% +7.37% +1.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 13 12
10th Percentile £20.34 £18.70 -
25th Percentile £47.06 £20.00 -
Median hourly rate £59.50 £55.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% +214.29% +14.75%
75th Percentile £61.70 £66.21 £22.35
90th Percentile £67.50 £73.84 £28.45
South East median hourly rate £18.35 £30.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -39.84% +74.29% -12.28%

All General Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,092 1,086 1,449
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 56.35% 61.67% 61.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 550 670 842
10th Percentile £205 £325 £249
25th Percentile £325 £406 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% +5.56%
75th Percentile £598 £631 £575
90th Percentile £650 £700 £650
South East median daily rate £493 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.40% - +7.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 87 27 26
10th Percentile £20.49 £18.50 £17.00
25th Percentile £42.00 £21.33 £17.50
Median hourly rate £58.30 £55.00 £21.03
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% +161.59% -0.12%
75th Percentile £68.28 £68.11 £28.19
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £43.75
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -23.08%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Berkshire

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Berkshire

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Berkshire over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Berkshire

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Berkshire

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Berkshire over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Berkshire

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 12 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
Reading 0 315 £558 -4.82% 170
Bracknell -3 51 £400 -22.33% 27
Newbury 0 17 £375 -11.76% 13
Slough 0 12 £285 -30.49% 40
Maidenhead -5 10 £280 -51.30% 19
Windsor -6 7 £625 +150.00% 17
Wokingham -12 7 £528 +5.50% 16
Social Skills
South East

