Social Skills Contracts in the North of England

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 2 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 1,129 1,058 1,214
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 24.32% 18.94% 17.02%
As % of the General category 44.24% 33.93% 33.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 646 664 814
10th Percentile £200 £250 £180
25th Percentile £363 £393 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +8.11% +2.78%
75th Percentile £572 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £650 £634
England median daily rate £513 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.65% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 145 32 82
10th Percentile £12.10 £14.18 £12.27
25th Percentile £13.50 £17.35 £14.44
Median hourly rate £15.00 £26.00 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -42.31% +22.35% +22.94%
75th Percentile £20.77 £43.03 £44.53
90th Percentile £36.40 £65.04 £53.69
England median hourly rate £18.00 £25.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -28.00% +38.89% -

All General Skills
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,552 3,118 3,611
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 54.96% 55.81% 50.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,500 2,147 2,568
10th Percentile £266 £300 £209
25th Percentile £400 £413 £368
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +7.37% +7.95%
75th Percentile £585 £600 £563
90th Percentile £669 £688 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 310 91 186
10th Percentile £12.11 £14.00 £11.19
25th Percentile £13.30 £16.85 £15.00
Median hourly rate £16.06 £25.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.76% +25.00% +8.58%
75th Percentile £33.91 £36.17 £34.88
90th Percentile £48.75 £53.35 £55.36
England median hourly rate £30.16 £32.30 £21.50
% change year-on-year -6.63% +50.23% -4.10%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in the North of England

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 16 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
North West +2 599 £475 - 1,126
Yorkshire +1 467 £475 -5.00% 681
North East +7 60 £525 +40.00% 287
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 39 (3.45%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.48%) SAS
3 25 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 21 (1.86%) Confluence
5 7 (0.62%) CMS
6 6 (0.53%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.53%) ArcGIS
6 6 (0.53%) WordPress
7 4 (0.35%) Apache
8 3 (0.27%) IIS
9 2 (0.18%) IBM Notes
9 2 (0.18%) Mule
10 1 (0.089%) CICS
10 1 (0.089%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.089%) JBoss
10 1 (0.089%) LiveLink
10 1 (0.089%) nginx
10 1 (0.089%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.089%) Tomcat
Applications
1 104 (9.21%) Microsoft Office
2 61 (5.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.80%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.35%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.27%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (0.27%) Blender
8 3 (0.27%) Maya
8 3 (0.27%) MicroStation
8 3 (0.27%) Sketch
9 1 (0.089%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.089%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.089%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.089%) Revit
Business Applications
1 47 (4.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.80%) SAP ERP
4 8 (0.71%) SAP FI
5 7 (0.62%) SAP EWM
5 7 (0.62%) SAP PM
6 3 (0.27%) Maximo
6 3 (0.27%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.18%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.18%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.089%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.089%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.089%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 1 (0.089%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.089%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.089%) SAP PS
8 1 (0.089%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.089%) SAP Travel Management
8 1 (0.089%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 124 (10.98%) Azure
2 85 (7.53%) Microsoft 365
3 82 (7.26%) AWS
4 55 (4.87%) Power Platform
5 39 (3.45%) GCP
6 35 (3.10%) Dynamics 365
7 32 (2.83%) GitHub
8 22 (1.95%) Entra ID
