Social Skills Contracts in the North of England

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 2 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 1,170 1,125 1,225
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 24.44% 19.27% 17.06%
As % of the General category 44.76% 34.95% 33.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 677 702 824
10th Percentile £185 £226 £166
25th Percentile £356 £375 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £453
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +10.31% +0.72%
75th Percentile £570 £579 £550
90th Percentile £650 £650 £633
England median daily rate £515 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.19% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 36 90
10th Percentile £12.05 £13.16 £12.79
25th Percentile £13.50 £16.25 £15.00
Median hourly rate £15.00 £22.83 £21.02
Median % change year-on-year -34.28% +8.59% +18.29%
75th Percentile £18.75 £38.75 £44.03
90th Percentile £36.79 £61.20 £54.30
England median hourly rate £18.16 £25.52 £18.00
% change year-on-year -28.84% +41.78% -

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,614 3,219 3,636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 54.61% 55.13% 50.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,538 2,204 2,593
10th Percentile £245 £300 £205
25th Percentile £395 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £510 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.19% +7.37% +7.95%
75th Percentile £582 £600 £556
90th Percentile £669 £688 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £546
% change year-on-year -2.27% +0.67% +9.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 310 100 186
10th Percentile £12.11 £14.00 £11.21
25th Percentile £13.30 £17.60 £15.00
Median hourly rate £16.06 £24.50 £18.82
Median % change year-on-year -34.45% +30.20% -5.37%
75th Percentile £27.00 £38.75 £31.00
90th Percentile £48.75 £53.02 £50.27
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.00 £21.43
% change year-on-year -11.76% +58.69% -4.78%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
North West +2 632 £475 - 1,055
Yorkshire +1 470 £450 -10.00% 621
North East +9 66 £523 +40.27% 267
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 39 (3.33%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.39%) SAS
3 24 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
4 19 (1.62%) Confluence
5 7 (0.60%) CMS
6 6 (0.51%) ArcGIS
6 6 (0.51%) WordPress
7 5 (0.43%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.26%) IIS
9 2 (0.17%) Apache
9 2 (0.17%) IBM Notes
9 2 (0.17%) Mule
10 1 (0.085%) CICS
10 1 (0.085%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.085%) JBoss
10 1 (0.085%) LiveLink
10 1 (0.085%) nginx
10 1 (0.085%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.085%) Tomcat
Applications
1 120 (10.26%) Microsoft Office
2 65 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (1.03%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.26%) MicroStation
7 3 (0.26%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.26%) Sketch
8 2 (0.17%) Adobe After Effects
8 2 (0.17%) Blender
8 2 (0.17%) Maya
9 1 (0.085%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.085%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.085%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.085%) Revit
Business Applications
1 55 (4.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.77%) Primavera
3 9 (0.77%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.68%) SAP FI
5 7 (0.60%) SAP PM
6 6 (0.51%) SAP EWM
7 3 (0.26%) Maximo
7 3 (0.26%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.26%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.26%) SAP SD
8 2 (0.17%) Oracle Payroll
8 2 (0.17%) ResourceLink
8 2 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.17%) SAP PS
8 2 (0.17%) SAP Retail
9 1 (0.085%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.085%) NEC Housing
9 1 (0.085%) SAP Travel Management
9 1 (0.085%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 130 (11.11%) Azure
2 92 (7.86%) AWS
3 90 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
4 53 (4.53%) Power Platform
5 34 (2.91%) GCP
6 31 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
7 29 (2.48%) GitHub
8 20 (1.71%) Entra ID
8 20 (1.71%) Taleo
9 13 (1.11%) Snowflake
10 11 (0.94%) SaaS
10 11 (0.94%) Serverless
11 9 (0.77%) AWS Lambda
