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 advertised in Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 2 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 +1 +2
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 469 455 447
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Yorkshire 28.13% 20.13% 16.56%
As % of the General category 48.85% 32.95% 31.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 267 268 302
10th Percentile £185 £260 £171
25th Percentile £344 £423 £346
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £459
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +8.99% +1.94%
75th Percentile £563 £575 £538
90th Percentile £645 £638 £600
England median daily rate £514 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.37% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 8 18
10th Percentile £12.67 £12.51 £11.93
25th Percentile £13.87 £13.16 £13.12
Median hourly rate £14.63 £18.55 £20.07
Median % change year-on-year -21.17% -7.55% +18.04%
75th Percentile £15.19 £33.21 £28.75
90th Percentile £25.83 £70.00 £30.70
England median hourly rate £18.00 £25.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -28.00% +38.89% -

All General Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 960 1,381 1,438
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 57.59% 61.11% 53.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 552 940 1,049
10th Percentile £200 £300 £213
25th Percentile £400 £440 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £480
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +9.38% +6.67%
75th Percentile £575 £619 £550
90th Percentile £650 £700 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 16 57
10th Percentile - £12.00 £11.22
25th Percentile £12.15 £12.87 £15.93
Median hourly rate £14.63 £17.86 £18.70
Median % change year-on-year -18.11% -4.49% +2.47%
75th Percentile £15.23 £25.75 £23.82
90th Percentile £25.83 £59.70 £28.95
England median hourly rate £30.50 £32.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -6.15% +51.16% -4.44%

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 14 May 2024.

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 14 May 2024.

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 14 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
West Yorkshire +1 254 £490 -6.67% 377
South Yorkshire +6 130 £470 -6.00% 175
North Yorkshire +2 52 £303 -24.38% 103
East Yorkshire +1 10 £300 -58.62% 37
Humberside 0 3 £300 - 25
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 19 (4.05%) SAS
2 17 (3.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (3.41%) SharePoint
4 12 (2.56%) Confluence
5 6 (1.28%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.85%) WordPress
7 1 (0.21%) CICS
7 1 (0.21%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 33 (7.04%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.85%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.85%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.64%) Adobe After Effects
4 3 (0.64%) Blender
4 3 (0.64%) Maya
4 3 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.64%) MicroStation
4 3 (0.64%) Sketch
4 3 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 15 (3.20%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.49%) SAP ERP
2 7 (1.49%) SAP PM
3 2 (0.43%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.21%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.21%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.21%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 60 (12.79%) Azure
2 35 (7.46%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (5.76%) AWS
4 23 (4.90%) Dynamics 365
4 23 (4.90%) GCP
4 23 (4.90%) GitHub
5 21 (4.48%) Power Platform
6 14 (2.99%) Entra ID
7 9 (1.92%) Kong
8 6 (1.28%) Apigee
8 6 (1.28%) PowerApps
9 5 (1.07%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 4 (0.85%) Figma
10 4 (0.85%) iPaaS
10 4 (0.85%) MailChimp
10 4 (0.85%) OCI
