Social Skills Contracts in Chester

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Cheshire > Chester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 1 3
Rank change year-on-year -1 +2 +2
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 13 23 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester 24.53% 27.06% 26.15%
As % of the General category 37.14% 44.23% 43.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 9 7
10th Percentile £518 £288 £242
25th Percentile £563 £350 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% +12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £688 £525 £450
90th Percentile £718 £700 £515
Cheshire median daily rate £500 £450 £407
% change year-on-year +11.11% +10.70% -9.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £20.50
Median hourly rate - £23.15 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year - +10.24% -44.00%
75th Percentile - £28.02 £21.50
90th Percentile - £30.94 -
Cheshire median hourly rate £17.72 £27.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -35.56% +30.95% -44.00%

All General Skills
Chester

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 Chester with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35 52 39
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 66.04% 61.18% 60.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 25 17
10th Percentile £475 £288 £194
25th Percentile £545 £350 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% +25.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £738 £600 £500
90th Percentile - £688 £545
Cheshire median daily rate £500 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% +0.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 11 3
10th Percentile £29.49 £23.15 £14.27
25th Percentile £41.25 £29.58 £16.60
Median hourly rate £42.50 £30.54 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.16% +45.43% +17.32%
75th Percentile £43.75 £35.00 £24.69
90th Percentile - - £26.60
Cheshire median hourly rate £24.58 £30.54 £21.00
% change year-on-year -19.52% +45.43% +17.32%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Chester

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Chester

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Chester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Chester over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Chester

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Chester

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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 1 (7.69%) SAS
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Firewall
1 1 (7.69%) VLAN
General
1 6 (46.15%) Finance
2 3 (23.08%) Banking
3 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
4 1 (7.69%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 3 (23.08%) Analyst
1 3 (23.08%) Senior
2 2 (15.38%) Architect
2 2 (15.38%) Audit Engineer
2 2 (15.38%) Business Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Network Engineer
2 2 (15.38%) Report Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Risk Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Risk Business Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Risk Management Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Risk Management Business Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Senior Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Senior Business Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Senior Reporting Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Senior Risk Analyst
2 2 (15.38%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (7.69%) Firewall Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Linux Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) SAP Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Cisco Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) FMCG
1 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) CentOS
1 1 (7.69%) Debian
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
1 1 (7.69%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (30.77%) Logistics
2 4 (30.77%) Project Management
3 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (15.38%) Agile
4 2 (15.38%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (15.38%) Architectural Design
4 2 (15.38%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 2 (15.38%) Business Strategy
4 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (15.38%) Enterprise Architecture
4 2 (15.38%) Innovative Thinking
4 2 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (15.38%) Risk Management
4 2 (15.38%) SDLC
4 2 (15.38%) Waterfall
5 1 (7.69%) Computer Science
5 1 (7.69%) Data Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) ERP
5 1 (7.69%) Technical Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) CCNP
1 1 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) GDPR
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Google
2 1 (7.69%) Cisco
2 1 (7.69%) HP
2 1 (7.69%) Red Hat
2 1 (7.69%) SAP
2 1 (7.69%) WatchGuard