Social Skills Contracts in Exeter

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Devon > Exeter

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Exeter. 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 6 1
Rank change year-on-year +3 -5 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 12 28 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Exeter 30.00% 18.92% 32.74%
As % of the General category 41.38% 47.46% 63.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 19 24
10th Percentile £232 £287 £419
25th Percentile £313 £411 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £465 £468
Median % change year-on-year -24.73% -0.53% +28.43%
75th Percentile £410 £470 £578
90th Percentile £517 £532 £600
Devon median daily rate £380 £425 £465
% change year-on-year -10.59% -8.60% +27.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £14.79 -
Devon median hourly rate £11.91 £14.79 -
% change year-on-year -19.47% - -

All General Skills
Exeter

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 Exeter.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 29 59 58
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter 72.50% 39.86% 51.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 42 41
10th Percentile £302 £158 £300
25th Percentile £313 £364 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year -11.83% -7.00% +23.00%
75th Percentile £500 £597 £600
90th Percentile £570 £660 £675
Devon median daily rate £500 £409 £468
% change year-on-year +22.25% -12.51% +16.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 1
Median hourly rate - £14.79 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year - -17.83% -62.11%
Devon median hourly rate £57.50 £25.28 £62.50
% change year-on-year +127.50% -59.56% +63.81%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Exeter

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Exeter

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Exeter

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Exeter

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Exeter

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (8.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (8.33%) Power BI
General
1 5 (41.67%) Finance
2 2 (16.67%) Legal
2 2 (16.67%) Marketing
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Military
3 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Support Engineer
2 4 (33.33%) Desktop Engineer
2 4 (33.33%) Desktop Support
2 4 (33.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Customer Executive
3 2 (16.67%) Head of Information
3 2 (16.67%) Head of Information Management
3 2 (16.67%) Head of Knowledge Management
4 1 (8.33%) Business Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Field Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Field Support Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) IT Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) IT Support
4 1 (8.33%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (33.33%) Smartphone
2 1 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (8.33%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Windows
1 1 (8.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Decision-Making
2 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (16.67%) Business Development
3 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (16.67%) Community of Practice
3 2 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
3 2 (16.67%) Data Governance
3 2 (16.67%) Data Management
3 2 (16.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (16.67%) Information Management
3 2 (16.67%) Line Management
3 2 (16.67%) People Management
4 1 (8.33%) Business Analysis
4 1 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (8.33%) Coaching
4 1 (8.33%) Data Analysis
4 1 (8.33%) Data Modelling
4 1 (8.33%) Product Management
4 1 (8.33%) Service Delivery
4 1 (8.33%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) DBS Check
1 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Salesforce
2 1 (8.33%) Apple
2 1 (8.33%) Google
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft