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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 0
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 483 464 617
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 24.36% 25.61% 25.74%
As % of the General category 42.48% 40.85% 42.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 292 272 357
10th Percentile £205 £313 £184
25th Percentile £280 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% +9.93%
75th Percentile £608 £638 £550
90th Percentile £650 £721 £625
South East median daily rate £480 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -4.00% +5.26% +2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 11 13
10th Percentile £20.49 £19.50 -
25th Percentile £49.00 £32.50 -
Median hourly rate £61.00 £63.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.17% +260.00% -6.47%
75th Percentile £62.00 £66.21 £21.97
90th Percentile £67.50 £75.75 £27.90
South East median hourly rate £18.35 £45.00 £17.56
% change year-on-year -59.22% +156.26% -9.67%

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 1,137 1,136 1,441
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 57.34% 62.69% 60.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 549 711 835
10th Percentile £205 £325 £249
25th Percentile £325 £406 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +7.89% +5.56%
75th Percentile £590 £631 £575
90th Percentile £650 £700 £639
South East median daily rate £490 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.00% - +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 89 27 28
10th Percentile £23.50 £19.10 £17.00
25th Percentile £42.50 £22.33 £17.50
Median hourly rate £59.00 £55.00 £21.03
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% +161.59% -1.31%
75th Percentile £70.18 £68.11 £27.06
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £40.25
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -20.00%

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 26 April 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 26 April 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 26 April 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 -1 319 £550 -3.89% 141
Bracknell -3 52 £400 -22.33% 28
Newbury -1 18 £375 -11.76% 19
Slough +2 15 £285 -29.63% 35
Maidenhead -6 9 £340 -40.87% 18
Wokingham -8 8 £528 +5.50% 11
Windsor -9 3 £600 +147.42% 13
Crowthorne - 1 - - 2
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 17 (3.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.86%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.66%) Confluence
4 3 (0.62%) SAS
5 2 (0.41%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.21%) Apache
6 1 (0.21%) Moodle
6 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
Applications
1 79 (16.36%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (7.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (3.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (2.28%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.45%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (1.24%) Adobe After Effects
6 6 (1.24%) Adobe Premiere
6 6 (1.24%) CINEMA 4D
7 5 (1.04%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.83%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.83%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.62%) SPSS
10 2 (0.41%) InDesign
11 1 (0.21%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 19 (3.93%) Primavera
2 17 (3.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 14 (2.90%) Oracle EBS
4 13 (2.69%) Oracle EBS R12
5 11 (2.28%) SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (1.24%) Maximo
7 3 (0.62%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.62%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.62%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.62%) SAP FI/CO
8 2 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.41%) SAP Business One
9 1 (0.21%) Magento
9 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.21%) SAP QM
9 1 (0.21%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 83 (17.18%) Azure
