Social Skills Contracts in the West Midlands

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 1 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 -1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 453 568 788
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 23.72% 24.60% 22.41%
As % of the General category 41.98% 42.51% 39.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 390 588
10th Percentile £213 £220 £250
25th Percentile £350 £400 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.04% +22.50%
75th Percentile £611 £595 £550
90th Percentile £738 £680 £650
England median daily rate £513 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.65% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 17 28
10th Percentile £10.73 £11.90 £11.61
25th Percentile £13.00 £12.50 £12.78
Median hourly rate £14.87 £16.94 £16.25
Median % change year-on-year -12.19% +4.22% -9.72%
75th Percentile £19.50 £42.25 £18.38
90th Percentile £32.83 £73.50 £19.90
England median hourly rate £18.00 £25.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -28.00% +38.89% -

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,079 1,336 1,978
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 56.49% 57.86% 56.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 748 941 1,497
10th Percentile £260 £228 £262
25th Percentile £389 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +4.17% +16.36%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £575
90th Percentile £750 £700 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 42 47
10th Percentile £11.06 £11.10 £12.00
25th Percentile £13.90 £12.50 £12.90
Median hourly rate £19.00 £19.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% +18.18% +1.54%
75th Percentile £38.13 £28.56 £18.75
90th Percentile £56.25 £56.63 £20.90
England median hourly rate £30.75 £32.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -5.38% +51.16% -4.17%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in the West Midlands

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 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
Birmingham +1 184 £469 -1.32% 285
Warwickshire 0 104 £525 -4.55% 120
Staffordshire 0 26 £375 -17.58% 160
Coventry 0 26 £513 +2.50% 69
Worcestershire +5 22 £550 +22.22% 57
Shropshire -6 18 £260 -51.85% 36
Solihull -8 16 £275 -38.92% 23
Herefordshire -8 10 £538 -17.23% 9
Walsall +1 2 £325 +261.11% 14
West Bromwich - 2 - - 8
Dudley -2 1 £313 +119.30% 15
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 17 (3.75%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.32%) CMS
4 3 (0.66%) Confluence
4 3 (0.66%) Drupal
5 2 (0.44%) IBM Domino
5 2 (0.44%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.22%) CICS
6 1 (0.22%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.22%) Moodle
6 1 (0.22%) SAS
6 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (6.18%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (3.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.32%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.66%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.44%) Maya
5 2 (0.44%) Trello
6 1 (0.22%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.22%) InDesign
6 1 (0.22%) Simulink
6 1 (0.22%) Sketch
6 1 (0.22%) Stateflow
6 1 (0.22%) ZBrush
Business Applications
1 13 (2.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.77%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.77%) Odoo
3 5 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.44%) iTrent
4 2 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.44%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.44%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.44%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.44%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.44%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.22%) CA PPM
5 1 (0.22%) Maximo
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.22%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.22%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 53 (11.70%) Azure
2 43 (9.49%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (6.18%) Power Platform
4 14 (3.09%) OneDrive
4 14 (3.09%) Power Automate
5 13 (2.87%) Azure DevOps
5 13 (2.87%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (2.65%) AWS
7 11 (2.43%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.99%) PowerApps
8 9 (1.99%) SuccessFactors
9 6 (1.32%) Azure App Service
10 5 (1.10%) Azure AKS
