Social Skills Contracts in Kingston Upon Thames

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South London > Kingston Upon Thames

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Kingston Upon Thames. 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 1 3 1
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 6 12 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 33.33% 37.50% 40.91%
As % of the General category 42.86% 70.59% 67.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 12
10th Percentile - - £123
25th Percentile £625 £400 £129
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £438 £155
Median % change year-on-year +48.57% +182.26% -67.79%
75th Percentile £675 £488 £338
90th Percentile - - £484
South London median daily rate £650 £458 £450
% change year-on-year +42.08% +1.67% -13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 10
10th Percentile - - £18.75
25th Percentile - £81.25 £21.25
Median hourly rate £34.00 £82.50 £50.42
Median % change year-on-year -58.79% +63.63% +8.92%
75th Percentile - £83.75 -
90th Percentile - - £53.94
South London median hourly rate £15.84 £82.50 £50.42
% change year-on-year -80.80% +63.63% +8.92%

All General Skills
Kingston Upon Thames

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 Kingston Upon Thames.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 14 17 40
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 77.78% 53.13% 60.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 11 21
10th Percentile £190 £200 £125
25th Percentile £277 £300 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £356 £400 £350
Median % change year-on-year -10.94% +14.29% -27.27%
75th Percentile £464 £488 £575
90th Percentile £591 - £600
South London median daily rate £600 £475 £550
% change year-on-year +26.32% -13.64% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 10
10th Percentile £40.96 - £18.75
25th Percentile £51.40 £81.25 £21.25
Median hourly rate £73.60 £82.50 £50.42
Median % change year-on-year -10.79% +63.63% +8.92%
75th Percentile £80.80 £83.75 -
90th Percentile £82.24 - £53.94
South London median hourly rate £15.84 £23.50 £23.46
% change year-on-year -32.60% +0.17% -49.32%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Kingston Upon Thames

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Kingston Upon Thames.

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Kingston Upon Thames

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Kingston Upon Thames.

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Kingston Upon Thames

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Kingston Upon Thames

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 Kingston Upon Thames region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chessington - 2 - - 2
Social Skills
South London

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames 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 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (33.33%) Azure
2 2 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 2 (33.33%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) LAN
1 2 (33.33%) TCP/IP
1 2 (33.33%) WAN
1 2 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Games
2 1 (16.67%) Local Government
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) 2nd Line Engineer
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365 Manager
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365 Project Manager
1 2 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) IT Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Project Director
2 1 (16.67%) Service Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (33.33%) Change Management
3 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 2 (33.33%) Migration
3 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Project Management
3 2 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
4 1 (16.67%) Business Case
4 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL
4 1 (16.67%) Order Management
4 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Software Deployment
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) RIBA
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (33.33%) Google