2 33 (6.83%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (5.59%) AWS
4 22 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (3.73%) Power Platform
6 17 (3.52%) Entra ID
7 16 (3.31%) Azure Monitor
7 16 (3.31%) Azure Storage
8 15 (3.11%) OCI
9 8 (1.66%) GCP
9 8 (1.66%) OpenShift
9 8 (1.66%) Smartsheet
10 6 (1.24%) IaaS
10 6 (1.24%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.24%) Snowflake
11 5 (1.04%) SaaS
12 4 (0.83%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.62%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.62%) ShareGate
13 3 (0.62%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 42 (8.70%) Firewall
2 37 (7.66%) DNS
3 32 (6.63%) DHCP
4 26 (5.38%) LAN
5 23 (4.76%) SAN
6 13 (2.69%) WAN
7 12 (2.48%) Radio Access Network
8 10 (2.07%) Remote Desktop
9 7 (1.45%) 4G
9 7 (1.45%) 5G
9 7 (1.45%) Diameter Protocol
9 7 (1.45%) GGSN
9 7 (1.45%) SGSN
9 7 (1.45%) VSAN
10 6 (1.24%) 3G
10 6 (1.24%) TCP/IP
11 5 (1.04%) Network Security
11 5 (1.04%) VoLTE
11 5 (1.04%) Wireshark
12 4 (0.83%) RANAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.11%) Power BI
2 13 (2.69%) Tableau
3 8 (1.66%) Oracle Database
4 7 (1.45%) SAP HANA
5 5 (1.04%) Metadata
5 5 (1.04%) Power Query
5 5 (1.04%) PowerPivot
6 4 (0.83%) Data Mining
6 4 (0.83%) GIS
7 3 (0.62%) EDMS
7 3 (0.62%) Qlik Sense
7 3 (0.62%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.62%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.41%) Big Data
8 2 (0.41%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.41%) MySQL
8 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.21%) DTS
9 1 (0.21%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 26 (5.38%) Jenkins
1 26 (5.38%) JIRA
1 26 (5.38%) Selenium
2 25 (5.18%) Cucumber
3 24 (4.97%) REST Assured
3 24 (4.97%) SonarQube
4 13 (2.69%) GitLab
5 10 (2.07%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (0.83%) Git
7 3 (0.62%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.21%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.21%) Axure RP
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
1 105 (21.74%) Analytical Skills
2 78 (16.15%) Telecoms
3 48 (9.94%) Presentation Skills
4 47 (9.73%) Organisational Skills
5 45 (9.32%) Finance
6 36 (7.45%) Marketing
7 32 (6.63%) Law
7 32 (6.63%) Legal
8 23 (4.76%) Public Sector
9 13 (2.69%) Police
10 11 (2.28%) Aviation
10 11 (2.28%) Manufacturing
11 10 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (2.07%) Retail
12 9 (1.86%) Mandarin Language
13 8 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (1.24%) Billing
15 5 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.83%) Automotive
16 4 (0.83%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 52 (10.77%) Analyst
2 45 (9.32%) Senior
3 35 (7.25%) Consultant
4 25 (5.18%) Project Manager
5 23 (4.76%) Support Engineer
6 22 (4.55%) Windows Engineer
7 21 (4.35%) Build Engineer
7 21 (4.35%) Windows Build Engineer
8 20 (4.14%) Desktop Engineer
8 20 (4.14%) Desktop Support
8 20 (4.14%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 20 (4.14%) Support Specialist
9 19 (3.93%) Lead
10 18 (3.73%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
10 18 (3.73%) Hardware Engineer
11 17 (3.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 17 (3.52%) Java Engineer
12 16 (3.31%) Functional Consultant
13 15 (3.11%) Designer
13 15 (3.11%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.80%) ARM Templates
2 26 (5.38%) REST
3 25 (5.18%) Java EE
4 12 (2.48%) HTML
5 8 (1.66%) CSS
6 7 (1.45%) SAP Basis
7 6 (1.24%) React
8 5 (1.04%) Node.js
8 5 (1.04%) SAP Fiori
9 4 (0.83%) jQuery
10 3 (0.62%) D3.js
10 3 (0.62%) EDI
10 3 (0.62%) React Native
10 3 (0.62%) SPFx
10 3 (0.62%) XML
11 2 (0.41%) AngularJS
11 2 (0.41%) Flash
11 2 (0.41%) OLE
11 2 (0.41%) Smart Contracts
11 2 (0.41%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 40 (8.28%) Driving Licence
2 28 (5.80%) Data Centre
3 19 (3.93%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (3.31%) PKI
5 14 (2.90%) Management Information System