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 18 (3.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.88%) Confluence
2 9 (1.88%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.63%) SAS
4 2 (0.42%) CMS
5 1 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.21%) Apache
5 1 (0.21%) Moodle
5 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
Applications
1 73 (15.27%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (7.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (2.30%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.26%) Adobe After Effects
5 6 (1.26%) Adobe Premiere
5 6 (1.26%) CINEMA 4D
5 6 (1.26%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (1.05%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.84%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.84%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.63%) SPSS
9 2 (0.42%) InDesign
10 1 (0.21%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 19 (3.97%) Primavera
2 17 (3.56%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 14 (2.93%) Oracle EBS
4 13 (2.72%) Oracle EBS R12
4 13 (2.72%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (1.26%) Maximo
6 3 (0.63%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.63%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.63%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.63%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.42%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.21%) Magento
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.21%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 81 (16.95%) Azure
2 34 (7.11%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (5.23%) AWS
4 22 (4.60%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (3.97%) Power Platform
6 17 (3.56%) Entra ID
7 16 (3.35%) Azure Monitor
7 16 (3.35%) Azure Storage
7 16 (3.35%) OCI
8 8 (1.67%) GCP
8 8 (1.67%) OpenShift
8 8 (1.67%) Smartsheet
9 6 (1.26%) IaaS
9 6 (1.26%) PowerApps
9 6 (1.26%) Snowflake
10 5 (1.05%) OneDrive
10 5 (1.05%) SaaS
11 4 (0.84%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.63%) ShareGate
12 3 (0.63%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 43 (9.00%) Firewall
2 40 (8.37%) DNS
3 33 (6.90%) DHCP
4 24 (5.02%) LAN
4 24 (5.02%) SAN
5 15 (3.14%) Radio Access Network
6 13 (2.72%) WAN
7 9 (1.88%) 4G
7 9 (1.88%) 5G
8 8 (1.67%) 3G
8 8 (1.67%) Remote Desktop
9 7 (1.46%) Diameter Protocol
9 7 (1.46%) GGSN
9 7 (1.46%) SGSN
9 7 (1.46%) VoLTE
9 7 (1.46%) VSAN
9 7 (1.46%) Wireshark
10 6 (1.26%) LTE
10 6 (1.26%) RANAP
10 6 (1.26%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.35%) Power BI
2 13 (2.72%) Tableau
3 10 (2.09%) Oracle Database
4 9 (1.88%) SAP HANA
5 6 (1.26%) PowerPivot
6 5 (1.05%) Metadata
6 5 (1.05%) Power Query
7 4 (0.84%) Data Mining
7 4 (0.84%) GIS
7 4 (0.84%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.63%) Big Data
8 3 (0.63%) EDMS
8 3 (0.63%) Qlik Sense
8 3 (0.63%) SQL Server
9 2 (0.42%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.42%) MySQL
9 2 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.21%) DTS
10 1 (0.21%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.21%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 29 (6.07%) JIRA
2 26 (5.44%) Jenkins
2 26 (5.44%) Selenium
3 25 (5.23%) Cucumber
4 24 (5.02%) REST Assured
4 24 (5.02%) SonarQube
5 13 (2.72%) GitLab
6 10 (2.09%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (0.84%) Git
8 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.63%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.21%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.21%) CMake
9 1 (0.21%) Postman
9 1 (0.21%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.21%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.21%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.21%) Xcode
General
1 109 (22.80%) Analytical Skills
2 77 (16.11%) Telecoms
3 50 (10.46%) Presentation Skills
4 45 (9.41%) Organisational Skills
5 42 (8.79%) Finance
6 40 (8.37%) Marketing
7 34 (7.11%) Legal
8 32 (6.69%) Law
9 22 (4.60%) Public Sector
10 13 (2.72%) Police
11 11 (2.30%) Aviation
11 11 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (2.30%) Manufacturing
11 11 (2.30%) Retail
12 10 (2.09%) Mandarin Language
13 8 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (1.26%) Billing
14 6 (1.26%) Multimedia
15 4 (0.84%) Automotive
15 4 (0.84%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 55 (11.51%) Analyst
2 45 (9.41%) Senior
3 39 (8.16%) Consultant
4 26 (5.44%) Project Manager
5 22 (4.60%) Support Engineer
6 21 (4.39%) Windows Engineer
7 20 (4.18%) Build Engineer
7 20 (4.18%) Support Specialist
7 20 (4.18%) Windows Build Engineer
8 18 (3.77%) Desktop Engineer
8 18 (3.77%) Desktop Support
8 18 (3.77%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 18 (3.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 18 (3.77%) Lead
9 17 (3.56%) Java Engineer
10 16 (3.35%) Active Directory Support
10 16 (3.35%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
10 16 (3.35%) Functional Consultant