12 8 (0.68%) Amazon S3
12 8 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (0.68%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (0.68%) OneDrive
12 8 (0.68%) Power Automate
13 7 (0.60%) OCI
13 7 (0.60%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 43 (3.68%) Firewall
2 34 (2.91%) VPN
3 25 (2.14%) DNS
4 24 (2.05%) LAN
4 24 (2.05%) WAN
5 19 (1.62%) VLAN
6 16 (1.37%) DHCP
7 15 (1.28%) Wireless
8 11 (0.94%) Remote Desktop
8 11 (0.94%) TCP/IP
9 10 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (0.77%) ATM
10 9 (0.77%) DWDM
10 9 (0.77%) HTTP
10 9 (0.77%) OSPF
11 7 (0.60%) DSL
11 7 (0.60%) Ethernet
11 7 (0.60%) PPP
11 7 (0.60%) Wireless Security
12 6 (0.51%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (3.50%) Power BI
2 21 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (1.45%) SQL Server
4 16 (1.37%) Relational Database
4 16 (1.37%) Tableau
5 12 (1.03%) Data Lake
6 10 (0.85%) MongoDB
6 10 (0.85%) MySQL
7 9 (0.77%) Big Data
7 9 (0.77%) GIS
7 9 (0.77%) Metadata
8 8 (0.68%) Amazon Redshift
9 7 (0.60%) Hadoop
9 7 (0.60%) NoSQL
9 7 (0.60%) RDBMS
9 7 (0.60%) SAP BW
9 7 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (0.51%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
10 6 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 64 (5.47%) JIRA
2 35 (2.99%) Jenkins
3 19 (1.62%) Git
4 10 (0.85%) GitLab
5 9 (0.77%) Selenium
6 6 (0.51%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 6 (0.51%) CircleCI
6 6 (0.51%) Cucumber
6 6 (0.51%) Travis CI
7 5 (0.43%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 4 (0.34%) Gatling
8 4 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.34%) XCUITest
9 3 (0.26%) Appium
9 3 (0.26%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.26%) JMeter
9 3 (0.26%) LSMW
9 3 (0.26%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 201 (17.18%) Analytical Skills
2 164 (14.02%) Finance
3 99 (8.46%) Public Sector
4 50 (4.27%) Banking
5 48 (4.10%) Retail
6 42 (3.59%) Presentation Skills
7 40 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
8 35 (2.99%) Manufacturing
9 29 (2.48%) Pharmaceutical
10 25 (2.14%) Telecoms
11 22 (1.88%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (1.62%) Legal
13 17 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (1.03%) Law
15 10 (0.85%) Marketing
16 6 (0.51%) Health Technology
17 5 (0.43%) Back Office
17 5 (0.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 5 (0.43%) Local Government
18 3 (0.26%) Police
Job Titles
1 185 (15.81%) Analyst
2 77 (6.58%) Project Manager
3 74 (6.32%) Senior
4 72 (6.15%) Developer
5 68 (5.81%) Business Analyst
6 67 (5.73%) Consultant
7 64 (5.47%) Architect
8 59 (5.04%) Lead
9 54 (4.62%) Service Desk Agent
10 33 (2.82%) IT Support
11 32 (2.74%) Data Analyst
12 31 (2.65%) Service Analyst
13 28 (2.39%) Support Engineer
14 26 (2.22%) Service Desk Analyst
15 25 (2.14%) Network Engineer
16 24 (2.05%) Administrator
17 23 (1.97%) Senior Analyst
18 20 (1.71%) Data Engineer
19 19 (1.62%) IT Technician
20 18 (1.54%) z/OS Systems Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.65%) ISPF
2 18 (1.54%) .NET
3 16 (1.37%) Web Services
4 15 (1.28%) YAML
5 14 (1.20%) RESTful
6 13 (1.11%) React
6 13 (1.11%) REST
7 12 (1.03%) HTML
8 11 (0.94%) SailPoint
9 10 (0.85%) JSON
10 9 (0.77%) CSS
11 7 (0.60%) Kafka
11 7 (0.60%) LDAP
11 7 (0.60%) Middleware
11 7 (0.60%) Node.js
12 6 (0.51%) .NET Framework
12 6 (0.51%) Elastic Stack
12 6 (0.51%) XML
13 5 (0.43%) OAuth2
13 5 (0.43%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 68 (5.81%) Management Information System
2 44 (3.76%) Virtual Team
3 41 (3.50%) Driving Licence
4 32 (2.74%) Mainframe
5 28 (2.39%) NHS
6 26 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
7 25 (2.14%) Data Centre
8 22 (1.88%) CMDB
9 21 (1.79%) Cyber Defence
10 20 (1.71%) Replication
11 19 (1.62%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 19 (1.62%) EPoS
12 18 (1.54%) Product Ownership
13 17 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
14 16 (1.37%) Life Science
15 15 (1.28%) Data Structures
16 14 (1.20%) Algorithms
17 13 (1.11%) Mobile App
18 11 (0.94%) LPAR
19 10 (0.85%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 150 (12.82%) Windows
2 66 (5.64%) Windows 10
3 64 (5.47%) Linux
4 43 (3.68%) zOS
5 28 (2.39%) Windows Server
6 17 (1.45%) Unix
7 13 (1.11%) Apple iOS
8 11 (0.94%) Windows 7
9 10 (0.85%) Android
10 9 (0.77%) Mac OS