9 20 (1.77%) Taleo
10 13 (1.15%) Snowflake
11 11 (0.97%) Power Automate
11 11 (0.97%) SaaS
11 11 (0.97%) Serverless
12 9 (0.80%) Kong
12 9 (0.80%) PowerApps
13 8 (0.71%) AWS Lambda
13 8 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
14 7 (0.62%) Amazon S3
14 7 (0.62%) BrowserStack
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.99%) Firewall
2 31 (2.75%) VPN
3 25 (2.21%) WAN
4 23 (2.04%) LAN
5 22 (1.95%) DNS
6 19 (1.68%) VLAN
7 15 (1.33%) Wireless
8 14 (1.24%) TCP/IP
9 13 (1.15%) HTTP
10 10 (0.89%) DHCP
11 9 (0.80%) ATM
11 9 (0.80%) DWDM
12 8 (0.71%) OSPF
13 7 (0.62%) Ethernet
13 7 (0.62%) Wireless Security
14 6 (0.53%) HTTPS
14 6 (0.53%) Network Security
14 6 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
15 5 (0.44%) Remote Desktop
15 5 (0.44%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (3.72%) Power BI
2 21 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (1.77%) SQL Server
4 16 (1.42%) Tableau
5 13 (1.15%) Data Lake
5 13 (1.15%) MongoDB
5 13 (1.15%) MySQL
6 12 (1.06%) Relational Database
7 10 (0.89%) Big Data
8 9 (0.80%) Elasticsearch
8 9 (0.80%) GIS
9 8 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (0.71%) Metadata
9 8 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (0.62%) BigQuery
10 7 (0.62%) Hadoop
10 7 (0.62%) NoSQL
10 7 (0.62%) SAP BW
11 6 (0.53%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 54 (4.78%) JIRA
2 30 (2.66%) Jenkins
3 23 (2.04%) Git
4 13 (1.15%) GitLab
5 10 (0.89%) Selenium
6 9 (0.80%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 9 (0.80%) CircleCI
6 9 (0.80%) Travis CI
7 5 (0.44%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 4 (0.35%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.35%) XCUITest
9 3 (0.27%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.27%) JMeter
9 3 (0.27%) LSMW
9 3 (0.27%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.27%) WebDriver
10 2 (0.18%) Log4j
10 2 (0.18%) TeamCity
General
1 189 (16.74%) Analytical Skills
2 157 (13.91%) Finance
3 86 (7.62%) Public Sector
4 47 (4.16%) Banking
5 45 (3.99%) Organisational Skills
6 43 (3.81%) Retail
7 42 (3.72%) Presentation Skills
8 36 (3.19%) Manufacturing
9 28 (2.48%) Pharmaceutical
10 21 (1.86%) Telecoms
11 20 (1.77%) Legal
12 18 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (1.24%) Marketing
14 11 (0.97%) Law
15 8 (0.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 6 (0.53%) Health Technology
17 5 (0.44%) Back Office
17 5 (0.44%) Local Government
18 3 (0.27%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 174 (15.41%) Analyst
2 82 (7.26%) Project Manager
3 70 (6.20%) Developer
4 68 (6.02%) Senior
5 66 (5.85%) Consultant
6 65 (5.76%) Business Analyst
7 64 (5.67%) Architect
8 57 (5.05%) Lead
9 47 (4.16%) Service Desk Agent
10 33 (2.92%) IT Support
11 30 (2.66%) Data Analyst
12 28 (2.48%) Service Analyst
13 26 (2.30%) Service Desk Analyst
13 26 (2.30%) Support Engineer
14 25 (2.21%) Administrator
15 24 (2.13%) Solutions Architect
16 23 (2.04%) Network Engineer
17 20 (1.77%) Data Engineer
18 19 (1.68%) IT Technician
18 19 (1.68%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.75%) ISPF
2 19 (1.68%) .NET
3 18 (1.59%) YAML
4 15 (1.33%) Web Services
5 13 (1.15%) JSON
6 12 (1.06%) CSS
6 12 (1.06%) HTML
6 12 (1.06%) React
6 12 (1.06%) RESTful
7 11 (0.97%) SailPoint
7 11 (0.97%) XML
8 10 (0.89%) REST
9 9 (0.80%) Elastic Stack
9 9 (0.80%) Node.js
10 7 (0.62%) .NET Framework
10 7 (0.62%) Kafka
10 7 (0.62%) Middleware
11 6 (0.53%) AngularJS
11 6 (0.53%) LDAP
11 6 (0.53%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 63 (5.58%) Management Information System
2 41 (3.63%) Driving Licence
3 40 (3.54%) Virtual Team
4 32 (2.83%) Mainframe
5 29 (2.57%) NHS
6 23 (2.04%) Cyber Defence
7 21 (1.86%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 21 (1.86%) Data Centre
8 20 (1.77%) CMDB
8 20 (1.77%) Replication
8 20 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
9 19 (1.68%) Cyber Threat
9 19 (1.68%) EPoS
10 18 (1.59%) Product Ownership
11 15 (1.33%) Mobile App
12 14 (1.24%) Algorithms
13 13 (1.15%) Life Science
14 12 (1.06%) Data Structures
15 11 (0.97%) LPAR
16 9 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 132 (11.69%) Windows
2 58 (5.14%) Linux
2 58 (5.14%) Windows 10
3 44 (3.90%) zOS
4 25 (2.21%) Windows Server
5 15 (1.33%) Apple iOS
6 13 (1.15%) Android
7 12 (1.06%) Unix
