Social Skills Contracts in Manchester

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Manchester. 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 1 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 0
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 241 298 296
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 26.03% 19.64% 15.64%
As % of the General category 45.99% 40.77% 31.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 152 189 197
10th Percentile £210 £210 £300
25th Percentile £400 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £488
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -5.13% +2.63%
75th Percentile £575 £553 £588
90th Percentile £700 £658 £650
North West median daily rate £491 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +3.37% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 22 9
10th Percentile - £12.30 £12.95
25th Percentile - £13.31 £13.96
Median hourly rate £13.00 £14.69 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.47% -43.52% +60.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £37.24 £38.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £59.75 £68.80
North West median hourly rate £28.75 £16.06 £26.00
% change year-on-year +79.02% -38.23% +12.77%

All General Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 524 731 928
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 56.59% 48.19% 49.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 339 477 647
10th Percentile £250 £313 £304
25th Percentile £375 £388 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% - +2.83%
75th Percentile £558 £588 £588
90th Percentile £676 £675 £659
North West median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 62 39
10th Percentile - £12.27 £14.52
25th Percentile £13.00 £13.31 £19.63
Median hourly rate £19.77 £21.73 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.02% -13.10% +38.89%
75th Percentile £40.31 £31.50 £37.30
90th Percentile £72.75 £59.75 £45.05
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 Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Manchester

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Manchester

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Manchester

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Manchester

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester

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

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Manchester

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Manchester

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 Manchester 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
Bolton 0 21 £190 -62.19% 214
Salford +3 12 £716 +180.78% 35
Wigan - 5 £375 - 5
Cheadle +1 1 - - 3
Stockport -5 1 £145 -71.00% 168
Oldham - 1 - - 9
Altrincham - 1 - - 45
Social Skills
North West

