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 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 1 2 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 1,160 1,110 1,213
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 24.57% 19.14% 16.88%
As % of the General category 44.84% 34.66% 33.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 666 693 815
10th Percentile £185 £231 £166
25th Percentile £356 £388 £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £455
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +9.89% +1.11%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £660 £634
England median daily rate £513 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.65% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 34 86
10th Percentile £12.12 £14.62 £12.34
25th Percentile £13.59 £17.72 £14.44
Median hourly rate £15.00 £23.15 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.21% +15.75% +15.71%
75th Percentile £19.13 £38.75 £43.96
90th Percentile £37.18 £63.12 £52.16
England median hourly rate £18.00 £25.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -28.00% +38.89% -

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 2,587 3,203 3,644
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 54.79% 55.24% 50.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,522 2,210 2,598
10th Percentile £256 £300 £205
25th Percentile £400 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £504 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.83% +6.16% +7.95%
75th Percentile £582 £600 £560
90th Percentile £670 £688 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 311 95 183
10th Percentile £12.13 £14.37 £11.18
25th Percentile £13.30 £17.49 £14.79
Median hourly rate £16.06 £25.00 £18.70
Median % change year-on-year -35.76% +33.69% +1.08%
75th Percentile £28.38 £38.03 £29.38
90th Percentile £48.75 £53.20 £48.75
England median hourly rate £30.16 £32.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -7.20% +51.16% -4.44%

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 3 May 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 3 May 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 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
North West +2 621 £475 - 1,094
Yorkshire +1 472 £470 -6.00% 702
North East +9 65 £525 +40.00% 275
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 (3.36%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.41%) SAS
3 25 (2.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 19 (1.64%) Confluence
5 7 (0.60%) CMS
6 6 (0.52%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.52%) ArcGIS
6 6 (0.52%) WordPress
7 3 (0.26%) IIS
8 2 (0.17%) Apache
8 2 (0.17%) IBM Notes
8 2 (0.17%) Mule
9 1 (0.086%) CICS
9 1 (0.086%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.086%) JBoss
9 1 (0.086%) LiveLink
9 1 (0.086%) nginx
9 1 (0.086%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.086%) Tomcat
Applications
1 122 (10.52%) Microsoft Office
2 66 (5.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.21%) Spreadsheet
5 13 (1.12%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.34%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.26%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (0.26%) Blender
8 3 (0.26%) Maya
8 3 (0.26%) MicroStation
8 3 (0.26%) Sketch
9 1 (0.086%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.086%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.086%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.086%) Revit
Business Applications
1 49 (4.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.78%) Primavera
3 9 (0.78%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.69%) SAP FI
5 7 (0.60%) SAP EWM
5 7 (0.60%) SAP PM
6 3 (0.26%) Maximo
6 3 (0.26%) Sage X3
6 3 (0.26%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Payroll
7 2 (0.17%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.17%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.17%) SAP PS
7 2 (0.17%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.086%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.086%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 1 (0.086%) SAP Travel Management
