Social Skills Contracts in Reading

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 -1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 313 254 314
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 26.46% 24.35% 22.70%
As % of the General category 43.90% 40.25% 39.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 152 190
10th Percentile £205 £325 £153
25th Percentile £300 £447 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £453
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +32.60% -5.24%
75th Percentile £608 £688 £588
90th Percentile £675 £721 £638
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £530 £475
% change year-on-year -5.66% +11.58% +0.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 1
10th Percentile £42.72 £29.10 -
25th Percentile £51.25 £45.00 -
Median hourly rate £61.60 £64.68 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.75% +361.96% -35.42%
75th Percentile - £66.21 -
90th Percentile £67.50 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £61.60 £45.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year +36.89% +157.14% +14.75%

All General Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 713 631 801
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 60.27% 60.50% 57.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 331 364 471
10th Percentile £213 £359 £225
25th Percentile £400 £437 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -1.55%
75th Percentile £608 £662 £588
90th Percentile £675 £713 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £515 £475
% change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 7 7
10th Percentile £16.90 £34.40 £18.35
25th Percentile £51.25 £54.07 £23.38
Median hourly rate £61.06 £64.68 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.59% +115.58% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72.33 £68.11 £34.95
90th Percentile £87.53 £71.60 £42.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.49 £37.00 £21.51
% change year-on-year +58.08% +72.01% +2.19%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Reading

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Reading

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Reading over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Reading

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Reading

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Reading over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Reading