10 5 (1.10%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (0.88%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.88%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (0.88%) IaaS
11 4 (0.88%) SaaS
12 3 (0.66%) OCI
12 3 (0.66%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.19%) WAN
2 16 (3.53%) LAN
3 15 (3.31%) DNS
3 15 (3.31%) Firewall
4 11 (2.43%) DHCP
4 11 (2.43%) Network Security
5 10 (2.21%) VPN
6 9 (1.99%) Internet
7 7 (1.55%) Ethernet
7 7 (1.55%) Unified Communications
7 7 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (1.55%) Wireless
8 5 (1.10%) SAN
8 5 (1.10%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.88%) ADSL
9 4 (0.88%) Cisco Nexus
9 4 (0.88%) MPLS
9 4 (0.88%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (0.88%) VoIP
10 3 (0.66%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.52%) Power BI
2 11 (2.43%) Data Mining
3 7 (1.55%) Data Lake
3 7 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.88%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.88%) SAP BW
4 4 (0.88%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.66%) Big Data
5 3 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.66%) Tableau
6 2 (0.44%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.44%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.44%) Metadata
6 2 (0.44%) OLAP
6 2 (0.44%) OLTP
6 2 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.44%) Power Query
7 1 (0.22%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 16 (3.53%) JIRA
2 8 (1.77%) Git
3 4 (0.88%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.44%) Appium
4 2 (0.44%) kappa
4 2 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.44%) UI Automator
4 2 (0.44%) webpack
4 2 (0.44%) XCUITest
5 1 (0.22%) Android Studio
5 1 (0.22%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.22%) JMeter
5 1 (0.22%) NUnit
5 1 (0.22%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.22%) Postman
5 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.22%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.22%) TestRail
5 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.22%) Xcode
General
1 96 (21.19%) Analytical Skills
2 74 (16.34%) Finance
3 30 (6.62%) Public Sector
4 24 (5.30%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (4.64%) Presentation Skills
6 19 (4.19%) Telecoms
7 10 (2.21%) Automotive
7 10 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (2.21%) Manufacturing
7 10 (2.21%) Marketing
7 10 (2.21%) Retail
8 7 (1.55%) German Language
8 7 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.10%) Law
10 4 (0.88%) Billing
10 4 (0.88%) Legal
10 4 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.66%) Games
12 2 (0.44%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 63 (13.91%) Analyst
2 45 (9.93%) Project Manager
3 44 (9.71%) Architect
4 43 (9.49%) Developer
5 37 (8.17%) Lead
6 31 (6.84%) Senior
7 29 (6.40%) Consultant
8 18 (3.97%) Support Engineer
9 15 (3.31%) 2nd Line Support
10 14 (3.09%) Support Analyst
11 13 (2.87%) Enterprise Architect
12 12 (2.65%) Data Architect
13 11 (2.43%) Business Manager
13 11 (2.43%) Service Analyst
14 10 (2.21%) 1st/2nd Line Support
14 10 (2.21%) Service Desk Analyst
15 9 (1.99%) Business Analyst
15 9 (1.99%) IT Manager
15 9 (1.99%) Senior Manager
16 8 (1.77%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.43%) React
2 10 (2.21%) .NET
3 9 (1.99%) AngularJS
4 8 (1.77%) HTML
4 8 (1.77%) RESTful
5 6 (1.32%) Spring
6 5 (1.10%) CSS
7 4 (0.88%) REST
7 4 (0.88%) Visualforce
7 4 (0.88%) XML
8 3 (0.66%) JSON
8 3 (0.66%) PySpark
8 3 (0.66%) SAML
8 3 (0.66%) SAP Business Workflow
9 2 (0.44%) ADO
9 2 (0.44%) Middleware
9 2 (0.44%) OAuth
9 2 (0.44%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.44%) Web Services
9 2 (0.44%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.30%) Management Information System
2 21 (4.64%) Product Ownership
3 18 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (2.87%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (2.43%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 10 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (1.99%) Driving Licence
7 9 (1.99%) IoT
8 8 (1.77%) Cyber Defence
8 8 (1.77%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.77%) NHS
8 8 (1.77%) Onboarding
8 8 (1.77%) PKI
9 7 (1.55%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.55%) CCTV
9 7 (1.55%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (1.55%) Taxonomies
10 6 (1.32%) Digital Signage
10 6 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.32%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 54 (11.92%) Windows
2 26 (5.74%) Windows 10