11 6 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (0.34%) Debian
12 4 (0.34%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
13 3 (0.26%) AIX
13 3 (0.26%) Kali Linux
13 3 (0.26%) Solaris
14 2 (0.17%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
15 1 (0.085%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 365 (31.20%) Problem-Solving
2 198 (16.92%) Agile
3 195 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 181 (15.47%) Customer Service
5 152 (12.99%) Project Management
6 82 (7.01%) ITIL
6 82 (7.01%) Service Management
7 77 (6.58%) Mentoring
8 74 (6.32%) Migration
9 73 (6.24%) Decision-Making
10 69 (5.90%) Change Management
10 69 (5.90%) Risk Management
11 64 (5.47%) DevOps
12 62 (5.30%) Scrum
13 59 (5.04%) CRM
14 55 (4.70%) Continuous Improvement
15 51 (4.36%) Problem Management
16 50 (4.27%) Business Intelligence
17 49 (4.19%) Data Modelling
18 47 (4.02%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 73 (6.24%) Python
2 66 (5.64%) SQL
3 41 (3.50%) JavaScript
4 40 (3.42%) JCL
5 38 (3.25%) REXX
6 35 (2.99%) Java
7 29 (2.48%) PowerShell
8 17 (1.45%) TypeScript
9 16 (1.37%) Assembly Language
9 16 (1.37%) C#
10 15 (1.28%) Bash
11 10 (0.85%) CLIST
12 9 (0.77%) Scala
13 8 (0.68%) PL/SQL
14 7 (0.60%) PHP
14 7 (0.60%) Ruby
15 6 (0.51%) ABAP
15 6 (0.51%) C++
16 5 (0.43%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.34%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 144 (12.31%) Security Cleared
2 120 (10.26%) Degree
3 103 (8.80%) SC Cleared
4 27 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
5 26 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
6 25 (2.14%) CCNA
7 22 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 21 (1.79%) DV Cleared
9 19 (1.62%) ITIL Certification
10 15 (1.28%) DBS Check
11 12 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
12 11 (0.94%) PMI Certification
13 10 (0.85%) Network+ Certification
13 10 (0.85%) PMP
13 10 (0.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 7 (0.60%) CCNP
14 7 (0.60%) OSCP
15 6 (0.51%) MCSE
16 5 (0.43%) A+ Certification
16 5 (0.43%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (6.92%) SLA
2 65 (5.56%) QA
3 50 (4.27%) Data Quality
4 26 (2.22%) NIST
5 20 (1.71%) Accessibility
6 19 (1.62%) GDPR
7 15 (1.28%) NIST 800
8 12 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (0.94%) PMO
10 7 (0.60%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.26%) GRC
12 3 (0.26%) ISO 22301
13 2 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.085%) Def Stans
14 1 (0.085%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.085%) IEC 61508
14 1 (0.085%) ISO 20022
14 1 (0.085%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.085%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 104 (8.89%) Active Directory
2 40 (3.42%) Time Sharing Option
3 38 (3.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 31 (2.65%) Virtual Machines
5 24 (2.05%) Hyper-V
6 16 (1.37%) ACF2
6 16 (1.37%) RACF
7 11 (0.94%) Job Entry Subsystem
7 11 (0.94%) Microcode
7 11 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
8 9 (0.77%) Docker
8 9 (0.77%) NFS
9 8 (0.68%) VMware Workstation
10 7 (0.60%) KVM
11 3 (0.26%) SRDF
11 3 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
12 2 (0.17%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.17%) vSphere
13 1 (0.085%) BitLocker
13 1 (0.085%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 45 (3.85%) Ansible
2 30 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 28 (2.39%) Puppet
4 21 (1.79%) OMEGAMON
5 19 (1.62%) Terraform
6 16 (1.37%) NetBackup
7 14 (1.20%) Kubernetes
8 13 (1.11%) Progress Chef
9 12 (1.03%) SCCM
10 11 (0.94%) vCenter Server
11 10 (0.85%) Grafana
12 9 (0.77%) Tivoli Storage Manager
13 7 (0.60%) CFEngine
13 7 (0.60%) PowerBroker
14 6 (0.51%) Docker Swarm
14 6 (0.51%) Kibana
14 6 (0.51%) logstash
14 6 (0.51%) Prometheus
15 5 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
16 4 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 274 (23.42%) Microsoft
2 106 (9.06%) SAP
3 69 (5.90%) ServiceNow
4 50 (4.27%) VMware
5 44 (3.76%) IBM
6 32 (2.74%) Splunk
7 28 (2.39%) Broadcom
8 25 (2.14%) Salesforce
9 20 (1.71%) BT
9 20 (1.71%) Virgin Media
10 19 (1.62%) Ariba
10 19 (1.62%) Oracle
11 18 (1.54%) Google
12 17 (1.45%) Cisco
13 16 (1.37%) Dell
14 15 (1.28%) Veritas
15 13 (1.11%) Brocade
16 12 (1.03%) Citrix
17 10 (0.85%) CA
18 9 (0.77%) Sage