8 1 (0.086%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 130 (11.21%) Azure
2 91 (7.84%) Microsoft 365
3 89 (7.67%) AWS
4 54 (4.66%) Power Platform
5 35 (3.02%) GCP
6 32 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
7 31 (2.67%) GitHub
8 22 (1.90%) Entra ID
9 20 (1.72%) Taleo
10 13 (1.12%) Snowflake
11 11 (0.95%) SaaS
11 11 (0.95%) Serverless
12 9 (0.78%) Power Automate
13 8 (0.69%) AWS Lambda
13 8 (0.69%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (0.69%) Cloud Computing
13 8 (0.69%) OneDrive
13 8 (0.69%) PowerApps
14 7 (0.60%) Amazon S3
14 7 (0.60%) BrowserStack
Communications & Networking
1 43 (3.71%) Firewall
2 34 (2.93%) VPN
3 26 (2.24%) WAN
4 25 (2.16%) LAN
5 24 (2.07%) DNS
6 19 (1.64%) VLAN
7 15 (1.29%) DHCP
7 15 (1.29%) Wireless
8 10 (0.86%) Remote Desktop
8 10 (0.86%) TCP/IP
8 10 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (0.78%) ATM
9 9 (0.78%) DWDM
9 9 (0.78%) HTTP
10 8 (0.69%) OSPF
11 7 (0.60%) Ethernet
11 7 (0.60%) PPP
11 7 (0.60%) Wireless Security
12 6 (0.52%) Network Security
13 5 (0.43%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (3.62%) Power BI
2 21 (1.81%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (1.55%) SQL Server
4 16 (1.38%) Relational Database
4 16 (1.38%) Tableau
5 12 (1.03%) Data Lake
6 11 (0.95%) MySQL
7 10 (0.86%) Big Data
7 10 (0.86%) MongoDB
8 9 (0.78%) GIS
8 9 (0.78%) Metadata
9 8 (0.69%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (0.60%) Hadoop
10 7 (0.60%) NoSQL
10 7 (0.60%) RDBMS
10 7 (0.60%) SAP BW
11 6 (0.52%) BigQuery
11 6 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
11 6 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 60 (5.17%) JIRA
2 31 (2.67%) Jenkins
3 20 (1.72%) Git
4 10 (0.86%) GitLab
5 9 (0.78%) Selenium
6 6 (0.52%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 6 (0.52%) CircleCI
6 6 (0.52%) Cucumber
6 6 (0.52%) 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%) Log4j
General
1 197 (16.98%) Analytical Skills
2 162 (13.97%) Finance
3 101 (8.71%) Public Sector
4 50 (4.31%) Banking
5 45 (3.88%) Retail
6 43 (3.71%) Presentation Skills
7 41 (3.53%) Organisational Skills
8 35 (3.02%) Manufacturing
9 25 (2.16%) Pharmaceutical
10 24 (2.07%) Telecoms
11 22 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
12 20 (1.72%) Legal
13 18 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (1.12%) Law
15 10 (0.86%) Marketing
16 6 (0.52%) 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%) Games
Job Titles
1 181 (15.60%) Analyst
2 77 (6.64%) Project Manager
3 69 (5.95%) Developer
3 69 (5.95%) Senior
4 67 (5.78%) Business Analyst
4 67 (5.78%) Consultant
5 66 (5.69%) Architect
6 57 (4.91%) Lead
7 51 (4.40%) Service Desk Agent
8 33 (2.84%) IT Support
9 31 (2.67%) Service Analyst
10 29 (2.50%) Data Analyst
11 28 (2.41%) Support Engineer
12 26 (2.24%) Service Desk Analyst
13 24 (2.07%) Network Engineer
14 23 (1.98%) Administrator
15 20 (1.72%) Data Engineer
15 20 (1.72%) IT Technician
15 20 (1.72%) Solutions Architect
16 19 (1.64%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.67%) ISPF
2 19 (1.64%) .NET
3 16 (1.38%) Web Services
4 15 (1.29%) YAML
5 14 (1.21%) RESTful
6 11 (0.95%) React
6 11 (0.95%) REST
6 11 (0.95%) SailPoint
7 10 (0.86%) HTML
7 10 (0.86%) JSON
8 9 (0.78%) CSS
9 7 (0.60%) .NET Framework
9 7 (0.60%) Kafka
9 7 (0.60%) LDAP
9 7 (0.60%) Middleware
10 6 (0.52%) Elastic Stack
10 6 (0.52%) Node.js
10 6 (0.52%) XML
11 5 (0.43%) OAuth2
11 5 (0.43%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 66 (5.69%) Management Information System
2 42 (3.62%) Virtual Team
3 41 (3.53%) Driving Licence
4 32 (2.76%) Mainframe
5 28 (2.41%) NHS
6 25 (2.16%) Data Centre
6 25 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
7 23 (1.98%) Cyber Defence
8 21 (1.81%) CMDB
8 21 (1.81%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 20 (1.72%) Replication
10 19 (1.64%) Cyber Threat
10 19 (1.64%) EPoS
11 18 (1.55%) Product Ownership
12 14 (1.21%) Algorithms
13 13 (1.12%) Mobile App
14 12 (1.03%) Life Science
15 11 (0.95%) LPAR
16 10 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
16 10 (0.86%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 147 (12.67%) Windows
2 67 (5.78%) Windows 10
3 60 (5.17%) Linux
4 43 (3.71%) zOS
5 28 (2.41%) Windows Server
6 14 (1.21%) Unix
7 13 (1.12%) Apple iOS
8 11 (0.95%) Windows 7
9 10 (0.86%) Android
10 9 (0.78%) Mac OS
11 6 (0.52%) 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 (0.086%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 358 (30.86%) Problem-Solving
2 199 (17.16%) Agile
3 192 (16.55%) Stakeholder Management
4 177 (15.26%) Customer Service
5 153 (13.19%) Project Management
6 82 (7.07%) ITIL
6 82 (7.07%) Service Management
7 79 (6.81%) Mentoring
8 75 (6.47%) Migration
9 74 (6.38%) Decision-Making
10 70 (6.03%) Risk Management
11 68 (5.86%) Change Management
12 61 (5.26%) DevOps
12 61 (5.26%) Scrum
13 59 (5.09%) CRM
14 56 (4.83%) Continuous Improvement
15 52 (4.48%) Business Intelligence
16 50 (4.31%) Data Modelling
16 50 (4.31%) Problem Management
17 49 (4.22%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 72 (6.21%) Python
2 65 (5.60%) SQL
3 41 (3.53%) JavaScript
4 40 (3.45%) JCL
5 38 (3.28%) REXX
6 35 (3.02%) Java
7 28 (2.41%) PowerShell
8 18 (1.55%) TypeScript
9 17 (1.47%) Bash
9 17 (1.47%) C#
10 16 (1.38%) Assembly Language
11 10 (0.86%) CLIST
12 9 (0.78%) Scala
13 8 (0.69%) C++
13 8 (0.69%) PL/SQL
14 6 (0.52%) ABAP
14 6 (0.52%) C
15 5 (0.43%) Apex Code
15 5 (0.43%) PHP
16 4 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 149 (12.84%) Security Cleared
2 124 (10.69%) Degree
3 103 (8.88%) SC Cleared
4 27 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
5 25 (2.16%) Cisco Certification
6 24 (2.07%) CCNA
6 24 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
7 23 (1.98%) DV Cleared
8 20 (1.72%) ITIL Certification
9 15 (1.29%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (0.86%) PMI Certification
11 10 (0.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 9 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
12 9 (0.78%) PMP
13 7 (0.60%) CCNP
13 7 (0.60%) OSCP
14 6 (0.52%) MCSE
15 5 (0.43%) A+ Certification
15 5 (0.43%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (6.72%) SLA
2 64 (5.52%) QA
3 46 (3.97%) Data Quality
4 26 (2.24%) NIST
5 20 (1.72%) Accessibility
5 20 (1.72%) GDPR
6 15 (1.29%) NIST 800
7 12 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 12 (1.03%) PMO
8 7 (0.60%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.26%) GRC
10 3 (0.26%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.086%) Def Stans
12 1 (0.086%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.086%) IEC 61508
12 1 (0.086%) ISO 20022
12 1 (0.086%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.086%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 105 (9.05%) Active Directory
2 40 (3.45%) Time Sharing Option
3 38 (3.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 31 (2.67%) Virtual Machines
5 24 (2.07%) Hyper-V
6 16 (1.38%) ACF2
6 16 (1.38%) RACF
7 11 (0.95%) Job Entry Subsystem
7 11 (0.95%) Microcode
7 11 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
8 9 (0.78%) Docker
8 9 (0.78%) NFS
9 8 (0.69%) 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 (0.086%) BitLocker
13 1 (0.086%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 41 (3.53%) Ansible
2 31 (2.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 24 (2.07%) Puppet
4 21 (1.81%) OMEGAMON
5 19 (1.64%) Terraform
6 16 (1.38%) NetBackup
7 14 (1.21%) Kubernetes
8 12 (1.03%) SCCM
9 11 (0.95%) vCenter Server
10 10 (0.86%) Grafana
11 9 (0.78%) Progress Chef
11 9 (0.78%) Tivoli Storage Manager
12 6 (0.52%) Docker Swarm
12 6 (0.52%) Kibana
12 6 (0.52%) logstash
12 6 (0.52%) Prometheus
13 5 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
14 4 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
14 4 (0.34%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
15 3 (0.26%) CFEngine
Vendors
1 278 (23.97%) Microsoft
2 99 (8.53%) SAP
3 69 (5.95%) ServiceNow
4 50 (4.31%) VMware
5 44 (3.79%) IBM
6 32 (2.76%) Splunk
7 28 (2.41%) Broadcom
8 23 (1.98%) Salesforce
9 21 (1.81%) Google
10 20 (1.72%) BT
10 20 (1.72%) Oracle
10 20 (1.72%) Virgin Media
11 17 (1.47%) Cisco
12 15 (1.29%) Ariba
12 15 (1.29%) Dell
12 15 (1.29%) Veritas
13 13 (1.12%) Brocade
14 11 (0.95%) Citrix
15 10 (0.86%) CA
16 9 (0.78%) Sage