Social Skills Contracts in the East of England

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Social Skills 403 435 474
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 31.73% 28.06% 25.16%
As % of the General category 54.39% 49.89% 43.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 163 147 204
10th Percentile £161 £173 £185
25th Percentile £225 £300 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £439
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £550
90th Percentile £649 £647 £638
England median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 156 162
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.00 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.27 £16.23 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +18.73% +11.93% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £38.12 £17.72
90th Percentile £77.50 £65.00 £59.88
England median hourly rate £21.76 £23.60 £20.00
% change year-on-year -7.79% +18.00% +5.26%

All General Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 741 872 1,083
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 58.35% 56.26% 57.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 300 286 569
10th Percentile £186 £223 £212
25th Percentile £350 £334 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +0.40%
75th Percentile £591 £552 £625
90th Percentile £688 £648 £739
England median daily rate £501 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.88% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 202 314 264
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.00 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.51 £15.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £31.64 £38.12 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -17.00% +115.12% -10.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £53.29 £49.00
90th Percentile £79.75 £65.00 £65.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £28.58
% change year-on-year -34.02% +33.38% +16.46%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the East of England

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the East of England over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in the East of England

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in the East of England over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in the East of England

Social Skills
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the East of England

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 East of England region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire 0 139 £512 +36.53% 207
Bedfordshire 0 95 £500 - 54
Cambridgeshire 0 93 £515 +24.85% 149
Essex 0 33 £375 -16.67% 78
Suffolk 0 22 £225 -45.45% 51
Norfolk 0 20 £513 +232.03% 42
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 22 (5.46%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.73%) Confluence
3 5 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.99%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.50%) CMS
6 2 (0.50%) IBM Domino
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.25%) Apache
7 1 (0.25%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.25%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.25%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.25%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 33 (8.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (4.47%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (4.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.49%) Simulink
4 6 (1.49%) Windchill
5 4 (0.99%) FrameMaker
5 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.50%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.50%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.50%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.25%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.25%) InDesign
8 1 (0.25%) Marvel
8 1 (0.25%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 26 (6.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.99%) Teamcenter
3 5 (1.24%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.99%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.50%) BASE24
5 2 (0.50%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.50%) VisionPLUS
6 1 (0.25%) Maximo
6 1 (0.25%) Primavera