3 18 (3.97%) Windows Server
4 13 (2.87%) Linux
5 12 (2.65%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (1.99%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
8 6 (1.32%) Mac OS
9 5 (1.10%) Android
9 5 (1.10%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.66%) CentOS
10 3 (0.66%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.66%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.44%) Unix
11 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.44%) zOS
12 1 (0.22%) Debian
12 1 (0.22%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (30.24%) Problem-Solving
2 92 (20.31%) Agile
3 73 (16.11%) Project Management
3 73 (16.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 66 (14.57%) Customer Service
5 45 (9.93%) Computer Science
6 42 (9.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (8.17%) Decision-Making
8 34 (7.51%) Migration
9 33 (7.28%) ERP
9 33 (7.28%) ITIL
10 32 (7.06%) Analytics
10 32 (7.06%) Roadmaps
11 26 (5.74%) Cybersecurity
11 26 (5.74%) DevOps
12 25 (5.52%) Project Delivery
13 23 (5.08%) Business Intelligence
13 23 (5.08%) Scrum
14 22 (4.86%) Business Transformation
14 22 (4.86%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 30 (6.62%) SQL
2 23 (5.08%) Python
3 18 (3.97%) PowerShell
4 12 (2.65%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.99%) Java
6 8 (1.77%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.55%) C#
8 5 (1.10%) Bicep
9 4 (0.88%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.66%) Bash
10 3 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.66%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.66%) MATLAB
10 3 (0.66%) SOQL
10 3 (0.66%) Swift
11 2 (0.44%) C++
11 2 (0.44%) Perl
11 2 (0.44%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.22%) COBOL
12 1 (0.22%) PHP
Qualifications
1 70 (15.45%) Degree
2 32 (7.06%) Security Cleared
3 25 (5.52%) Computer Science Degree
4 22 (4.86%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.09%) PMP
6 13 (2.87%) PMI Certification
7 10 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (2.21%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.32%) BC Cleared
8 6 (1.32%) CCNA
9 5 (1.10%) CCNP
9 5 (1.10%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 4 (0.88%) CCIE
10 4 (0.88%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (0.88%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.88%) ISTQB
10 4 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.66%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.66%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.52%) QA
2 24 (5.30%) SLA
3 12 (2.65%) Data Quality
4 11 (2.43%) NIST
5 8 (1.77%) NIST 800
5 8 (1.77%) PMO
6 5 (1.10%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.10%) GDPR
7 4 (0.88%) GRC
8 3 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.66%) ITGC
9 2 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.22%) HAZOP
10 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.22%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.22%) P3O
System Software
1 38 (8.39%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.88%) Docker
3 4 (0.88%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.88%) vSphere
4 3 (0.66%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.44%) Terminal Services
5 2 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.44%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.44%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 16 (3.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.43%) SCCM
3 10 (2.21%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.55%) Terraform
5 4 (0.88%) Grafana
5 4 (0.88%) Kibana
6 3 (0.66%) Autotask
6 3 (0.66%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.66%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.66%) OpenView
7 2 (0.44%) Ansible
7 2 (0.44%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.44%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.44%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.22%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.22%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.22%) Puppet
8 1 (0.22%) Rancher
Vendors
1 88 (19.43%) Microsoft
2 35 (7.73%) SAP
3 17 (3.75%) Salesforce
4 16 (3.53%) Oracle
5 14 (3.09%) Cisco
6 12 (2.65%) VMware
7 10 (2.21%) ServiceNow
8 7 (1.55%) Informatica
9 6 (1.32%) Databricks
10 5 (1.10%) Apple
10 5 (1.10%) IBM
11 4 (0.88%) Citrix
11 4 (0.88%) Splunk
12 3 (0.66%) Adobe
12 3 (0.66%) BT
12 3 (0.66%) Facebook
12 3 (0.66%) HP
12 3 (0.66%) Instagram
12 3 (0.66%) Openreach
12 3 (0.66%) Sage