6 11 (2.28%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (2.07%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (1.86%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.45%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.45%) Operational Technology
10 6 (1.24%) Life Science
10 6 (1.24%) Motion Graphics
10 6 (1.24%) Renewable Energy
11 5 (1.04%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.04%) PMI
12 4 (0.83%) Animation
12 4 (0.83%) CCTV
12 4 (0.83%) IoT
12 4 (0.83%) Social Media
13 3 (0.62%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 119 (24.64%) Windows
2 80 (16.56%) Windows 10
3 58 (12.01%) Windows Server
4 52 (10.77%) Windows Server 2016
5 50 (10.35%) Windows Server 2019
6 36 (7.45%) Windows 7
7 34 (7.04%) Windows Server 2012
8 29 (6.00%) Linux
9 21 (4.35%) Windows NT
10 13 (2.69%) Unix
10 13 (2.69%) Windows XP
11 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.41%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (35.61%) Problem-Solving
2 97 (20.08%) ITIL
3 78 (16.15%) DevOps
4 77 (15.94%) Agile
5 75 (15.53%) Customer Service
6 71 (14.70%) Project Management
7 55 (11.39%) Decision-Making
8 44 (9.11%) Infrastructure as Code
8 44 (9.11%) Release Management
9 43 (8.90%) Continuous Improvement
10 42 (8.70%) Technical Leadership
11 40 (8.28%) Service Management
12 33 (6.83%) Analytics
12 33 (6.83%) Stakeholder Management
13 32 (6.63%) CI/CD
13 32 (6.63%) Test Automation
14 29 (6.00%) Collaborative Working
14 29 (6.00%) Software Engineering
15 28 (5.80%) Continuous Integration
16 26 (5.38%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 37 (7.66%) PowerShell
2 30 (6.21%) Java
3 21 (4.35%) C#
4 16 (3.31%) SQL
4 16 (3.31%) VB
4 16 (3.31%) VBScript
5 15 (3.11%) Bicep
6 12 (2.48%) JavaScript
7 11 (2.28%) Python
8 4 (0.83%) R
9 3 (0.62%) F#
10 2 (0.41%) C++
10 2 (0.41%) PHP
11 1 (0.21%) C
11 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 159 (32.92%) Security Cleared
2 132 (27.33%) Degree
3 119 (24.64%) DV Cleared
4 67 (13.87%) SC Cleared
5 24 (4.97%) Cisco Certification
6 20 (4.14%) CCNA
6 20 (4.14%) CCNP
7 16 (3.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 10 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.86%) CIPD
10 6 (1.24%) ISEB
10 6 (1.24%) PMI Certification
11 5 (1.04%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.62%) ACCA
12 3 (0.62%) APMP
12 3 (0.62%) CIMA
12 3 (0.62%) CISA
12 3 (0.62%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (0.41%) CISM
13 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (10.56%) QA
2 26 (5.38%) SLA
3 14 (2.90%) PMO
4 11 (2.28%) GDPR
5 9 (1.86%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.83%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.62%) NIST
8 2 (0.41%) COBIT
8 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.41%) 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 69 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 39 (8.07%) Firmware
3 30 (6.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (4.14%) Docker
5 19 (3.93%) Virtual Machines
6 16 (3.31%) Virtual Desktop
7 14 (2.90%) Hyper-V
8 13 (2.69%) VMware ESXi
8 13 (2.69%) VMware NSX
9 7 (1.45%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 98 (20.29%) SCCM
2 53 (10.97%) WSUS
3 45 (9.32%) Kubernetes
4 29 (6.00%) SCOM
5 25 (5.18%) Ansible
6 23 (4.76%) vCenter Server
7 22 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
8 21 (4.35%) Sysprep
8 21 (4.35%) Terraform
9 16 (3.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 13 (2.69%) EMC NetWorker
10 13 (2.69%) NetBackup
11 12 (2.48%) Docker Swarm
11 12 (2.48%) Podman
12 7 (1.45%) Istio
12 7 (1.45%) Rancher
13 2 (0.41%) RSA Archer
14 1 (0.21%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 147 (30.43%) Microsoft
2 66 (13.66%) HP
3 49 (10.14%) Oracle
4 30 (6.21%) VMware
5 20 (4.14%) Dell
6 18 (3.73%) Cisco
7 17 (3.52%) Palo Alto
7 17 (3.52%) SAP
8 14 (2.90%) Juniper
8 14 (2.90%) Salesforce
8 14 (2.90%) ServiceNow
9 13 (2.69%) 3PAR
9 13 (2.69%) EMC
9 13 (2.69%) Extreme Networks
9 13 (2.69%) Symantec
9 13 (2.69%) Veeam
10 7 (1.45%) Google
10 7 (1.45%) Reuters
11 6 (1.24%) Adobe
11 6 (1.24%) Citrix