Social Skills Contracts in Lancashire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
North West > Lancashire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 2 1 12
Rank change year-on-year -1 +11 -10
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 43 59 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire 24.57% 30.26% 9.92%
As % of the General category 48.86% 46.46% 19.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 19 15
10th Percentile £153 £370 £206
25th Percentile £400 £413 £234
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £463
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +16.76% -4.74%
75th Percentile £550 £783 £538
90th Percentile £670 £918 £550
North West median daily rate £491 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +3.37% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 32 4
10th Percentile £22.98 £15.00 £47.95
25th Percentile £26.88 - £50.64
Median hourly rate £28.75 £16.06 £52.74
Median % change year-on-year +79.02% -69.55% +27.31%
75th Percentile £37.01 - £54.11
90th Percentile £44.50 £34.58 £55.49
North West median hourly rate £28.75 £16.06 £26.00
% change year-on-year +79.02% -38.23% +12.77%

All General Skills
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 88 127 122
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire 50.29% 65.13% 50.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 54 85
10th Percentile £330 £313 £355
25th Percentile £425 £413 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £519 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.20% -5.68% +13.29%
75th Percentile £615 £714 £675
90th Percentile £663 £781 £733
North West median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 50 10
10th Percentile £20.37 £14.68 £19.11
25th Percentile £25.29 - £39.81
Median hourly rate £28.75 £16.06 £47.79
Median % change year-on-year +79.02% -66.39% +17.87%
75th Percentile £40.20 £35.23 £53.26
90th Percentile £52.50 £46.18 £57.43
North West median hourly rate £28.75 £17.72 £26.00
% change year-on-year +62.25% -31.85% +30.00%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Lancashire

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Lancashire

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Lancashire

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Lancashire

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Lancashire

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Lancashire

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

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Lancashire

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

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 Lancashire 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
Preston +2 22 £495 -49.23% 40
Burnley -3 5 - - 5
Lancaster -3 1 £700 -12.50% 4
Lytham St Annes - 1 £155 -
Social Skills
North West

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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 2 (4.65%) Confluence
2 1 (2.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (13.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (11.63%) MS Visio
3 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.33%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (6.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (4.65%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 5 (11.63%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (9.30%) Azure
3 2 (4.65%) Boomi
3 2 (4.65%) Power Automate
3 2 (4.65%) SuccessFactors
4 1 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.33%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.33%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 5 (11.63%) LAN
1 5 (11.63%) VPN
2 4 (9.30%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (2.33%) Firewall
3 1 (2.33%) Internet
3 1 (2.33%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (4.65%) JIRA
General
1 12 (27.91%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (23.26%) Documentation Skills
3 7 (16.28%) Legal
3 7 (16.28%) Manufacturing
3 7 (16.28%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (4.65%) Finance
4 2 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.33%) Automotive
5 1 (2.33%) Front Office
5 1 (2.33%) Local Government
5 1 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 9 (20.93%) Desktop Engineer
1 9 (20.93%) Desktop Support
1 9 (20.93%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 9 (20.93%) Support Engineer
2 6 (13.95%) Administrator
3 5 (11.63%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
3 5 (11.63%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
3 5 (11.63%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 5 (11.63%) 2nd Line Support
3 5 (11.63%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 5 (11.63%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
4 4 (9.30%) Analyst
4 4 (9.30%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
5 3 (6.98%) Architect
5 3 (6.98%) Business Analyst
5 3 (6.98%) Consultant
5 3 (6.98%) Developer
6 2 (4.65%) Integration Architect
6 2 (4.65%) Integration Engineer
6 2 (4.65%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.65%) Web Services
2 1 (2.33%) OAuth
2 1 (2.33%) REST
2 1 (2.33%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (2.33%) SAPUI5
2 1 (2.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Management Information System
2 5 (11.63%) Security Posture
3 3 (6.98%) Onboarding
4 2 (4.65%) Operational Technology
4 2 (4.65%) Virtual Team
5 1 (2.33%) Life Science
5 1 (2.33%) LIMS
5 1 (2.33%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (11.63%) Windows
1 5 (11.63%) Windows 10
1 5 (11.63%) Windows 8
1 5 (11.63%) Windows Server
1 5 (11.63%) Windows Server 2003
1 5 (11.63%) Windows Server 2008
1 5 (11.63%) Windows Server 2012
1 5 (11.63%) Windows Server 2016
1 5 (11.63%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (60.47%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (20.93%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (20.93%) Time Management
3 8 (18.60%) ITIL
4 6 (13.95%) Agile
4 6 (13.95%) Business Case
4 6 (13.95%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (13.95%) Identity Access Management
4 6 (13.95%) Mentoring
4 6 (13.95%) Project Delivery
4 6 (13.95%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (11.63%) Asset Management
5 5 (11.63%) Budget Management
5 5 (11.63%) Infrastructure Monitoring
5 5 (11.63%) Migration
5 5 (11.63%) Performance Metrics
5 5 (11.63%) Proactive Maintenance
5 5 (11.63%) Process Improvement
5 5 (11.63%) Technical Analysis
5 5 (11.63%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.33%) ABAP
1 1 (2.33%) Apex Code
1 1 (2.33%) MATLAB
1 1 (2.33%) Python
1 1 (2.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (16.28%) SC Cleared
1 7 (16.28%) Security Cleared
2 5 (11.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (4.65%) APMG
3 2 (4.65%) ISTQB
3 2 (4.65%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
4 1 (2.33%) CISM
4 1 (2.33%) CISSP
4 1 (2.33%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.98%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.33%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.33%) GxP
2 1 (2.33%) HIPAA
2 1 (2.33%) QA
System Software
1 5 (11.63%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.33%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (11.63%) SCCM
2 1 (2.33%) CASB
2 1 (2.33%) Functional Safety
2 1 (2.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 16 (37.21%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.63%) Canon
3 3 (6.98%) SAP
4 2 (4.65%) Blue Prism
4 2 (4.65%) Dell
5 1 (2.33%) CheckPoint
5 1 (2.33%) Cisco
5 1 (2.33%) Nintex
5 1 (2.33%) Okta
5 1 (2.33%) Oracle
5 1 (2.33%) Palo Alto
5 1 (2.33%) Ping Identity
5 1 (2.33%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.33%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.33%) Virgin Media
5 1 (2.33%) Zscaler