6 1 (0.25%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.25%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.25%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.25%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.25%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 32 (7.94%) Azure
2 30 (7.44%) AWS
3 25 (6.20%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (3.72%) Entra ID
5 14 (3.47%) Power Platform
6 12 (2.98%) Amazon S3
6 12 (2.98%) Serverless
7 11 (2.73%) AWS Lambda
8 9 (2.23%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 7 (1.74%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (1.74%) GitHub
10 6 (1.49%) npm
11 5 (1.24%) AWS CloudFormation
11 5 (1.24%) Snowflake
12 4 (0.99%) Datadog
12 4 (0.99%) dbt
12 4 (0.99%) Google Workspace
12 4 (0.99%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.71%) DNS
2 20 (4.96%) Ethernet
2 20 (4.96%) TCP/IP
3 18 (4.47%) Network Security
4 11 (2.73%) FTP
4 11 (2.73%) HTTP
4 11 (2.73%) SMTP
4 11 (2.73%) SSL
5 9 (2.23%) Firewall
6 7 (1.74%) LAN
7 6 (1.49%) VPN
8 5 (1.24%) SAN
8 5 (1.24%) VSAN
9 4 (0.99%) iSCSI
10 2 (0.50%) DHCP
10 2 (0.50%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (0.50%) WAN
10 2 (0.50%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.50%) Wireless
11 1 (0.25%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.98%) Power BI
2 10 (2.48%) Oracle Database
2 10 (2.48%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.74%) DynamoDB
5 6 (1.49%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.99%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.74%) Metadata
8 2 (0.50%) Big Data
8 2 (0.50%) MySQL
8 2 (0.50%) SAP Data Services
9 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.25%) DB2
9 1 (0.25%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.25%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.25%) PowerCenter
9 1 (0.25%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 25 (6.20%) JIRA
2 22 (5.46%) Visual Studio
3 18 (4.47%) GitLab
4 15 (3.72%) Eclipse
5 7 (1.74%) TeamCity
6 6 (1.49%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.99%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.99%) LoadRunner
7 4 (0.99%) NeoLoad
8 3 (0.74%) Git
9 2 (0.50%) JMeter
9 2 (0.50%) MSI
10 1 (0.25%) AdminStudio
10 1 (0.25%) Axure RP
10 1 (0.25%) Hudson
10 1 (0.25%) InstallShield
10 1 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
10 1 (0.25%) TestRail
10 1 (0.25%) WiX
General
1 74 (18.36%) Analytical Skills
2 42 (10.42%) Finance
3 30 (7.44%) Organisational Skills
4 27 (6.70%) Presentation Skills
5 22 (5.46%) Military
6 20 (4.96%) Manufacturing
6 20 (4.96%) Public Sector
7 18 (4.47%) Retail
8 17 (4.22%) Pharmaceutical
9 14 (3.47%) Aerospace
10 12 (2.98%) Legal
11 11 (2.73%) Documentation Skills
11 11 (2.73%) Law
11 11 (2.73%) Spanish Language
12 10 (2.48%) German Language
13 9 (2.23%) Electronics
13 9 (2.23%) Marketing
14 7 (1.74%) Aviation
14 7 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (1.49%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 63 (15.63%) Analyst
2 33 (8.19%) Architect
3 20 (4.96%) Consultant
3 20 (4.96%) IT Support
3 20 (4.96%) Lead
3 20 (4.96%) Service Analyst
3 20 (4.96%) Software Engineer
4 19 (4.71%) Service Desk Analyst
5 17 (4.22%) Support Engineer
6 16 (3.97%) Project Manager
7 15 (3.72%) C# Software Engineer
8 14 (3.47%) Administrator
9 13 (3.23%) Senior
9 13 (3.23%) Support Officer
10 12 (2.98%) C++ Software Engineer
10 12 (2.98%) Developer
10 12 (2.98%) SOC Analyst
11 11 (2.73%) 1st Line Support
11 11 (2.73%) Systems Engineer
12 9 (2.23%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (5.71%) Node.js
2 17 (4.22%) Web Services
3 11 (2.73%) LDAP
4 10 (2.48%) .NET
4 10 (2.48%) HTML
5 9 (2.23%) React
6 8 (1.99%) CSS
7 7 (1.74%) .NET Framework
7 7 (1.74%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.49%) REST
8 6 (1.49%) Svelte
8 6 (1.49%) Vue
8 6 (1.49%) XML
9 5 (1.24%) SOAP
10 4 (0.99%) SGML
11 3 (0.74%) JSON
11 3 (0.74%) RESTful
12 2 (0.50%) Express.js
13 1 (0.25%) CSS3
13 1 (0.25%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.96%) Management Information System
2 21 (5.21%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (2.73%) Algorithms
4 11 (2.73%) Cyber Threat
4 11 (2.73%) Cyberattack
4 11 (2.73%) Life Science
4 11 (2.73%) Security Operations Centre
5 10 (2.48%) Driving Licence
6 9 (2.23%) CSOC
7 8 (1.99%) iPad
7 8 (1.99%) iPhone