8 10 (0.89%) Mac OS
9 6 (0.53%) Windows 7
9 6 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.44%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.35%) Debian
11 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (0.27%) AIX
12 3 (0.27%) Kali Linux
12 3 (0.27%) Solaris
13 2 (0.18%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 332 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
2 192 (17.01%) Stakeholder Management
3 186 (16.47%) Agile
4 164 (14.53%) Customer Service
5 153 (13.55%) Project Management
6 79 (7.00%) Migration
7 76 (6.73%) Mentoring
8 73 (6.47%) ITIL
9 71 (6.29%) Service Management
10 67 (5.93%) Decision-Making
11 60 (5.31%) Risk Management
12 59 (5.23%) DevOps
13 58 (5.14%) Change Management
14 57 (5.05%) Continuous Improvement
15 55 (4.87%) CRM
16 53 (4.69%) Scrum
17 51 (4.52%) Business Intelligence
17 51 (4.52%) Data Modelling
18 48 (4.25%) Problem Management
19 47 (4.16%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (7.00%) Python
2 70 (6.20%) SQL
3 42 (3.72%) JavaScript
4 40 (3.54%) JCL
5 38 (3.37%) REXX
6 35 (3.10%) Java
7 30 (2.66%) PowerShell
8 21 (1.86%) Bash
9 20 (1.77%) C#
10 17 (1.51%) TypeScript
11 16 (1.42%) Assembly Language
12 10 (0.89%) CLIST
13 8 (0.71%) PL/SQL
14 7 (0.62%) C++
14 7 (0.62%) Scala
15 6 (0.53%) ABAP
16 5 (0.44%) Apex Code
16 5 (0.44%) C
17 4 (0.35%) Kotlin
17 4 (0.35%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 130 (11.51%) Security Cleared
2 112 (9.92%) Degree
3 85 (7.53%) SC Cleared
4 26 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
5 25 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 25 (2.21%) CCNA
6 22 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (1.95%) DV Cleared
7 19 (1.68%) ITIL Certification
8 15 (1.33%) DBS Check
9 10 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (0.89%) PMI Certification
10 9 (0.80%) Network+ Certification
10 9 (0.80%) PMP
11 8 (0.71%) CCNP
12 7 (0.62%) OSCP
13 6 (0.53%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.53%) MCSE
13 6 (0.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 4 (0.35%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (6.55%) SLA
2 63 (5.58%) QA
3 47 (4.16%) Data Quality
4 26 (2.30%) NIST
5 20 (1.77%) Accessibility
5 20 (1.77%) GDPR
6 15 (1.33%) NIST 800
7 12 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (0.89%) PMO
9 7 (0.62%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.27%) GRC
11 3 (0.27%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.089%) Def Stans
13 1 (0.089%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.089%) HL7
13 1 (0.089%) IEC 61508
13 1 (0.089%) ISO 20022
13 1 (0.089%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 95 (8.41%) Active Directory
2 40 (3.54%) Time Sharing Option
3 31 (2.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 27 (2.39%) Virtual Machines
5 21 (1.86%) Hyper-V
6 16 (1.42%) ACF2
6 16 (1.42%) RACF
7 13 (1.15%) Docker
8 11 (0.97%) Job Entry Subsystem
8 11 (0.97%) Microcode
9 10 (0.89%) NFS
10 6 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (0.35%) VMware Workstation
12 3 (0.27%) KVM
12 3 (0.27%) SRDF
13 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
14 1 (0.089%) BitLocker
14 1 (0.089%) Microsoft App-V
14 1 (0.089%) VMware NSX
14 1 (0.089%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 42 (3.72%) Ansible
2 30 (2.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 25 (2.21%) Puppet
4 22 (1.95%) Terraform
5 21 (1.86%) OMEGAMON
6 18 (1.59%) Kubernetes
7 16 (1.42%) NetBackup
8 13 (1.15%) Grafana
9 11 (0.97%) SCCM
10 10 (0.89%) Progress Chef
11 9 (0.80%) Docker Swarm
11 9 (0.80%) Kibana
11 9 (0.80%) logstash
11 9 (0.80%) Prometheus
11 9 (0.80%) Tivoli Storage Manager
12 7 (0.62%) vCenter Server
13 5 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
13 5 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
14 4 (0.35%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
15 3 (0.27%) Nagios
Vendors
1 251 (22.23%) Microsoft
2 97 (8.59%) SAP
3 63 (5.58%) ServiceNow
4 44 (3.90%) IBM
4 44 (3.90%) VMware
5 35 (3.10%) Splunk
6 28 (2.48%) Broadcom
7 23 (2.04%) Salesforce
8 21 (1.86%) Google
9 20 (1.77%) BT
9 20 (1.77%) Virgin Media
10 19 (1.68%) Cisco
10 19 (1.68%) Oracle
11 16 (1.42%) Ariba
11 16 (1.42%) Dell
12 15 (1.33%) Veritas
13 13 (1.15%) Brocade
13 13 (1.15%) F5
14 10 (0.89%) CA
15 9 (0.80%) Citrix