Social Skills Contracts in Reading

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 2 1
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 +1
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Social Skills 177 256 273
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 30.00% 23.36% 25.37%
As % of the General category 47.58% 42.95% 41.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 131 176
10th Percentile £352 £213 £210
25th Percentile £444 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £580 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +10.48% +13.82%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £638
90th Percentile £657 £688 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £525 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 5 2
10th Percentile - £54.04 £22.96
25th Percentile £14.75 - £29.66
Median hourly rate £17.30 £61.60 £41.84
Median % change year-on-year -71.92% +47.24% -
75th Percentile £38.42 - £54.53
90th Percentile £60.25 - £61.54
Berkshire median hourly rate £28.00 £61.60 £56.00
% change year-on-year -54.55% +10.00% -39.46%

All General Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 372 596 660
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 63.05% 54.38% 61.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 222 272 396
10th Percentile £350 £266 £290
25th Percentile £450 £462 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £580 £520
Median % change year-on-year -5.21% +11.59% +4.00%
75th Percentile £638 £641 £638
90th Percentile £700 £710 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £525 £540 £500
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 30 9
10th Percentile - £14.50 £18.17
25th Percentile £14.75 £49.63 £57.50
Median hourly rate £20.75 £61.60 £64.68
Median % change year-on-year -66.31% -4.75% +130.98%
75th Percentile £38.42 £76.46 £67.75
90th Percentile £60.50 £87.46 £74.25
Berkshire median hourly rate £32.05 £61.60 £56.03
% change year-on-year -47.97% +9.94% +149.02%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Reading

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Reading over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Reading

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Reading over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Reading

