Social Skills Contracts in Warrington

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Cheshire > Warrington

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Warrington. 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 6 6 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 -5 0
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 22 19 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Warrington 35.48% 23.17% 39.42%
As % of the General category 62.86% 51.35% 70.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 9 20
10th Percentile £170 £275 £175
25th Percentile £188 £276 £197
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £375 £200
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +87.50% -
75th Percentile £488 £488 £466
90th Percentile £503 £575 £593
Cheshire median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% +10.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £12.82 £11.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +11.48% - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.95 £17.72 £27.50
% change year-on-year +85.95% -35.56% +30.95%

All General Skills
Warrington

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 Warrington.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35 37 58
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Warrington 56.45% 45.12% 55.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 18 32
10th Percentile £184 £239 £188
25th Percentile £250 £276 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £350 £375
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -6.67% +18.11%
75th Percentile £478 £514 £513
90th Percentile £523 £575 £628
Cheshire median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 0
Median hourly rate £12.82 £22.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -43.02% - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.50 £24.58 £30.54
% change year-on-year +32.22% -19.52% +45.43%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Warrington

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Warrington

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Warrington

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Warrington

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Warrington

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Warrington

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Warrington

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warrington 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 3 (13.64%) SharePoint
1 3 (13.64%) Skype for Business
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (4.55%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) assyst
1 1 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (18.18%) Azure
1 4 (18.18%) Power Platform
2 3 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (9.09%) Power Automate
3 2 (9.09%) PowerApps
4 1 (4.55%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (4.55%) Entra ID
4 1 (4.55%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.64%) DNS
1 3 (13.64%) Skype
1 3 (13.64%) TCP/IP
1 3 (13.64%) VPN
2 1 (4.55%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (18.18%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 7 (31.82%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Public Sector
3 2 (9.09%) Manufacturing
3 2 (9.09%) Retail
4 1 (4.55%) Finance
4 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 11 (50.00%) Analyst
2 10 (45.45%) Service Analyst
2 10 (45.45%) Service Desk Analyst
3 2 (9.09%) Automation Engineer
3 2 (9.09%) Business Intelligence Developer
3 2 (9.09%) Change Manager
3 2 (9.09%) Developer
3 2 (9.09%) IT Engineer
3 2 (9.09%) IT Support
3 2 (9.09%) Power BI Developer
3 2 (9.09%) Service Management Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Azure Architect
4 1 (4.55%) Azure DevOps Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Azure Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) DevOps Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365 Architect
4 1 (4.55%) Senior Information Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Transformation Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Wintel Architect
4 1 (4.55%) Wintel Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (9.09%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.55%) CMDB
3 1 (4.55%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (4.55%) NHS
3 1 (4.55%) Smartphone
3 1 (4.55%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (18.18%) Windows
2 1 (4.55%) Android
2 1 (4.55%) Apple iOS
2 1 (4.55%) Linux
2 1 (4.55%) Mac OS
2 1 (4.55%) Windows 10
2 1 (4.55%) Windows Server
2 1 (4.55%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (4.55%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) ITIL
2 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (31.82%) ITSM
4 5 (22.73%) Process Improvement
5 4 (18.18%) Agile
5 4 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (18.18%) CRM
6 3 (13.64%) Computer Science
6 3 (13.64%) Customer Service
6 3 (13.64%) DevOps
6 3 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (9.09%) Analytics
7 2 (9.09%) Critical Success Factor
7 2 (9.09%) Impact Assessments
7 2 (9.09%) Project Delivery
7 2 (9.09%) Stakeholder Map
8 1 (4.55%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 1 (4.55%) Business Case
8 1 (4.55%) Decision-Making
8 1 (4.55%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) PowerShell
1 2 (9.09%) SQL
2 1 (4.55%) VB
2 1 (4.55%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 10 (45.45%) SC Cleared
1 10 (45.45%) Security Cleared
2 7 (31.82%) Degree
3 4 (18.18%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (4.55%) A+ Certification
4 1 (4.55%) MCP
4 1 (4.55%) MCSA
4 1 (4.55%) MCSE
4 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (4.55%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (36.36%) SLA
2 1 (4.55%) NCSC
System Software
1 2 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.55%) BitLocker
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (4.55%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (4.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (4.55%) SCCM
2 1 (4.55%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 3 (13.64%) ServiceNow
3 2 (9.09%) Sage
4 1 (4.55%) McAfee
4 1 (4.55%) Remedy
4 1 (4.55%) Symantec
4 1 (4.55%) VMware