10 16 (3.35%) Hardware Engineer
11 15 (3.14%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (6.07%) ARM Templates
2 26 (5.44%) REST
3 25 (5.23%) Java EE
4 12 (2.51%) HTML
5 9 (1.88%) SAP Basis
6 8 (1.67%) CSS
7 6 (1.26%) React
7 6 (1.26%) SAP Fiori
8 5 (1.05%) Node.js
9 4 (0.84%) jQuery
9 4 (0.84%) Web Services
10 3 (0.63%) D3.js
10 3 (0.63%) EDI
10 3 (0.63%) React Native
10 3 (0.63%) SPFx
10 3 (0.63%) XML
11 2 (0.42%) .NET
11 2 (0.42%) AngularJS
11 2 (0.42%) Flash
11 2 (0.42%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.53%) Driving Licence
2 29 (6.07%) Data Centre
3 20 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (3.35%) PKI
5 12 (2.51%) Management Information System
6 11 (2.30%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (2.09%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (1.88%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.67%) Life Science
10 7 (1.46%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.46%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.46%) Renewable Energy
11 6 (1.26%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.26%) Motion Graphics
12 5 (1.05%) PMI
13 4 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.84%) Animation
13 4 (0.84%) CCTV
13 4 (0.84%) IoT
13 4 (0.84%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 113 (23.64%) Windows
2 76 (15.90%) Windows 10
3 59 (12.34%) Windows Server
4 53 (11.09%) Windows Server 2016
5 51 (10.67%) Windows Server 2019
6 34 (7.11%) Windows Server 2012
7 32 (6.69%) Windows 7
8 31 (6.49%) Linux
9 20 (4.18%) Windows NT
10 14 (2.93%) Windows XP
11 13 (2.72%) Unix
12 3 (0.63%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.42%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (35.56%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (19.46%) ITIL
3 79 (16.53%) DevOps
4 78 (16.32%) Agile
5 74 (15.48%) Project Management
6 69 (14.44%) Customer Service
7 54 (11.30%) Decision-Making
8 45 (9.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 45 (9.41%) Infrastructure as Code
9 41 (8.58%) Release Management
9 41 (8.58%) Technical Leadership
10 39 (8.16%) Service Management
11 34 (7.11%) Analytics
12 33 (6.90%) CI/CD
13 32 (6.69%) Stakeholder Management
13 32 (6.69%) Test Automation
14 30 (6.28%) Collaborative Working
15 29 (6.07%) Software Engineering
16 28 (5.86%) Continuous Integration
17 27 (5.65%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (7.95%) PowerShell
2 30 (6.28%) Java
3 21 (4.39%) C#
4 17 (3.56%) SQL
5 16 (3.35%) Bicep
5 16 (3.35%) VB
5 16 (3.35%) VBScript
6 12 (2.51%) JavaScript
6 12 (2.51%) Python
7 3 (0.63%) F#
7 3 (0.63%) R
8 2 (0.42%) C++
8 2 (0.42%) PHP
9 1 (0.21%) C
9 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 154 (32.22%) Security Cleared
2 133 (27.82%) Degree
3 112 (23.43%) DV Cleared
4 68 (14.23%) SC Cleared
5 24 (5.02%) Cisco Certification
6 20 (4.18%) CCNA
6 20 (4.18%) CCNP
7 16 (3.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 13 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.88%) CIPD
10 7 (1.46%) ISEB
11 6 (1.26%) PMI Certification
12 5 (1.05%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.63%) ACCA
13 3 (0.63%) CIMA
13 3 (0.63%) CISA
13 3 (0.63%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.63%) Network+ Certification
14 2 (0.42%) APMP
14 2 (0.42%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (10.25%) QA
2 26 (5.44%) SLA
3 15 (3.14%) GDPR
4 13 (2.72%) PMO
5 9 (1.88%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.84%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.63%) NIST
8 2 (0.42%) COBIT
8 2 (0.42%) HL7
8 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.21%) COSO
9 1 (0.21%) GRC
9 1 (0.21%) ISO 31000
9 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (0.21%) ITGC
9 1 (0.21%) NIST 800
System Software
1 67 (14.02%) Active Directory
2 36 (7.53%) Firmware
3 31 (6.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (4.18%) Docker
5 19 (3.97%) Virtual Machines
6 16 (3.35%) Virtual Desktop
7 15 (3.14%) Hyper-V
8 14 (2.93%) VMware ESXi
9 13 (2.72%) VMware NSX
10 7 (1.46%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 94 (19.67%) SCCM
2 53 (11.09%) WSUS
3 45 (9.41%) Kubernetes
4 30 (6.28%) SCOM
5 25 (5.23%) Ansible
6 24 (5.02%) vCenter Server
7 22 (4.60%) Microsoft Intune
8 21 (4.39%) Terraform
9 20 (4.18%) Sysprep
10 16 (3.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 14 (2.93%) EMC NetWorker
11 14 (2.93%) NetBackup
12 12 (2.51%) Docker Swarm
12 12 (2.51%) Podman
13 7 (1.46%) Istio
13 7 (1.46%) Rancher
14 2 (0.42%) RSA Archer
15 1 (0.21%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 141 (29.50%) Microsoft
2 63 (13.18%) HP
3 52 (10.88%) Oracle
4 31 (6.49%) VMware
5 23 (4.81%) Dell
6 19 (3.97%) Cisco
6 19 (3.97%) SAP
7 18 (3.77%) Palo Alto
8 15 (3.14%) Juniper
9 14 (2.93%) 3PAR
9 14 (2.93%) EMC
9 14 (2.93%) Extreme Networks
9 14 (2.93%) ServiceNow
9 14 (2.93%) Symantec
9 14 (2.93%) Veeam
10 12 (2.51%) Salesforce
11 7 (1.46%) Google
11 7 (1.46%) Reuters
12 6 (1.26%) Empirix
12 6 (1.26%) NetScout