10 4 (0.85%) SaaS
10 4 (0.85%) Slack
11 3 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.33%) Firewall
2 18 (3.84%) VPN
3 16 (3.41%) DNS
4 14 (2.99%) VLAN
5 9 (1.92%) DWDM
5 9 (1.92%) HTTP
5 9 (1.92%) TCP/IP
5 9 (1.92%) WAN
6 8 (1.71%) LAN
6 8 (1.71%) Remote Desktop
7 6 (1.28%) DHCP
7 6 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (1.07%) HTTPS
9 4 (0.85%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 4 (0.85%) Network Security
9 4 (0.85%) Wireless
9 4 (0.85%) WLAN
10 3 (0.64%) BIG-IP
10 3 (0.64%) Reverse Proxy
10 3 (0.64%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.99%) Power BI
2 9 (1.92%) Elasticsearch
3 8 (1.71%) GIS
4 6 (1.28%) Geospatial Data
4 6 (1.28%) Tableau
5 5 (1.07%) Metadata
5 5 (1.07%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.85%) SAP BW
7 3 (0.64%) Big Data
7 3 (0.64%) QGIS
7 3 (0.64%) Spatial Data
8 2 (0.43%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.43%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.21%) Ingres
9 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 1 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 20 (4.26%) Jenkins
2 19 (4.05%) JIRA
3 12 (2.56%) Git
4 9 (1.92%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 9 (1.92%) CircleCI
4 9 (1.92%) GitLab
4 9 (1.92%) Travis CI
5 4 (0.85%) Team Foundation Server
5 4 (0.85%) XCUITest
6 3 (0.64%) Selenium
7 2 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.21%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.21%) Dreamweaver
8 1 (0.21%) JMeter
8 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.21%) NeoLoad
8 1 (0.21%) Postman
8 1 (0.21%) TestRail
General
1 82 (17.48%) Analytical Skills
2 42 (8.96%) Finance
3 33 (7.04%) Public Sector
4 19 (4.05%) Banking
5 18 (3.84%) Organisational Skills
6 15 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (2.13%) Manufacturing
8 7 (1.49%) Telecoms
9 6 (1.28%) Health Technology
9 6 (1.28%) Legal
10 5 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.07%) Law
10 5 (1.07%) Retail
11 3 (0.64%) Games
11 3 (0.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.64%) Local Government
11 3 (0.64%) Marketing
12 2 (0.43%) Back Office
12 2 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 72 (15.35%) Analyst
2 38 (8.10%) Business Analyst
3 35 (7.46%) Developer
4 31 (6.61%) Lead
5 26 (5.54%) Consultant
5 26 (5.54%) Project Manager
6 25 (5.33%) Architect
7 23 (4.90%) Senior
8 20 (4.26%) Service Desk Agent
9 19 (4.05%) Service Analyst
10 18 (3.84%) Programmer
10 18 (3.84%) Systems Programmer
10 18 (3.84%) z/OS Systems Programmer
11 16 (3.41%) Service Desk Analyst
12 13 (2.77%) IT Support
13 12 (2.56%) Storage Engineer
14 11 (2.35%) Data Engineer
14 11 (2.35%) Solutions Architect
15 10 (2.13%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
15 10 (2.13%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (6.61%) ISPF
2 18 (3.84%) YAML
3 10 (2.13%) JSON
4 9 (1.92%) Elastic Stack
4 9 (1.92%) XML
5 7 (1.49%) SailPoint
6 6 (1.28%) Web Services
7 5 (1.07%) CSS
7 5 (1.07%) HTML
8 4 (0.85%) .NET
8 4 (0.85%) LDAP
9 3 (0.64%) .NET Framework
9 3 (0.64%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.64%) REST
9 3 (0.64%) Unreal Engine
10 2 (0.43%) Playwright
10 2 (0.43%) XMPP
11 1 (0.21%) Node.js
11 1 (0.21%) SAP TM
11 1 (0.21%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.82%) Mainframe
2 22 (4.69%) Data Centre
2 22 (4.69%) Management Information System
3 20 (4.26%) Cyber Defence
3 20 (4.26%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 20 (4.26%) Driving Licence
3 20 (4.26%) Replication
4 19 (4.05%) Cyber Threat
4 19 (4.05%) NHS
5 11 (2.35%) Algorithms
5 11 (2.35%) LPAR
5 11 (2.35%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.13%) Mobile App
7 9 (1.92%) Data Structures
8 6 (1.28%) CMDB
9 5 (1.07%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 4 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.85%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.64%) Augmented Reality