7 8 (1.99%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.74%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.74%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.74%) EPoS
8 7 (1.74%) FPGA
8 7 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (1.74%) Verilog
9 6 (1.49%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 80 (19.85%) Windows
2 38 (9.43%) Linux
3 14 (3.47%) Windows 10
4 12 (2.98%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.49%) Apple iOS
5 6 (1.49%) CentOS
6 4 (0.99%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.50%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.50%) VMS
7 2 (0.50%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.25%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.25%) Unix
8 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (36.72%) Problem-Solving
2 72 (17.87%) Agile
3 61 (15.14%) Customer Service
4 50 (12.41%) Stakeholder Management
5 39 (9.68%) Validation
6 37 (9.18%) Analytics
7 36 (8.93%) CI/CD
8 33 (8.19%) Service Delivery
9 32 (7.94%) Migration
9 32 (7.94%) Project Management
10 28 (6.95%) Continuous Improvement
11 26 (6.45%) Time Management
12 25 (6.20%) Collaborative Working
12 25 (6.20%) Incident Management
12 25 (6.20%) ITSM
13 24 (5.96%) Customer Requirements
14 23 (5.71%) DevOps
15 22 (5.46%) Roadmaps
15 22 (5.46%) Root Cause Analysis
15 22 (5.46%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 37 (9.18%) Python
2 34 (8.44%) JavaScript
3 29 (7.20%) PowerShell
4 24 (5.96%) C#
5 23 (5.71%) SQL
6 22 (5.46%) C++
7 12 (2.98%) Shell Script
8 9 (2.23%) MATLAB
9 6 (1.49%) Java
9 6 (1.49%) SystemVerilog
9 6 (1.49%) Tcl
9 6 (1.49%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.74%) R
11 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.25%) C
11 1 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.25%) Go
11 1 (0.25%) Perl
11 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.25%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 96 (23.82%) Security Cleared
2 87 (21.59%) SC Cleared
3 43 (10.67%) Degree
4 18 (4.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 16 (3.97%) DV Cleared
6 15 (3.72%) HNC
6 15 (3.72%) HND
7 10 (2.48%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.99%) CISSP
9 7 (1.74%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.49%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (1.49%) VCAP
11 5 (1.24%) MCP
11 5 (1.24%) MCSE
12 4 (0.99%) PMP
13 3 (0.74%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.74%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.74%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.96%) QA
2 18 (4.47%) Data Quality
3 11 (2.73%) NIST
4 10 (2.48%) PCI DSS
5 9 (2.23%) SLA
6 7 (1.74%) GxP
6 7 (1.74%) PMO
7 6 (1.49%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.49%) JSP 440
7 6 (1.49%) NCSC
8 5 (1.24%) DO-254
8 5 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (1.24%) NIST 800
9 4 (0.99%) GDPR
10 2 (0.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.25%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.25%) GMP
11 1 (0.25%) HL7
11 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.25%) WCAG
System Software
1 36 (8.93%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.73%) Docker
3 10 (2.48%) Firmware
4 9 (2.23%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.49%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.24%) vSphere
7 4 (0.99%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.25%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.25%) Lustre
9 1 (0.25%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 17 (4.22%) Terraform
2 16 (3.97%) Ansible
3 13 (3.23%) Kubernetes
4 8 (1.99%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.74%) SCCM
6 6 (1.49%) Grafana
7 5 (1.24%) Progress Chef
7 5 (1.24%) Puppet
7 5 (1.24%) Salt
8 4 (0.99%) PowerCLI
8 4 (0.99%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.99%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.99%) VxRail
9 2 (0.50%) WSUS
10 1 (0.25%) Packer
10 1 (0.25%) SCOM
Vendors
1 107 (26.55%) Microsoft
2 46 (11.41%) SAP
3 27 (6.70%) ServiceNow
4 18 (4.47%) Oracle
5 16 (3.97%) VMware
6 9 (2.23%) Citrix
7 8 (1.99%) Apple
7 8 (1.99%) Samsung
8 7 (1.74%) SOTI
8 7 (1.74%) Workday
8 7 (1.74%) Xilinx
9 6 (1.49%) Intel
9 6 (1.49%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.24%) Actel
10 5 (1.24%) Altera
10 5 (1.24%) Dell
10 5 (1.24%) Microsemi
10 5 (1.24%) Splunk
11 4 (0.99%) Nexthink
11 4 (0.99%) Twitter