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 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 +6
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Social Skills 66 88 64
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 31.73% 23.59% 23.88%
As % of the General category 51.56% 38.10% 44.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 7 15
10th Percentile £336 £289 £239
25th Percentile £375 £311 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £338 £350
Median % change year-on-year +48.15% -3.57% -30.62%
75th Percentile £635 £346 £400
90th Percentile £698 £401 £436
Hertfordshire median daily rate £512 £375 £475
% change year-on-year +36.53% -21.05% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 65 29
10th Percentile £31.33 - £41.25
25th Percentile £43.00 - £49.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £38.12 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +70.51% -36.47% -7.69%
75th Percentile £66.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.00 - £66.55
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £43.00 £38.12 £57.31
% change year-on-year +12.80% -33.49% +14.63%

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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 128 231 143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 61.54% 61.93% 53.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 21 32
10th Percentile £285 £263 £219
25th Percentile £400 £310 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £350 £418
Median % change year-on-year +44.29% -16.17% -25.45%
75th Percentile £680 £450 £545
90th Percentile £760 £550 £573
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £375 £525
% change year-on-year +40.00% -28.57% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 152 69
10th Percentile £31.41 £38.12 £44.36
25th Percentile £41.25 £43.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £54.00 £50.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -23.08% +16.07%
75th Percentile £66.75 £60.00 -
90th Percentile £75.75 £65.00 £73.75
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £43.00 £43.00 £61.25
% change year-on-year - -29.80% +11.36%

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
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

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

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Stevenage over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Stevenage

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

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

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Stevenage over the 6 months to 27 August 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 (1.52%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 7 (10.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (9.09%) Windchill
3 4 (6.06%) FrameMaker
4 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.52%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.09%) npm
2 4 (6.06%) Azure
3 3 (4.55%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.52%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.52%) IaaS
4 1 (1.52%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.52%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.52%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (22.73%) Ethernet
1 15 (22.73%) TCP/IP
2 11 (16.67%) DNS
2 11 (16.67%) FTP
2 11 (16.67%) HTTP
2 11 (16.67%) Network Security
2 11 (16.67%) SMTP
2 11 (16.67%) SSL
3 2 (3.03%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.55%) Power BI
2 1 (1.52%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 21 (31.82%) Visual Studio
2 15 (22.73%) Eclipse
3 6 (9.09%) Artifactory
3 6 (9.09%) GitLab
3 6 (9.09%) JIRA
4 1 (1.52%) MSI
4 1 (1.52%) Rational DOORS
General
1 16 (24.24%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (22.73%) Military
2 15 (22.73%) Presentation Skills
3 8 (12.12%) Law
4 7 (10.61%) Aerospace
5 5 (7.58%) Automotive
6 4 (6.06%) Publishing
7 3 (4.55%) Aviation
8 2 (3.03%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.52%) Finance
9 1 (1.52%) French Language
9 1 (1.52%) German Language
9 1 (1.52%) Legal
9 1 (1.52%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.52%) Marketing
9 1 (1.52%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (27.27%) Software Engineer
2 16 (24.24%) Analyst
3 15 (22.73%) C# Software Engineer
4 12 (18.18%) C++ Software Engineer
4 12 (18.18%) SOC Analyst
5 5 (7.58%) Configuration Engineer
6 4 (6.06%) Author
6 4 (6.06%) Developer
6 4 (6.06%) Senior
6 4 (6.06%) Technical Author
7 3 (4.55%) Data Analyst
7 3 (4.55%) Full-Stack Developer
7 3 (4.55%) Full-Stack Engineer
7 3 (4.55%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
7 3 (4.55%) Security Officer
7 3 (4.55%) Senior Configuration Engineer
7 3 (4.55%) Support Engineer
7 3 (4.55%) Support Officer
8 2 (3.03%) IT Services Manager
8 2 (3.03%) Project Controller
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (31.82%) Node.js
2 15 (22.73%) Web Services
3 11 (16.67%) LDAP
4 6 (9.09%) .NET
4 6 (9.09%) .NET Framework
4 6 (9.09%) AngularJS
4 6 (9.09%) CSS
4 6 (9.09%) HTML
4 6 (9.09%) React
4 6 (9.09%) Svelte
4 6 (9.09%) Vue
5 4 (6.06%) SGML
5 4 (6.06%) XML
6 1 (1.52%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 11 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 11 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
1 11 (16.67%) Cyberattack
1 11 (16.67%) Security Operations Centre
2 10 (15.15%) Management Information System
3 9 (13.64%) CSOC
4 6 (9.09%) Algorithms
4 6 (9.09%) Data Structures
4 6 (9.09%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (4.55%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.52%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.52%) FPGA
6 1 (1.52%) LIMS
6 1 (1.52%) Smart Meter
6 1 (1.52%) Verilog
6 1 (1.52%) VHDL
6 1 (1.52%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 24 (36.36%) Linux
2 17 (25.76%) Windows
3 1 (1.52%) Apple iOS
3 1 (1.52%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (37.88%) Agile
2 20 (30.30%) CI/CD
2 20 (30.30%) TDD
3 19 (28.79%) Validation
4 18 (27.27%) Visualisation
5 16 (24.24%) Software Engineering
5 16 (24.24%) Verification and Validation
6 15 (22.73%) Synthetic Environment
7 14 (21.21%) Continuous Delivery
7 14 (21.21%) Continuous Integration
7 14 (21.21%) Digital Twin
7 14 (21.21%) Unit Testing
8 13 (19.70%) Analytics
8 13 (19.70%) Continuous Improvement
8 13 (19.70%) Cybersecurity
8 13 (19.70%) Threat Detection
9 11 (16.67%) Incident Response
9 11 (16.67%) Network Packet Capture
9 11 (16.67%) Security Operations
9 11 (16.67%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 21 (31.82%) C#
1 21 (31.82%) C++
1 21 (31.82%) JavaScript
2 8 (12.12%) Python
3 7 (10.61%) PowerShell
4 6 (9.09%) TypeScript
5 4 (6.06%) SQL
6 2 (3.03%) R
7 1 (1.52%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 29 (43.94%) Security Cleared
2 24 (36.36%) SC Cleared
3 10 (15.15%) DV Cleared
4 6 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (7.58%) Degree
6 4 (6.06%) HNC
6 4 (6.06%) HND
7 2 (3.03%) CISSP
7 2 (3.03%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (3.03%) GCIA
7 2 (3.03%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (1.52%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.06%) GxP
2 3 (4.55%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.52%) GMP
System Software
1 8 (12.12%) Docker
2 4 (6.06%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.52%) Lustre
3 1 (1.52%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 8 (12.12%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.52%) Ansible
2 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.52%) Packer
Vendors
1 20 (30.30%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.55%) SAP
2 3 (4.55%) Sun
2 3 (4.55%) Twitter
3 2 (3.03%) LabWare
4 1 (1.52%) Databricks
4 1 (1.52%) Intel
4 1 (1.52%) Lattice Semiconductor
4 1 (1.52%) Oracle
4 1 (1.52%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.52%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.52%) Xilinx