Social Skills Contracts in Devon

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 +6
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 52 46 62
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 20.80% 25.99% 27.07%
As % of the General category 50.00% 58.23% 51.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 31 46
10th Percentile £150 £375 £125
25th Percentile £171 £435 £218
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £465 £364
Median % change year-on-year -1.08% +27.75% -30.00%
75th Percentile £470 £563 £499
90th Percentile £600 £600 £667
South West median daily rate £525 £538 £489
% change year-on-year -2.33% +9.97% +9.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 2
10th Percentile £10.42 - £17.51
25th Percentile £11.02 - £18.00
Median hourly rate £14.79 - £19.56
75th Percentile £24.76 - £20.89
90th Percentile £46.25 - £21.26
South West median hourly rate £28.50 £61.10 £49.25
% change year-on-year -53.36% +24.05% +9.45%

All General Skills
Devon

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 Devon with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 104 79 121
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 41.60% 44.63% 52.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 51 96
10th Percentile £157 £238 £154
25th Percentile £173 £413 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% +18.75% -22.71%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £606 £668 £667
South West median daily rate £525 £549 £500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 4 3
10th Percentile £10.42 £30.60 £17.84
25th Percentile £12.21 £49.50 £18.84
Median hourly rate £25.28 £62.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -59.56% +197.62% +27.27%
75th Percentile £42.50 £70.00 £30.33
90th Percentile £58.50 £79.00 £35.63
South West median hourly rate £45.70 £60.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.84% +41.18% -

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Devon

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Devon

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Devon over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Devon

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Devon

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Devon

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Devon over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Devon

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 23 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
Exeter -2 29 £465 - 41
Plymouth -5 5 - - 46
Social Skills
South West

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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 4 (7.69%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.77%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (5.77%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.77%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (5.77%) OneDrive
1 3 (5.77%) Power Platform
2 2 (3.85%) AWS
2 2 (3.85%) Azure
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (1.92%) Azure AKS
3 1 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.92%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.92%) IaaS
3 1 (1.92%) Power Automate
3 1 (1.92%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.92%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) Metadata
1 1 (1.92%) Oracle Database
1 1 (1.92%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (5.77%) Jenkins
1 3 (5.77%) JIRA
2 2 (3.85%) JUnit
2 2 (3.85%) Selenium
3 1 (1.92%) Oracle APEX
General
1 14 (26.92%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 7 (13.46%) Finance
4 3 (5.77%) Legal
4 3 (5.77%) Police
4 3 (5.77%) Telecoms
5 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (3.85%) Local Government
6 1 (1.92%) Billing
6 1 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (30.77%) Project Manager
2 10 (19.23%) Senior
3 8 (15.38%) Technical Support
4 7 (13.46%) Senior Manager
4 7 (13.46%) Senior Project Manager
4 7 (13.46%) Support Officer
5 6 (11.54%) Lead
6 4 (7.69%) SC Cleared Project Manager
6 4 (7.69%) Support Engineer
6 4 (7.69%) Technical Engineer
6 4 (7.69%) Technical Support Engineer
7 3 (5.77%) Architect
7 3 (5.77%) Contract Management Manager
7 3 (5.77%) Delivery Project Manager
7 3 (5.77%) ICT Officer
7 3 (5.77%) ICT Support
7 3 (5.77%) ICT Support Officer
8 2 (3.85%) Enterprise Architect
8 2 (3.85%) Senior Test Engineer
8 2 (3.85%) SEO Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.92%) ARM Templates
1 1 (1.92%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.77%) Algorithms
1 3 (5.77%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (1.92%) Driving Licence
2 1 (1.92%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 10 (19.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (32.69%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (28.85%) Agile
3 11 (21.15%) PRINCE2
4 10 (19.23%) Continuous Improvement
4 10 (19.23%) Contract Management
4 10 (19.23%) Project Governance
5 9 (17.31%) Mobile Device Management
5 9 (17.31%) Project Delivery
6 7 (13.46%) Customer Service
6 7 (13.46%) Project Management
6 7 (13.46%) Software Engineering
6 7 (13.46%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (11.54%) Coaching
7 6 (11.54%) PRINCE
8 4 (7.69%) Change Management
8 4 (7.69%) Customer Experience
8 4 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (7.69%) ITIL
8 4 (7.69%) Process Improvement
8 4 (7.69%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.85%) JavaScript
1 2 (3.85%) Python
2 1 (1.92%) PHP
2 1 (1.92%) PL/SQL
2 1 (1.92%) RPG
2 1 (1.92%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 24 (46.15%) SC Cleared
3 11 (21.15%) Degree
4 6 (11.54%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (7.69%) CISM
5 4 (7.69%) CISSP
6 2 (3.85%) ISTQB
6 2 (3.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.92%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (17.31%) SLA
2 2 (3.85%) GRC
2 2 (3.85%) NCSC
2 2 (3.85%) NIST
2 2 (3.85%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (19.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.92%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (17.31%) SCCM
2 1 (1.92%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.92%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (17.31%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.77%) Civica
3 2 (3.85%) Oracle
4 1 (1.92%) BT
4 1 (1.92%) Cadence
4 1 (1.92%) IBM
4 1 (1.92%) ServiceNow