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 13 (7.34%) OpenStack
2 4 (2.26%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (1.69%) Confluence
3 3 (1.69%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.13%) Oracle Service Bus
4 2 (1.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.56%) CMS
5 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.56%) Smallworld
Applications
1 6 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.26%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.56%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.56%) InDesign
3 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (9.60%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (2.82%) Oracle EBS R12
3 4 (2.26%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (1.69%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (1.13%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.56%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 1 (0.56%) Oracle AGIS
6 1 (0.56%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.56%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.56%) Oracle E-Business Tax
6 1 (0.56%) Oracle iProcurement
6 1 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.56%) Primavera
6 1 (0.56%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.56%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.56%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.56%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.56%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 42 (23.73%) AWS
2 30 (16.95%) Azure
3 18 (10.17%) OCI
4 13 (7.34%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (5.65%) SaaS
6 7 (3.95%) Power Platform
7 6 (3.39%) GCP
8 5 (2.82%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (2.26%) dbt
9 4 (2.26%) Entra ID
9 4 (2.26%) OpenShift
10 3 (1.69%) GitHub
10 3 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
11 2 (1.13%) Azure Service Bus
12 1 (0.56%) Amazon ECS
12 1 (0.56%) Amazon S3
12 1 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
12 1 (0.56%) Miro
12 1 (0.56%) Smartsheet
12 1 (0.56%) SonarCloud
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.52%) BGP
1 8 (4.52%) LAN
1 8 (4.52%) MPLS
1 8 (4.52%) WAN
1 8 (4.52%) Wireless
2 4 (2.26%) 5G
2 4 (2.26%) Network Security
2 4 (2.26%) OSPF
2 4 (2.26%) SD-WAN
2 4 (2.26%) SNMP
2 4 (2.26%) TACACS
2 4 (2.26%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (1.69%) 802.11
3 3 (1.69%) VLAN
4 2 (1.13%) IPsec
4 2 (1.13%) SAN
4 2 (1.13%) SMS
4 2 (1.13%) SS7
4 2 (1.13%) SSL
4 2 (1.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.65%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 7 (3.95%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (3.95%) Power BI
3 6 (3.39%) NoSQL
4 5 (2.82%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (2.26%) Oracle BI EE
5 4 (2.26%) Relational Database
5 4 (2.26%) Tableau
6 2 (1.13%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.56%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.56%) Big Data
7 1 (0.56%) GIS
7 1 (0.56%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 19 (10.73%) JIRA
2 8 (4.52%) GitLab
2 8 (4.52%) Selenium
3 7 (3.95%) Jenkins
4 6 (3.39%) Cucumber
4 6 (3.39%) REST Assured
4 6 (3.39%) SonarQube
5 5 (2.82%) Git
6 1 (0.56%) CMake
6 1 (0.56%) Snyk
General
1 48 (27.12%) Analytical Skills
2 29 (16.38%) Telecoms
3 11 (6.21%) Finance
4 8 (4.52%) Public Sector
5 7 (3.95%) Law
5 7 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
6 6 (3.39%) French Language
7 4 (2.26%) Billing
7 4 (2.26%) Legal
7 4 (2.26%) Police
8 3 (1.69%) Local Government
9 2 (1.13%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.13%) Digital Economy
9 2 (1.13%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.13%) Marketing
9 2 (1.13%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.56%) Electronics
10 1 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 19 (10.73%) Architect
2 18 (10.17%) Analyst
3 17 (9.60%) Project Manager
4 16 (9.04%) Lead
5 15 (8.47%) Senior
6 11 (6.21%) Cloud Engineer
7 9 (5.08%) Security Architect
8 8 (4.52%) Consultant
8 8 (4.52%) Resilience Manager
9 7 (3.95%) Customer Service Advisor
9 7 (3.95%) Developer
9 7 (3.95%) Security Manager
9 7 (3.95%) Security Project Manager
9 7 (3.95%) Support Engineer
10 6 (3.39%) DevOps Engineer
10 6 (3.39%) IT Support
10 6 (3.39%) Solutions Architect
11 5 (2.82%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
11 5 (2.82%) Designer
11 5 (2.82%) Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.78%) REST
2 7 (3.95%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (3.39%) ARM Templates
3 6 (3.39%) Java EE
4 5 (2.82%) PyTorch
4 5 (2.82%) TensorFlow
5 4 (2.26%) Google JAX
5 4 (2.26%) JAX
5 4 (2.26%) NETCONF
5 4 (2.26%) scikit-learn
5 4 (2.26%) YANG
6 3 (1.69%) 802.1X
6 3 (1.69%) OAuth
6 3 (1.69%) Web Services
7 2 (1.13%) ADO
7 2 (1.13%) OAuth2
7 2 (1.13%) SOAP
8 1 (0.56%) OpenID
8 1 (0.56%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.56%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.08%) Hybrid Cloud
2 8 (4.52%) Data Structures
2 8 (4.52%) Operational Technology
3 5 (2.82%) Cloud Native
3 5 (2.82%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.26%) Algorithms
4 4 (2.26%) Data Centre
4 4 (2.26%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.69%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.13%) Enterprise Storage
6 2 (1.13%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.13%) SCADA
6 2 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.13%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.56%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.56%) Graphic Design
7 1 (0.56%) HP Storage
7 1 (0.56%) IoT
7 1 (0.56%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 9 (5.08%) Linux
2 7 (3.95%) Windows
3 2 (1.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.56%) Android
4 1 (0.56%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.56%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (31.07%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (23.16%) DevOps
3 31 (17.51%) Stakeholder Management
4 26 (14.69%) Agile
5 23 (12.99%) Business Intelligence
6 22 (12.43%) Validation
7 20 (11.30%) Migration
7 20 (11.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 19 (10.73%) CI/CD
8 19 (10.73%) Cybersecurity
8 19 (10.73%) Project Management
9 18 (10.17%) Data Modelling
10 15 (8.47%) Test Automation
11 14 (7.91%) ERP
12 13 (7.34%) CRM
12 13 (7.34%) Data Protection
13 11 (6.21%) Customer Service
13 11 (6.21%) Decision-Making
13 11 (6.21%) Disaster Recovery
13 11 (6.21%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 32 (18.08%) Python
2 19 (10.73%) SQL
3 13 (7.34%) Java
4 6 (3.39%) Bash
5 5 (2.82%) C++
6 4 (2.26%) PL/SQL
6 4 (2.26%) R
7 3 (1.69%) C
8 2 (1.13%) PowerShell
8 2 (1.13%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.56%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.56%) Go
9 1 (0.56%) Scala
Qualifications
1 33 (18.64%) Security Cleared
2 22 (12.43%) SC Cleared
3 15 (8.47%) Degree
4 11 (6.21%) AWS Certification
5 10 (5.65%) DV Cleared
6 9 (5.08%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (4.52%) CCIE
7 8 (4.52%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (4.52%) JNCIE
8 7 (3.95%) Master's Degree
9 5 (2.82%) CISSP
10 4 (2.26%) PMI Certification
10 4 (2.26%) PMP
11 2 (1.13%) MRICS
12 1 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.56%) CFCE
12 1 (0.56%) CISM
12 1 (0.56%) GIAC
12 1 (0.56%) IIBA
12 1 (0.56%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 14 (7.91%) NIST
2 13 (7.34%) GDPR
3 10 (5.65%) QA
4 7 (3.95%) Data Quality
5 5 (2.82%) COBIT
6 4 (2.26%) EU AI Act
7 3 (1.69%) GRC
7 3 (1.69%) PMO
8 2 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (1.13%) NCSC
8 2 (1.13%) NIST 800
8 2 (1.13%) RMADS
9 1 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.56%) HIPAA
System Software
1 7 (3.95%) Docker
2 5 (2.82%) vSphere
3 4 (2.26%) Active Directory
3 4 (2.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.26%) VMware NSX
4 2 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (11.30%) Ansible
2 17 (9.60%) Kubernetes
3 14 (7.91%) Terraform
4 6 (3.39%) Docker Swarm
4 6 (3.39%) Podman
5 3 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (1.13%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.56%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.56%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 32 (18.08%) Oracle
2 18 (10.17%) SAP
3 14 (7.91%) Microsoft
3 14 (7.91%) Salesforce
4 7 (3.95%) Cisco
4 7 (3.95%) Juniper
5 5 (2.82%) Remedy
6 4 (2.26%) F5
6 4 (2.26%) Fortinet
6 4 (2.26%) VMware
7 3 (1.69%) AirMagnet
7 3 (1.69%) Aruba
7 3 (1.69%) Ekahau
7 3 (1.69%) Extreme Networks
7 3 (1.69%) HP
7 3 (1.69%) Meraki
7 3 (1.69%) Progress
7 3 (1.69%) Virgin Media
8 2 (1.13%) Cognos
8 2 (1.13%) Veritas