Social Skills Contracts in Bristol

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 4 4
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 114 161 208
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 21.23% 15.23% 16.57%
As % of the General category 39.45% 29.06% 35.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 99 137
10th Percentile £200 £210 £200
25th Percentile £297 £280 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - -
75th Percentile £525 £600 £583
90th Percentile £595 £656 £662
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 32 36
10th Percentile £28.85 £36.25 £15.77
25th Percentile £43.75 £40.00 £45.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £47.50 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +36.84% -22.76% +46.43%
75th Percentile £76.85 £56.23 £65.75
90th Percentile £83.22 £65.00 £71.75
South West median hourly rate £58.75 £28.50 £61.10
% change year-on-year +106.14% -53.36% +25.32%

All General Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 289 554 593
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 53.82% 52.41% 47.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 301 416
10th Percentile £213 £225 £278
25th Percentile £340 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £551 £625 £630
90th Percentile £640 £688 £697
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% +11.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 133 67
10th Percentile £18.13 £36.25 £23.72
25th Percentile £29.82 £43.75 £53.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £59.50 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.04% -3.25% +89.23%
75th Percentile £69.75 £72.50 £78.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £92.16
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £46.39 £60.35
% change year-on-year +29.34% -23.13% +34.98%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Bristol

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Bristol

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Bristol

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Bristol

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Bristol

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 7 (6.14%) SAS
2 6 (5.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.63%) Confluence
4 2 (1.75%) CMS
4 2 (1.75%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.88%) Apache
5 1 (0.88%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.88%) Appian
5 1 (0.88%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 11 (9.65%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.51%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.88%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.88%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.88%) Sketch
5 1 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.63%) Primavera
2 2 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.88%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.88%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.88%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.88%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.88%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.88%) SAP PS
3 1 (0.88%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 14 (12.28%) AWS
1 14 (12.28%) Azure
2 10 (8.77%) GCP
3 8 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (6.14%) Adobe Analytics
5 4 (3.51%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.63%) SaaS
7 1 (0.88%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 1 (0.88%) AWS CloudTrail
7 1 (0.88%) AWS Control Tower
7 1 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.88%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.88%) Figma
7 1 (0.88%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.88%) OCI
7 1 (0.88%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.26%) VPN
2 4 (3.51%) 5G
3 2 (1.75%) LAN
3 2 (1.75%) SD-WAN
3 2 (1.75%) WAN
4 1 (0.88%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.88%) Firewall
4 1 (0.88%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.88%) Wireless
4 1 (0.88%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.14%) Data Warehouse
1 7 (6.14%) Relational Database
2 4 (3.51%) Power BI
3 2 (1.75%) Tableau
4 1 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.88%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.88%) Metadata
4 1 (0.88%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.88%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (4.39%) JIRA
2 3 (2.63%) Git
3 2 (1.75%) GitLab
3 2 (1.75%) Subversion
4 1 (0.88%) Axure RP
4 1 (0.88%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.88%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.88%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.88%) Visual Studio
General
1 40 (35.09%) Finance
2 24 (21.05%) Public Sector
3 23 (20.18%) Marketing
4 22 (19.30%) Telecoms
5 20 (17.54%) Manufacturing
6 16 (14.04%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (14.04%) Electronics
7 9 (7.89%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (6.14%) Banking
9 4 (3.51%) Billing
9 4 (3.51%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (2.63%) Legal
10 3 (2.63%) Military
11 2 (1.75%) Local Government