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 14 (5.81%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.07%) Confluence
4 4 (1.66%) CMS
4 4 (1.66%) SAS
5 2 (0.83%) CICS
5 2 (0.83%) WordPress
6 1 (0.41%) Apache
6 1 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.41%) Liferay
6 1 (0.41%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.41%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.41%) WebSphere
Applications
1 11 (4.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.07%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.66%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.83%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (4.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (3.73%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (2.49%) Primavera
4 4 (1.66%) Kondor
4 4 (1.66%) SAP PS
5 3 (1.24%) SAP EWM
6 2 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.83%) Maximo
6 2 (0.83%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.83%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.41%) BambooHR
7 1 (0.41%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.41%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.41%) SAP APO
7 1 (0.41%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.41%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.41%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.41%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 38 (15.77%) AWS
1 38 (15.77%) Azure
2 22 (9.13%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (7.47%) GCP
4 17 (7.05%) Power Platform
5 12 (4.98%) PowerApps
6 11 (4.56%) Power Automate
7 9 (3.73%) Serverless
8 6 (2.49%) Amazon EKS
8 6 (2.49%) AWS Lambda
8 6 (2.49%) GitHub
8 6 (2.49%) GitHub Actions
9 5 (2.07%) dbt
9 5 (2.07%) Entra ID
9 5 (2.07%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (1.24%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (1.24%) Azure AKS
10 3 (1.24%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.83%) Amazon SQS
11 2 (0.83%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.90%) TCP/IP
1 7 (2.90%) VPN
2 6 (2.49%) DNS
2 6 (2.49%) Firewall
3 5 (2.07%) DHCP
4 3 (1.24%) Network Security
4 3 (1.24%) VoIP
5 2 (0.83%) BGP
5 2 (0.83%) EIGRP
5 2 (0.83%) OSPF
5 2 (0.83%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.41%) FTP
6 1 (0.41%) HTTP
6 1 (0.41%) LAN
6 1 (0.41%) PBX
6 1 (0.41%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.41%) Skype
6 1 (0.41%) SSL
6 1 (0.41%) WAN
6 1 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.81%) SQL Server
2 12 (4.98%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (4.56%) MongoDB
4 9 (3.73%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (2.90%) MySQL
5 7 (2.90%) NoSQL
5 7 (2.90%) Relational Database
6 5 (2.07%) Power BI
7 4 (1.66%) Airbyte
7 4 (1.66%) Big Data
7 4 (1.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (1.24%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (1.24%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.83%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.83%) Delta Lake
9 2 (0.83%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.83%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.41%) Data Vault
10 1 (0.41%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 14 (5.81%) JIRA
2 5 (2.07%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.66%) JMeter
3 4 (1.66%) LoadRunner
3 4 (1.66%) Selenium
4 3 (1.24%) GitLab
5 2 (0.83%) Git
6 1 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.41%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.41%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.41%) ERwin
6 1 (0.41%) Flyway
6 1 (0.41%) Gatling
6 1 (0.41%) Hudson
6 1 (0.41%) Liquibase
6 1 (0.41%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.41%) Postman
6 1 (0.41%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 62 (25.73%) Analytical Skills
2 39 (16.18%) Finance
3 18 (7.47%) Public Sector
4 17 (7.05%) Banking
5 13 (5.39%) Legal
6 10 (4.15%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (3.73%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (3.73%) Retail
8 8 (3.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (3.32%) Telecoms
9 5 (2.07%) Law
9 5 (2.07%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.66%) French Language
10 4 (1.66%) Marketing
11 3 (1.24%) Automotive
11 3 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.24%) Mandarin Language
11 3 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.83%) Aviation
12 2 (0.83%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 31 (12.86%) Analyst
2 29 (12.03%) Architect
3 23 (9.54%) Developer
4 16 (6.64%) Project Manager
4 16 (6.64%) Senior
5 15 (6.22%) Lead
5 15 (6.22%) Solutions Architect
6 14 (5.81%) Data Engineer
7 13 (5.39%) Administrator
8 10 (4.15%) Migration Engineer
9 9 (3.73%) Business Analyst
9 9 (3.73%) IT Support
10 8 (3.32%) Consultant
10 8 (3.32%) Service Analyst
10 8 (3.32%) Software Developer
10 8 (3.32%) Support Engineer
11 7 (2.90%) IT Engineer
11 7 (2.90%) Microsoft 365 Developer
11 7 (2.90%) Service Desk Analyst
12 6 (2.49%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.15%) Kafka
1 10 (4.15%) REST
2 9 (3.73%) CSS
2 9 (3.73%) HTML
3 8 (3.32%) React
4 7 (2.90%) OAuth
5 6 (2.49%) OAuth2
5 6 (2.49%) SPFx
6 5 (2.07%) Middleware
7 4 (1.66%) .NET
7 4 (1.66%) FastAPI
7 4 (1.66%) OpenID
7 4 (1.66%) RESTful
7 4 (1.66%) SAML
7 4 (1.66%) SOAP
8 3 (1.24%) Node.js
8 3 (1.24%) Spring
8 3 (1.24%) Spring Boot
9 2 (0.83%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.83%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.15%) Legacy Systems
1 10 (4.15%) Management Information System
2 8 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (2.90%) Data Centre
4 6 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (2.07%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (2.07%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.66%) Derivative
6 4 (1.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (1.66%) NHS
6 4 (1.66%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.66%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.66%) Replication
6 4 (1.66%) Virtual Team
7 3 (1.24%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.24%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (1.24%) Mainframe
8 2 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.83%) Digital Wallet
8 2 (0.83%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 34 (14.11%) Windows
2 9 (3.73%) Linux
3 7 (2.90%) Windows 10
4 4 (1.66%) Unix
5 2 (0.83%) HPUX
5 2 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.83%) Solaris
6 1 (0.41%) Android
6 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.41%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.41%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.41%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (36.93%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (20.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 44 (18.26%) Project Management
4 41 (17.01%) Agile
5 31 (12.86%) Migration
6 26 (10.79%) ETL
7 24 (9.96%) CI/CD
8 23 (9.54%) DevOps
9 22 (9.13%) Change Management
10 21 (8.71%) Analytics
10 21 (8.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 20 (8.30%) Validation
12 19 (7.88%) User Acceptance Testing
13 18 (7.47%) Customer Service
14 17 (7.05%) Roadmaps
14 17 (7.05%) Service Management
14 17 (7.05%) Software Engineering
15 16 (6.64%) ITIL
15 16 (6.64%) Risk Management
15 16 (6.64%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 35 (14.52%) SQL
2 20 (8.30%) Python
3 10 (4.15%) JavaScript
3 10 (4.15%) PowerShell
4 9 (3.73%) TypeScript
5 8 (3.32%) PL/SQL
6 7 (2.90%) Java
7 4 (1.66%) SPARQL
8 3 (1.24%) C#
9 2 (0.83%) JCL
9 2 (0.83%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.41%) ActionScript
10 1 (0.41%) ActionScript 2.0
10 1 (0.41%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.41%) Bash
10 1 (0.41%) COBOL
10 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.41%) PHP
10 1 (0.41%) REXX
10 1 (0.41%) Scala
Qualifications
1 27 (11.20%) Degree
2 26 (10.79%) Security Cleared
3 18 (7.47%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (7.05%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.32%) AWS Certification
5 8 (3.32%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 8 (3.32%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.90%) Azure Certification
7 6 (2.49%) ISTQB
7 6 (2.49%) PMP
8 5 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.07%) PMI Certification
9 4 (1.66%) A+ Certification
9 4 (1.66%) CCNA
9 4 (1.66%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.66%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (1.24%) CCNP
10 3 (1.24%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.83%) CCA
11 2 (0.83%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.05%) QA
2 10 (4.15%) GDPR
3 9 (3.73%) Accessibility
4 7 (2.90%) Data Quality
5 5 (2.07%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.66%) Basel III
6 4 (1.66%) MiFID
7 2 (0.83%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.83%) ISO 8583
7 2 (0.83%) PSD2
7 2 (0.83%) SEPA
7 2 (0.83%) SLA
8 1 (0.41%) COBIT
8 1 (0.41%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.41%) ISO 31000
8 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.41%) PMO
8 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (8.30%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.56%) Docker
3 1 (0.41%) Firmware
3 1 (0.41%) Time Sharing Option
3 1 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (5.81%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.32%) SCCM
3 7 (2.90%) Terraform
4 6 (2.49%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.41%) Ansible
6 1 (0.41%) CA Endevor
6 1 (0.41%) Nagios
6 1 (0.41%) SCSM
6 1 (0.41%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 63 (26.14%) Microsoft
2 21 (8.71%) Oracle
2 21 (8.71%) SAP
3 14 (5.81%) ServiceNow
4 13 (5.39%) Google
5 5 (2.07%) Databricks
5 5 (2.07%) MuleSoft
6 4 (1.66%) IBM
6 4 (1.66%) Informatica
6 4 (1.66%) Sybase
6 4 (1.66%) Talend
6 4 (1.66%) Tanium
7 3 (1.24%) Concur
7 3 (1.24%) Meraki
8 2 (0.83%) Cisco
8 2 (0.83%) Remedy
8 2 (0.83%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.83%) SolarWinds
8 2 (0.83%) Splunk
8 2 (0.83%) Workday