Social Skills Contracts in Stevenage

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 3 1 4
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 +5
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 48 136 71
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 38.40% 29.69% 24.15%
As % of the General category 63.16% 42.11% 42.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 6 19
10th Percentile £347 £258 £230
25th Percentile £425 £268 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £319 £320
Median % change year-on-year +80.39% -0.39% -36.00%
75th Percentile £625 £348 £375
90th Percentile £629 £400 £442
Hertfordshire median daily rate £500 £375 £435
% change year-on-year +33.33% -13.79% +2.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 93 29
10th Percentile £31.64 - £48.00
25th Percentile £51.38 - £49.00
Median hourly rate £63.75 £38.12 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +67.24% -39.01% +54.32%
75th Percentile £72.50 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.01 £65.00 £71.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £60.00 £38.12 £61.25
% change year-on-year +57.40% -37.76% +70.14%

All General Skills
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 76 323 168
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 60.80% 70.52% 57.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 17 30
10th Percentile £344 £283 £235
25th Percentile £475 £331 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £400 £363
Median % change year-on-year +35.00% +10.34% -21.62%
75th Percentile £625 £525 £509
90th Percentile £633 £640 £676
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £406 £525
% change year-on-year +35.38% -22.62% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 227 86
10th Percentile £36.00 - £46.88
25th Percentile £54.06 £38.12 £53.75
Median hourly rate £65.25 £50.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.50% -16.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £75.00 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £65.00 £70.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £61.00 £46.56 £60.00
% change year-on-year +31.03% -22.41% +22.45%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Stevenage

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Stevenage

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Stevenage

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Stevenage

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

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

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Stevenage

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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 (2.08%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
1 1 (2.08%) Exchange Server 2013
1 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (2.08%) Skype for Business
1 1 (2.08%) WebSphere
Applications
1 9 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (12.50%) Windchill
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (2.08%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (6.25%) Primavera
2 1 (2.08%) SAP PS
2 1 (2.08%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.25%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.08%) Azure
2 1 (2.08%) Cohesity
2 1 (2.08%) Entra ID
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.08%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (20.83%) SMTP
2 9 (18.75%) DNS
2 9 (18.75%) FTP
2 9 (18.75%) HTTP
2 9 (18.75%) Network Security
2 9 (18.75%) SSL
3 4 (8.33%) Ethernet
3 4 (8.33%) TCP/IP
4 3 (6.25%) Firewall
5 1 (2.08%) IMAP
5 1 (2.08%) SAN
5 1 (2.08%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.25%) Power BI
2 1 (2.08%) DB2
Development Applications
1 5 (10.42%) Eclipse
1 5 (10.42%) Visual Studio
2 1 (2.08%) MagicDraw
2 1 (2.08%) MSI
2 1 (2.08%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 15 (31.25%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (12.50%) Law
3 5 (10.42%) Electronics
3 5 (10.42%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (8.33%) Aerospace
4 4 (8.33%) Military
5 3 (6.25%) Aviation
5 3 (6.25%) Finance
6 2 (4.17%) Marketing
7 1 (2.08%) Automotive
7 1 (2.08%) Legal
7 1 (2.08%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.08%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (27.08%) Analyst
2 9 (18.75%) SOC Analyst
3 6 (12.50%) Architect
3 6 (12.50%) Configuration Engineer
4 5 (10.42%) Network Architect
4 5 (10.42%) Network Infrastructure Architect
4 5 (10.42%) Senior
5 4 (8.33%) C# Software Engineer
5 4 (8.33%) Infrastructure Architect
5 4 (8.33%) Project Manager
5 4 (8.33%) Senior Configuration Engineer
5 4 (8.33%) Software Engineer
5 4 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
6 3 (6.25%) Data Analyst
6 3 (6.25%) Infrastructure Solutions Architect
6 3 (6.25%) Lead
6 3 (6.25%) Project Controller
7 2 (4.17%) Junior
7 2 (4.17%) Junior Analyst
7 2 (4.17%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (18.75%) LDAP
2 4 (8.33%) Node.js
2 4 (8.33%) Web Services
3 3 (6.25%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 9 (18.75%) Analytical Mindset
1 9 (18.75%) Cyber Threat
1 9 (18.75%) Cyberattack
2 8 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 8 (16.67%) Security Operations Centre
3 6 (12.50%) CSOC
4 4 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (6.25%) Operational Technology
6 1 (2.08%) Blackberry
6 1 (2.08%) Cloud Native
6 1 (2.08%) Product Ownership
6 1 (2.08%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 8 (16.67%) Linux
2 6 (12.50%) Windows
3 3 (6.25%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 11 (22.92%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (22.92%) Project Management
2 11 (22.92%) Threat Detection
3 10 (20.83%) Agile
3 10 (20.83%) Analytics
3 10 (20.83%) Configuration Management
4 9 (18.75%) Network Packet Capture
4 9 (18.75%) SIEM
5 8 (16.67%) Information Management
5 8 (16.67%) Information Security
5 8 (16.67%) PLM
5 8 (16.67%) Security Operations
6 7 (14.58%) Artificial Intelligence
6 7 (14.58%) Behavioural Analytics
6 7 (14.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (14.58%) Incident Response
6 7 (14.58%) Machine Learning
6 7 (14.58%) Validation
7 6 (12.50%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.42%) C#
1 5 (10.42%) C++
2 4 (8.33%) JavaScript
2 4 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (64.58%) Security Cleared
2 28 (58.33%) SC Cleared
3 8 (16.67%) DV Cleared
4 3 (6.25%) CISSP
5 2 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (4.17%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (4.17%) GCIA
6 1 (2.08%) CCNP
6 1 (2.08%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.08%) Degree
6 1 (2.08%) MCSA
6 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.42%) QA
2 3 (6.25%) Data Quality
2 3 (6.25%) GxP
System Software
1 5 (10.42%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.08%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (2.08%) PTC Integrity
Vendors
1 11 (22.92%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.33%) SAP
3 3 (6.25%) ServiceNow
3 3 (6.25%) Twitter
4 1 (2.08%) IBM
4 1 (2.08%) NetApp
4 1 (2.08%) PTC
4 1 (2.08%) Sparx
4 1 (2.08%) VMware