Social Skills Contracts in Yorkshire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 1 1 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 308 471 483
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Yorkshire 30.29% 27.89% 20.95%
As % of the General category 48.89% 48.76% 34.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 177 264 282
10th Percentile £195 £183 £260
25th Percentile £300 £342 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £554 £575
90th Percentile £625 £645 £638
England median daily rate £501 £515 £538
% change year-on-year -2.72% -4.19% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 45 9
10th Percentile £11.60 £12.66 £12.73
25th Percentile £15.09 £13.87 £13.16
Median hourly rate £18.21 £14.63 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +24.48% -17.47% -2.60%
75th Percentile £22.02 £15.19 £20.94
90th Percentile £69.07 £25.83 £70.00
England median hourly rate £23.99 £18.13 £25.00
% change year-on-year +32.32% -27.48% +38.89%

All General Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 630 966 1,404
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 61.95% 57.19% 60.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 372 558 954
10th Percentile £254 £198 £304
25th Percentile £360 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.26% -9.52% +7.69%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £650 £645 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 79 14
10th Percentile £11.60 £12.07 £12.00
25th Percentile £16.50 £12.15 £13.16
Median hourly rate £18.55 £14.63 £17.86
Median % change year-on-year +26.84% -18.11% -4.49%
75th Percentile £22.14 £15.19 £35.24
90th Percentile £38.68 £23.37 £63.82
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £33.82
% change year-on-year -8.82% -10.82% +57.30%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Yorkshire

