Social Skills Contracts in South Wales

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 4 3
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +2
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 72 92 191
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 22.78% 18.33% 22.11%
As % of the General category 54.96% 39.15% 39.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 54 139
10th Percentile £142 £160 £175
25th Percentile £143 £193 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £315 £390 £426
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% -8.45% -5.54%
75th Percentile £581 £538 £532
90th Percentile £625 £550 £550
Wales median daily rate £412 £395 £425
% change year-on-year +4.30% -7.06% -5.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 9 12
10th Percentile - - £16.63
25th Percentile £11.00 - £20.16
Median hourly rate £12.50 £10.92 £21.63
Median % change year-on-year +14.47% -49.50% +31.06%
75th Percentile £85.00 - £47.40
90th Percentile £86.80 £12.42 -
Wales median hourly rate £19.00 £10.92 £22.50
% change year-on-year +73.99% -51.47% +40.63%

All General Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 131 235 488
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 41.46% 46.81% 56.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 166 381
10th Percentile £143 £180 £231
25th Percentile £170 £321 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -11.58% - +13.77%
75th Percentile £588 £581 £575
90th Percentile £628 £625 £638
Wales median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 12 19
10th Percentile £11.01 - £15.88
25th Percentile £12.00 - £19.96
Median hourly rate £25.18 £10.92 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +130.59% -51.47% +18.42%
75th Percentile £75.00 £14.27 £25.38
90th Percentile £87.80 £48.11 £47.40
Wales median hourly rate £22.50 £10.92 £25.00
% change year-on-year +106.04% -56.32% +50.15%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in South Wales

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in South Wales

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in South Wales over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in South Wales

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in South Wales

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in South Wales

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in South Wales over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in South Wales

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 11 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
Newport +15 36 £600 +9.09% 26
Cardiff -1 35 £223 -47.65% 80
Rhondda Cynon Taff 0 1 £135 -34.15% 4
Social Skills
Wales

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 10 (13.89%) SharePoint
2 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (4.17%) SAS
3 1 (1.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (12.50%) Acrobat
2 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (4.17%) SPSS
5 1 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.78%) SAP HCM
1 2 (2.78%) SAP HR
1 2 (2.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.39%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 18 (25.00%) Azure
2 14 (19.44%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (4.17%) GitHub
4 2 (2.78%) AWS
4 2 (2.78%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (2.78%) SuccessFactors
5 1 (1.39%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 1 (1.39%) GCP
5 1 (1.39%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.39%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.56%) Firewall
2 2 (2.78%) LAN
2 2 (2.78%) WLAN
3 1 (1.39%) Network Security
3 1 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.17%) Oracle Database
1 3 (4.17%) Oracle ODI
1 3 (4.17%) PowerCenter
2 2 (2.78%) Data Mining
3 1 (1.39%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.39%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (9.72%) JIRA
2 1 (1.39%) Selenium
General
1 18 (25.00%) Telecoms
2 17 (23.61%) Mandarin Language
3 16 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (12.50%) Finance
4 9 (12.50%) Local Government
4 9 (12.50%) Marketing
5 4 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.78%) Legal
7 2 (2.78%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.39%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 12 (16.67%) IT Engineer
2 11 (15.28%) Support Engineer
3 9 (12.50%) Bid Manager
3 9 (12.50%) IT Support
3 9 (12.50%) IT Support Engineer
3 9 (12.50%) Senior
3 9 (12.50%) Senior Bid Manager
3 9 (12.50%) Senior Manager
4 8 (11.11%) Project Manager
5 7 (9.72%) Data Centre Engineer
6 5 (6.94%) DBA
6 5 (6.94%) Oracle DBA
7 3 (4.17%) Data Scientist
7 3 (4.17%) Field Engineer
8 2 (2.78%) Database Engineer
8 2 (2.78%) Infrastructure Manager
8 2 (2.78%) IT Project Manager
8 2 (2.78%) SAP Architect
8 2 (2.78%) SAP Solutions Architect
8 2 (2.78%) Software Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.17%) Middleware
2 1 (1.39%) .NET
2 1 (1.39%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 22 (30.56%) Data Centre
2 4 (5.56%) Driving Licence
3 3 (4.17%) Credit Risk
3 3 (4.17%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.39%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.39%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.39%) NHS
5 1 (1.39%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 6 (8.33%) AIX
1 6 (8.33%) Windows
2 5 (6.94%) Linux
3 4 (5.56%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.78%) Mac OS
4 2 (2.78%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.78%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (2.78%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (48.61%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (36.11%) Project Delivery
3 21 (29.17%) Root Cause Analysis
4 18 (25.00%) Project Management
5 14 (19.44%) Stakeholder Management
6 13 (18.06%) Cybersecurity
7 11 (15.28%) PRINCE2
8 10 (13.89%) Value Proposition
9 9 (12.50%) Critical Thinking
9 9 (12.50%) Risk Management
10 8 (11.11%) Psychology
11 6 (8.33%) Agile
12 5 (6.94%) Customer Service
12 5 (6.94%) Decision-Making
12 5 (6.94%) E-business
13 4 (5.56%) Computer Science
13 4 (5.56%) DevOps
13 4 (5.56%) Scrum
14 3 (4.17%) High Availability
14 3 (4.17%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.17%) Python
1 3 (4.17%) R
1 3 (4.17%) Shell Script
2 2 (2.78%) C#
3 1 (1.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (19.44%) Degree
2 11 (15.28%) Security Cleared
3 10 (13.89%) PMI Certification
3 10 (13.89%) PMP
3 10 (13.89%) SC Cleared
4 3 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (2.78%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.39%) CISA
6 1 (1.39%) CISM
6 1 (1.39%) CISSP
6 1 (1.39%) CRISC
6 1 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (33.33%) SLA
2 2 (2.78%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.39%) GDPR
3 1 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.39%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (6.94%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.17%) Oracle RAC
3 2 (2.78%) Hyper-V
3 2 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (6.94%) Data Guard
2 3 (4.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 2 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.78%) SCCM
Vendors
1 17 (23.61%) Microsoft
2 9 (12.50%) Adobe
3 5 (6.94%) Oracle
4 3 (4.17%) Cisco
4 3 (4.17%) Dell
4 3 (4.17%) Informatica
5 2 (2.78%) Atlassian
5 2 (2.78%) Huawei
5 2 (2.78%) SAP
5 2 (2.78%) SonicWALL
5 2 (2.78%) VMware
5 2 (2.78%) WatchGuard
6 1 (1.39%) CA Agile Central
6 1 (1.39%) Citrix
6 1 (1.39%) HP
6 1 (1.39%) LogRhythm
6 1 (1.39%) Splunk
6 1 (1.39%) Xamarin