11 3 (0.64%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 75 (15.99%) Windows
2 41 (8.74%) zOS
3 33 (7.04%) Linux
4 32 (6.82%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.92%) Windows 7
5 9 (1.92%) Windows Server
6 8 (1.71%) Android
7 6 (1.28%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.64%) AIX
8 3 (0.64%) Solaris
8 3 (0.64%) Unix
9 2 (0.43%) Debian
9 2 (0.43%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (31.77%) Problem-Solving
2 88 (18.76%) Stakeholder Management
3 85 (18.12%) Agile
4 75 (15.99%) Customer Service
5 72 (15.35%) Project Management
6 40 (8.53%) Migration
7 38 (8.10%) Risk Management
8 33 (7.04%) Change Management
9 31 (6.61%) Cybersecurity
9 31 (6.61%) DevOps
10 29 (6.18%) Use Case
11 28 (5.97%) CRM
11 28 (5.97%) Waterfall
12 27 (5.76%) Incident Management
12 27 (5.76%) Mentoring
12 27 (5.76%) Service Delivery
13 26 (5.54%) ERP
14 24 (5.12%) Information Security
14 24 (5.12%) Scrum
15 23 (4.90%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 40 (8.53%) JCL
2 38 (8.10%) REXX
3 34 (7.25%) Python
4 23 (4.90%) JavaScript
5 17 (3.62%) PowerShell
6 16 (3.41%) Assembly Language
6 16 (3.41%) Bash
7 12 (2.56%) SQL
8 10 (2.13%) CLIST
9 9 (1.92%) TypeScript
10 6 (1.28%) ABAP
11 5 (1.07%) C++
11 5 (1.07%) Java
12 4 (0.85%) ActionScript
12 4 (0.85%) C#
12 4 (0.85%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.64%) MATLAB
13 3 (0.64%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.64%) VBA
14 2 (0.43%) C
Qualifications
1 41 (8.74%) Degree
2 36 (7.68%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.05%) DV Cleared
4 11 (2.35%) SC Cleared
5 10 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (1.92%) CCNA
6 9 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (1.71%) Network+ Certification
8 6 (1.28%) DBS Check
8 6 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.28%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (0.85%) A+ Certification
9 4 (0.85%) CBAP
10 3 (0.64%) CEH
10 3 (0.64%) CREST Certified
10 3 (0.64%) GIAC
10 3 (0.64%) GPEN
10 3 (0.64%) OSCP
11 2 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.21%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (7.68%) QA
2 21 (4.48%) SLA
3 18 (3.84%) NIST
4 15 (3.20%) NIST 800
5 9 (1.92%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.28%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.07%) PMO
8 4 (0.85%) GDPR
9 3 (0.64%) GRC
10 1 (0.21%) HL7
10 1 (0.21%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 52 (11.09%) Active Directory
2 40 (8.53%) Time Sharing Option
3 26 (5.54%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (3.41%) ACF2
4 16 (3.41%) RACF
5 11 (2.35%) Job Entry Subsystem
5 11 (2.35%) Microcode
6 9 (1.92%) Docker
6 9 (1.92%) NFS
6 9 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
7 7 (1.49%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (1.28%) KVM
8 6 (1.28%) VMware Workstation
9 4 (0.85%) Hyper-V
10 3 (0.64%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 35 (7.46%) Ansible
2 24 (5.12%) Puppet
3 21 (4.48%) OMEGAMON
4 15 (3.20%) NetBackup
5 12 (2.56%) Kubernetes
5 12 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
6 11 (2.35%) Terraform
7 9 (1.92%) Docker Swarm
7 9 (1.92%) Grafana
7 9 (1.92%) Kibana
7 9 (1.92%) logstash
7 9 (1.92%) Progress Chef
7 9 (1.92%) Prometheus
7 9 (1.92%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 7 (1.49%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.64%) EMC TimeFinder
11 2 (0.43%) HP Quality Center
12 1 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 103 (21.96%) Microsoft
2 40 (8.53%) IBM
3 29 (6.18%) SAP
4 28 (5.97%) Broadcom
4 28 (5.97%) Splunk
5 22 (4.69%) ServiceNow
6 20 (4.26%) BT
6 20 (4.26%) Virgin Media
7 15 (3.20%) Veritas
8 14 (2.99%) VMware
9 12 (2.56%) Brocade
9 12 (2.56%) Dell
10 10 (2.13%) CA
11 9 (1.92%) F5
12 8 (1.71%) Brio
12 8 (1.71%) Oracle
13 7 (1.49%) ESRI
13 7 (1.49%) Salesforce
14 6 (1.28%) Cisco
15 5 (1.07%) EMC