Social Skills Contracts in Merton

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South London > Merton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in Merton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 1 6
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 -3
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 6 11 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merton 33.33% 31.43% 18.18%
As % of the General category 40.00% 47.83% 47.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 4
10th Percentile £220 £236 £158
25th Percentile £231 £350 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £450 £463
Median % change year-on-year -44.44% -2.70% +8.82%
75th Percentile £413 £488 £488
90th Percentile £510 £540 -
South London median daily rate £458 £460 £518
% change year-on-year -0.54% -11.11% +15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 4
10th Percentile - - £43.99
25th Percentile - - £44.73
Median hourly rate - £50.42 £47.44
Median % change year-on-year - +6.29% +6.60%
75th Percentile - £52.33 £48.58
90th Percentile - £57.83 -
South London median hourly rate £82.50 £50.42 £46.82
% change year-on-year +63.63% +7.70% +5.20%

All General Skills
Merton

Social Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Merton with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 15 23 21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton 83.33% 65.71% 38.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 16 11
10th Percentile £216 £313 £306
25th Percentile £334 £355 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £438 £450
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -2.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £591 £478 £488
90th Percentile £638 £513 -
South London median daily rate £475 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% +2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 4
10th Percentile - £39.64 £43.99
25th Percentile - - £44.73
Median hourly rate - £50.42 £47.44
Median % change year-on-year - +6.29% +6.60%
75th Percentile - £51.70 £48.58
90th Percentile - £56.85 -
South London median hourly rate £23.50 £23.46 £46.82
% change year-on-year +0.17% -49.89% +5.20%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Merton

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merton

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Merton

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Merton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Merton over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Merton

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Merton

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Merton

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Merton

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 Merton region over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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
Wimbledon +2 5 £400 +14.29%
Morden -2 1 £225 -52.63%
Social Skills
South London

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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 3 (50.00%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (50.00%) MS Visio
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) VPN
General
1 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Applications Support
2 3 (50.00%) Applications Support Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Project Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Project Support Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Support Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) IT Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Lead
3 1 (16.67%) Service Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Service Desk Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Service Desk Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Technical Leader
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Android
1 2 (33.33%) Apple iOS
1 2 (33.33%) VMS
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
1 2 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 2 (33.33%) ITIL
2 2 (33.33%) ITSM
2 2 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Change
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 2 (33.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft