Social Skills Contracts in Preston

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Lancashire > Preston

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Preston. 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 3 15
Rank change year-on-year +2 +12 -14
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 22 23 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston 31.88% 41.82% 10.13%
As % of the General category 48.89% 48.94% 27.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 3 4
10th Percentile £399 £553 -
25th Percentile £403 £706 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £975 £433
Median % change year-on-year -49.23% +125.43% +23.57%
75th Percentile £588 £988 £486
90th Percentile £686 - £517
Lancashire median daily rate £500 £540 £463
% change year-on-year -7.41% +16.76% -4.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 20 4
10th Percentile £24.48 - £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% +27.53%
75th Percentile £30.63 - £54.11
90th Percentile £46.57 - £55.49
Lancashire median hourly rate £28.75 £16.06 £52.74
% change year-on-year +79.02% -69.55% +27.31%

All General Skills
Preston

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 Preston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 45 47 29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston 65.22% 85.45% 36.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 14 18
10th Percentile £395 £274 -
25th Percentile £425 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £513 £469
Median % change year-on-year +4.88% +9.33% +37.87%
75th Percentile £630 £748 £703
90th Percentile £688 £924 £850
Lancashire median daily rate £525 £519 £550
% change year-on-year +1.20% -5.68% +13.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 32 9
10th Percentile £23.77 £12.20 £35.33
25th Percentile £26.88 - £41.50
Median hourly rate £28.75 £16.06 £49.57
Median % change year-on-year +79.02% -67.60% +22.27%
75th Percentile £30.63 £19.05 £53.35
90th Percentile £44.98 £46.18 £58.46
Lancashire median hourly rate £28.75 £16.06 £47.79
% change year-on-year +79.02% -66.39% +17.87%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Preston

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Preston

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Preston

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Preston

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Preston

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Preston

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

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Preston

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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 1 (4.55%) Confluence
1 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (4.55%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (9.09%) Azure
2 2 (9.09%) Boomi
2 2 (9.09%) SuccessFactors
3 1 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.55%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.55%) Power Automate
3 1 (4.55%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 7 (31.82%) Legal
2 5 (22.73%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Finance
5 1 (4.55%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 6 (27.27%) Administrator
2 5 (22.73%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
3 2 (9.09%) Architect
3 2 (9.09%) Integration Architect
3 2 (9.09%) Integration Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Business Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Consultant
4 1 (4.55%) Coordinator
4 1 (4.55%) Designer
4 1 (4.55%) Developer
4 1 (4.55%) ICT Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Integration Consultant
4 1 (4.55%) Robotic Process Automation Developer
4 1 (4.55%) Scrum Master
4 1 (4.55%) Senior Designer
4 1 (4.55%) SharePoint Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Test Coordinator
4 1 (4.55%) Test Leader
4 1 (4.55%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) Web Services
2 1 (4.55%) OAuth
2 1 (4.55%) REST
2 1 (4.55%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 5 (22.73%) Security Posture
2 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 2 (9.09%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.55%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.55%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (22.73%) Budget Management
3 5 (22.73%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (22.73%) Data Protection
3 5 (22.73%) Identity Access Management
3 5 (22.73%) Migration
3 5 (22.73%) Performance Metrics
3 5 (22.73%) Process Improvement
3 5 (22.73%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (13.64%) Agile
5 3 (13.64%) ITIL
5 3 (13.64%) SFIA
6 2 (9.09%) Cyber Resilience
6 2 (9.09%) Data Management
6 2 (9.09%) Penetration Testing
6 2 (9.09%) PRINCE2
7 1 (4.55%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) APMG
2 1 (4.55%) ISTQB
2 1 (4.55%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
2 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
2 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) CASB
1 1 (4.55%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.09%) Dell
2 2 (9.09%) SAP
3 1 (4.55%) Blue Prism
3 1 (4.55%) Cisco
3 1 (4.55%) Nintex
3 1 (4.55%) Okta
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle
3 1 (4.55%) Ping Identity
3 1 (4.55%) Salesforce
3 1 (4.55%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.55%) Zscaler