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Yorkshire

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Yorkshire

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Yorkshire

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

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

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Yorkshire

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
West Yorkshire 0 162 £438 -10.71% 323
South Yorkshire 0 110 £500 +11.11% 134
North Yorkshire 0 24 £300 +48.15% 97
East Yorkshire 0 3 £288 -4.17% 39
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 15 (4.87%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.90%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 9 (2.92%) Confluence
4 6 (1.95%) Apache
5 5 (1.62%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.65%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.65%) SAS
Applications
1 50 (16.23%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (7.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (4.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.62%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.65%) Trello
6 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.32%) SAP CRM
2 1 (0.32%) SAP PP
2 1 (0.32%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 33 (10.71%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (7.14%) Entra ID
3 20 (6.49%) Azure
4 16 (5.19%) AWS
5 15 (4.87%) Power Platform
6 14 (4.55%) GCP
7 7 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (1.95%) GitHub
8 6 (1.95%) Google Workspace
8 6 (1.95%) OCI
9 5 (1.62%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (1.30%) Google Compute Engine
10 4 (1.30%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.30%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.65%) Amazon Bedrock
11 2 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.65%) Lucidchart
11 2 (0.65%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 2 (0.65%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 2 (0.65%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.17%) DNS
2 11 (3.57%) Intranet
3 8 (2.60%) Network Security
3 8 (2.60%) SMTP
4 7 (2.27%) Firewall
4 7 (2.27%) VPN
5 6 (1.95%) Wireless
6 5 (1.62%) NAS
6 5 (1.62%) SAN
7 4 (1.30%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.97%) ATM
8 3 (0.97%) DWDM
9 2 (0.65%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.65%) DHCP
9 2 (0.65%) HTTP
9 2 (0.65%) IMAP
9 2 (0.65%) Kerberos
9 2 (0.65%) LAN
9 2 (0.65%) POP3
9 2 (0.65%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.14%) Oracle Database
2 11 (3.57%) Power BI
3 7 (2.27%) MongoDB
4 6 (1.95%) Tableau
5 5 (1.62%) Flink
6 4 (1.30%) Big Data
6 4 (1.30%) BigQuery
6 4 (1.30%) Hadoop
6 4 (1.30%) MySQL
7 3 (0.97%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.97%) Power Query
7 3 (0.97%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.65%) InfluxDB
9 1 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.32%) DB2
9 1 (0.32%) GIS
9 1 (0.32%) Presto
9 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 25 (8.12%) JIRA
2 10 (3.25%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.60%) Git
4 7 (2.27%) Selenium
5 6 (1.95%) Postman
6 4 (1.30%) Cypress.io
6 4 (1.30%) GitLab
6 4 (1.30%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.65%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.65%) JMeter
7 2 (0.65%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.65%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.65%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.32%) Babel
8 1 (0.32%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.32%) JUnit
8 1 (0.32%) Katalon Studio
8 1 (0.32%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.32%) webpack
General
1 58 (18.83%) Analytical Skills
2 55 (17.86%) Finance
3 33 (10.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 25 (8.12%) Banking
5 21 (6.82%) Public Sector
6 19 (6.17%) Retail
7 16 (5.19%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (4.87%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (3.90%) Local Government
10 11 (3.57%) Public Speaking
11 9 (2.92%) Legal
12 7 (2.27%) Financial Institution
13 6 (1.95%) Law
14 4 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.30%) Retail Banking
14 4 (1.30%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.65%) Aviation
15 2 (0.65%) Fire and Rescue
15 2 (0.65%) Police
Job Titles
1 39 (12.66%) Analyst
2 21 (6.82%) Developer
3 19 (6.17%) Architect
3 19 (6.17%) Project Manager
4 18 (5.84%) Support Manager
5 16 (5.19%) Lead
6 15 (4.87%) Business Analyst
7 14 (4.55%) IT Support
7 14 (4.55%) Support Engineer
8 12 (3.90%) 1st Line Support
8 12 (3.90%) Senior
9 11 (3.57%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 11 (3.57%) Communications Officer
10 10 (3.25%) Data Engineer
10 10 (3.25%) IT Manager
11 9 (2.92%) Desktop Support
11 9 (2.92%) Engineering Specialist
11 9 (2.92%) Infrastructure Specialist
12 8 (2.60%) IT Support Manager
12 8 (2.60%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.25%) React
2 9 (2.92%) REST
3 7 (2.27%) CSS
3 7 (2.27%) HTML
4 5 (1.62%) Middleware
5 4 (1.30%) Akka
5 4 (1.30%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.97%) .NET
6 3 (0.97%) Kafka
6 3 (0.97%) LDAP
6 3 (0.97%) Play Framework
6 3 (0.97%) SAML
6 3 (0.97%) SPFx
7 2 (0.65%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.65%) JSON
7 2 (0.65%) JWT
7 2 (0.65%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.65%) Node.js
7 2 (0.65%) OAuth
7 2 (0.65%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.87%) Smartphone
2 14 (4.55%) iPhone
2 14 (4.55%) Linux Command Line
2 14 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (3.90%) NHS
4 11 (3.57%) Data Protection Act
5 8 (2.60%) Product Ownership
6 6 (1.95%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.62%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.62%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.62%) PMI
7 5 (1.62%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 4 (1.30%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.30%) EPoS
8 4 (1.30%) Mainframe
8 4 (1.30%) Replication
9 3 (0.97%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (0.65%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 60 (19.48%) Windows
2 32 (10.39%) Linux
3 19 (6.17%) Mac OS
3 19 (6.17%) Windows Server
4 12 (3.90%) Apple iOS
5 9 (2.92%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.62%) Unix
7 4 (1.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.65%) zOS
9 1 (0.32%) Android
9 1 (0.32%) HPUX
9 1 (0.32%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (38.31%) Problem-Solving
2 81 (26.30%) Agile
3 53 (17.21%) Customer Service
4 42 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
5 38 (12.34%) Project Management
6 36 (11.69%) ITIL
6 36 (11.69%) ITSM
7 30 (9.74%) Continuous Improvement
8 27 (8.77%) Change Management
9 26 (8.44%) Computer Science
10 25 (8.12%) Migration
11 24 (7.79%) Service Management
12 22 (7.14%) CI/CD
12 22 (7.14%) Data Protection
12 22 (7.14%) Roadmaps
13 21 (6.82%) Decision-Making
13 21 (6.82%) DevOps
13 21 (6.82%) Microservices
14 18 (5.84%) Incident Management
14 18 (5.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 41 (13.31%) Python
2 37 (12.01%) SQL
3 28 (9.09%) PowerShell
4 15 (4.87%) Bash
5 14 (4.55%) PL/SQL
6 13 (4.22%) Perl
7 11 (3.57%) Shell Script
8 9 (2.92%) JavaScript
9 8 (2.60%) Scala
10 5 (1.62%) Java
11 4 (1.30%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.97%) COBOL
12 3 (0.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.97%) VBA
13 2 (0.65%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.65%) C#
13 2 (0.65%) JCL
13 2 (0.65%) PHP
13 2 (0.65%) REXX
13 2 (0.65%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 53 (17.21%) Degree
2 28 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 20 (6.49%) SC Cleared
4 18 (5.84%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (5.19%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (3.25%) DBS Check
7 7 (2.27%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.62%) ACSP
8 5 (1.62%) ACTC
9 4 (1.30%) CBAP
9 4 (1.30%) CISSP
9 4 (1.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (1.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 3 (0.97%) CCNA
10 3 (0.97%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.97%) OCP
10 3 (0.97%) Oracle Certification
11 2 (0.65%) CCNP
11 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.65%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.87%) Data Quality
2 12 (3.90%) PMO
3 10 (3.25%) Accessibility
3 10 (3.25%) GDPR
3 10 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (3.25%) QA
4 8 (2.60%) SLA
5 5 (1.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.97%) NIST
6 3 (0.97%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.97%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.32%) DICOM
7 1 (0.32%) HL7
7 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 59 (19.16%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.92%) Docker
4 8 (2.60%) vSphere
5 5 (1.62%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.65%) Time Sharing Option
7 2 (0.65%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 1 (0.32%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.32%) HDFS
8 1 (0.32%) Job Entry Subsystem
8 1 (0.32%) Microcode
8 1 (0.32%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 24 (7.79%) Ansible
2 18 (5.84%) Jamf Pro
3 12 (3.90%) Kubernetes
4 9 (2.92%) Terraform
5 7 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.62%) SmoothWall
7 4 (1.30%) Grafana
7 4 (1.30%) Kibana
7 4 (1.30%) vCenter Server
7 4 (1.30%) vRealize
8 3 (0.97%) NetBackup
8 3 (0.97%) SCCM
9 2 (0.65%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.65%) HP Data Protector
9 2 (0.65%) Puppet
9 2 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.32%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.32%) OMEGAMON
10 1 (0.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
10 1 (0.32%) VxRail
Vendors
1 47 (15.26%) Microsoft
2 31 (10.06%) Apple
2 31 (10.06%) Oracle
3 30 (9.74%) ServiceNow
4 19 (6.17%) Cisco
5 17 (5.52%) Google
6 15 (4.87%) Citrix
7 10 (3.25%) VMware
8 9 (2.92%) SAP
9 5 (1.62%) Commvault
9 5 (1.62%) Veritas
10 4 (1.30%) Databricks
10 4 (1.30%) Dell
10 4 (1.30%) IBM
11 3 (0.97%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.97%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.97%) Splunk
12 2 (0.65%) Cloudera
12 2 (0.65%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.65%) Ribbon