11 2 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.88%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.88%) Police
12 1 (0.88%) Retail
Job Titles
1 17 (14.91%) Support Engineer
2 14 (12.28%) Analyst
3 12 (10.53%) Developer
3 12 (10.53%) Project Manager
4 10 (8.77%) Lead
5 8 (7.02%) Applications Support
5 8 (7.02%) Architect
5 8 (7.02%) Desktop Support
6 7 (6.14%) Analytics Manager
6 7 (6.14%) Applications Developer
6 7 (6.14%) Applications Engineer
6 7 (6.14%) Applications Support Engineer
6 7 (6.14%) Data Analytics Manager
6 7 (6.14%) Data Manager
6 7 (6.14%) Insight Manager
6 7 (6.14%) Strategy Manager
7 6 (5.26%) Azure Developer
7 6 (5.26%) Azure Engineer
7 6 (5.26%) C# Application Developer
7 6 (5.26%) Site Reliability Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (9.65%) CSS
1 11 (9.65%) HTML
2 10 (8.77%) .NET
3 4 (3.51%) Web Services
4 3 (2.63%) Node.js
5 2 (1.75%) AngularJS
5 2 (1.75%) CSS3
5 2 (1.75%) HTML5
5 2 (1.75%) React
5 2 (1.75%) RESTful
6 1 (0.88%) Apache NiFi
6 1 (0.88%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.88%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.88%) Kafka
6 1 (0.88%) REST
6 1 (0.88%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 12 (10.53%) Management Information System
2 6 (5.26%) Product Ownership
3 4 (3.51%) Cloud Native
3 4 (3.51%) Onboarding
4 3 (2.63%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.75%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.75%) FPGA
5 2 (1.75%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.75%) Social Media
5 2 (1.75%) VHDL
5 2 (1.75%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.88%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.88%) CESG
6 1 (0.88%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.88%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.88%) NHS
6 1 (0.88%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 10 (8.77%) Windows
2 4 (3.51%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.75%) Android
3 2 (1.75%) Linux
4 1 (0.88%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.88%) CentOS
4 1 (0.88%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.88%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (28.07%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (24.56%) Agile
3 27 (23.68%) Project Management
4 20 (17.54%) Business Intelligence
5 18 (15.79%) Programme Management
6 17 (14.91%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (14.91%) Service Delivery
6 17 (14.91%) Stakeholder Management
7 16 (14.04%) Digital Marketing
7 16 (14.04%) User Experience
8 14 (12.28%) CI/CD
9 13 (11.40%) Continuous Integration
9 13 (11.40%) Customer Service
9 13 (11.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 12 (10.53%) Collaborative Working
10 12 (10.53%) Service Management
10 12 (10.53%) Software Delivery
11 11 (9.65%) Analytics
11 11 (9.65%) Continuous Delivery
11 11 (9.65%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 12 (10.53%) JavaScript
2 9 (7.89%) C#
2 9 (7.89%) SQL
3 8 (7.02%) R
4 5 (4.39%) Python
5 2 (1.75%) Tcl
5 2 (1.75%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.88%) Bash
6 1 (0.88%) C++
6 1 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.88%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.88%) Ruby
6 1 (0.88%) X++
Qualifications
1 33 (28.95%) Security Cleared
2 22 (19.30%) SC Cleared
3 15 (13.16%) Degree
4 8 (7.02%) Azure Certification
4 8 (7.02%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (5.26%) DV Cleared
6 5 (4.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 5 (4.39%) PMI Certification
6 5 (4.39%) PMP
7 3 (2.63%) A+ Certification
7 3 (2.63%) CISA
7 3 (2.63%) CISM
7 3 (2.63%) CISSP
7 3 (2.63%) ISACA
7 3 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.75%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.75%) CRISC
9 1 (0.88%) APMG
9 1 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.88%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (5.26%) PMO
3 4 (3.51%) Data Quality
3 4 (3.51%) QA
4 3 (2.63%) Def Stans
4 3 (2.63%) SLA
5 2 (1.75%) GDPR
5 2 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.88%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.88%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.88%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.88%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.88%) NIST
System Software
1 11 (9.65%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (6.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (3.51%) Amdocs OSS
3 3 (2.63%) Ansible
3 3 (2.63%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.63%) Terraform
4 1 (0.88%) Grafana
4 1 (0.88%) Kibana
4 1 (0.88%) logstash
4 1 (0.88%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.88%) Puppet
Vendors
1 20 (17.54%) SAP
2 19 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 9 (7.89%) Google
4 8 (7.02%) Adobe
5 7 (6.14%) Teradata
6 6 (5.26%) ServiceNow
7 5 (4.39%) Citrix
8 4 (3.51%) Amdocs
8 4 (3.51%) Ciena
8 4 (3.51%) Ericsson
8 4 (3.51%) NetCracker
8 4 (3.51%) Nokia
9 2 (1.75%) Oracle
9 2 (1.75%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.75%) VMware
10 1 (0.88%) Cisco
10 1 (0.88%) Dell
10 1 (0.88%) Foundry
10 1 (0.88%) HP
10 1 (0.88%) Palantir