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 20 (6.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.64%) CMS
2 2 (0.64%) Confluence
2 2 (0.64%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.32%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 44 (14.06%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (8.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.60%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (1.28%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (1.28%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.64%) InDesign
6 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.64%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.32%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 16 (5.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 14 (4.47%) Oracle EBS
3 12 (3.83%) Oracle EBS R12
4 10 (3.19%) Primavera
5 6 (1.92%) Maximo
5 6 (1.92%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.32%) Magento
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 80 (25.56%) Azure
2 25 (7.99%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (7.03%) Azure Monitor
3 22 (7.03%) Entra ID
4 21 (6.71%) AWS
5 20 (6.39%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (6.39%) Azure Storage
6 16 (5.11%) OCI
7 12 (3.83%) Power Platform
8 7 (2.24%) GCP
8 7 (2.24%) OpenShift
9 6 (1.92%) Snowflake
10 3 (0.96%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.96%) SaaS
11 2 (0.64%) Azure API Management
11 2 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.64%) IaaS
11 2 (0.64%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.64%) PaaS
12 1 (0.32%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 41 (13.10%) DNS
2 39 (12.46%) Firewall
3 34 (10.86%) DHCP
4 16 (5.11%) Radio Access Network
5 14 (4.47%) LAN
5 14 (4.47%) SAN
6 7 (2.24%) VSAN
6 7 (2.24%) Wireshark
7 6 (1.92%) 3G
7 6 (1.92%) 4G
7 6 (1.92%) 5G
7 6 (1.92%) Diameter Protocol
7 6 (1.92%) GGSN
7 6 (1.92%) LTE
7 6 (1.92%) RANAP
7 6 (1.92%) SGSN
7 6 (1.92%) VoLTE
8 4 (1.28%) Intranet
9 3 (0.96%) WAN
10 2 (0.64%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.51%) Power BI
2 9 (2.88%) Tableau
3 6 (1.92%) Oracle Database
3 6 (1.92%) SAP HANA
4 4 (1.28%) GIS
5 3 (0.96%) Big Data
5 3 (0.96%) Data Mining
5 3 (0.96%) PowerPivot
6 2 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.64%) Power Query
6 2 (0.64%) SSDT
7 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.32%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 27 (8.63%) Selenium
2 26 (8.31%) Cucumber
2 26 (8.31%) Jenkins
3 24 (7.67%) REST Assured
3 24 (7.67%) SonarQube
4 22 (7.03%) JIRA
5 13 (4.15%) GitLab
6 9 (2.88%) Oracle Forms
7 5 (1.60%) Git
8 3 (0.96%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.32%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.32%) CMake
9 1 (0.32%) JMeter
9 1 (0.32%) Maven
9 1 (0.32%) Postman
9 1 (0.32%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.32%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.32%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.32%) Xcode
General
1 84 (26.84%) Analytical Skills
2 57 (18.21%) Telecoms
3 40 (12.78%) Organisational Skills
4 29 (9.27%) Presentation Skills
5 27 (8.63%) Law
6 17 (5.43%) Legal
6 17 (5.43%) Marketing
7 14 (4.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (4.15%) Police
9 12 (3.83%) Finance
10 10 (3.19%) Mandarin Language
10 10 (3.19%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.24%) Billing
12 6 (1.92%) Multimedia
13 5 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.28%) Aviation
14 4 (1.28%) Electronics
15 2 (0.64%) Retail
16 1 (0.32%) Games
16 1 (0.32%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 40 (12.78%) Analyst
2 25 (7.99%) Senior
3 24 (7.67%) Consultant
4 22 (7.03%) Support Engineer
5 20 (6.39%) Active Directory Support
6 17 (5.43%) Build Engineer
6 17 (5.43%) Java Engineer
6 17 (5.43%) Windows Build Engineer
6 17 (5.43%) Windows Engineer
7 16 (5.11%) Functional Consultant
8 15 (4.79%) Desktop Engineer
8 15 (4.79%) Desktop Support
8 15 (4.79%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 14 (4.47%) Active Directory Specialist
9 14 (4.47%) Azure Specialist
9 14 (4.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 14 (4.47%) Oracle Consultant
9 14 (4.47%) Oracle Functional Consultant
9 14 (4.47%) Support Specialist
10 13 (4.15%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (10.54%) ARM Templates
2 26 (8.31%) REST
3 25 (7.99%) Java EE
4 6 (1.92%) SAP Basis
4 6 (1.92%) SAP Fiori
5 5 (1.60%) HTML
6 4 (1.28%) Node.js
6 4 (1.28%) React
7 3 (0.96%) React Native
7 3 (0.96%) YAML
8 2 (0.64%) Flash
8 2 (0.64%) JSON
8 2 (0.64%) PyTorch
8 2 (0.64%) TensorFlow
8 2 (0.64%) Web Services
9 1 (0.32%) CNTK
9 1 (0.32%) Elastic Stack
9 1 (0.32%) Google JAX
9 1 (0.32%) OpenVINO
9 1 (0.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (9.58%) Driving Licence
2 25 (7.99%) Self-Motivation
3 20 (6.39%) PKI
4 14 (4.47%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.24%) Cloud Native
5 7 (2.24%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (1.60%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.28%) Social Media
8 3 (0.96%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.96%) Solar Power
9 2 (0.64%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.64%) NHS
9 2 (0.64%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.32%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.32%) IoT
10 1 (0.32%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.32%) PlayStation
10 1 (0.32%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.32%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 85 (27.16%) Windows
2 57 (18.21%) Windows 10
3 52 (16.61%) Windows Server
4 51 (16.29%) Windows Server 2016
4 51 (16.29%) Windows Server 2019
5 35 (11.18%) Linux
6 31 (9.90%) Windows Server 2012
7 26 (8.31%) Windows 7
8 17 (5.43%) Windows NT
9 14 (4.47%) Windows XP
10 2 (0.64%) Android
10 2 (0.64%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.32%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (38.66%) Problem-Solving
2 82 (26.20%) DevOps
3 80 (25.56%) ITIL
4 54 (17.25%) Agile
5 51 (16.29%) Infrastructure as Code
6 48 (15.34%) Customer Service
7 41 (13.10%) Release Management
8 40 (12.78%) CI/CD
9 39 (12.46%) Technical Leadership
10 38 (12.14%) Decision-Making
10 38 (12.14%) Service Management
11 37 (11.82%) Project Management
12 29 (9.27%) Software Engineering
12 29 (9.27%) Test Automation
13 28 (8.95%) Analytics
13 28 (8.95%) Continuous Integration
14 27 (8.63%) Collaborative Working
15 26 (8.31%) Software Architecture
16 21 (6.71%) Containerisation
16 21 (6.71%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 37 (11.82%) PowerShell
2 29 (9.27%) Java
3 22 (7.03%) C#
4 20 (6.39%) Bicep
4 20 (6.39%) VB
4 20 (6.39%) VBScript
5 10 (3.19%) Python
6 8 (2.56%) JavaScript
7 7 (2.24%) SQL
8 2 (0.64%) C++
9 1 (0.32%) C
9 1 (0.32%) F#
9 1 (0.32%) PHP
9 1 (0.32%) R
Qualifications
1 125 (39.94%) Security Cleared
2 91 (29.07%) DV Cleared
3 87 (27.80%) Degree
4 65 (20.77%) SC Cleared
5 20 (6.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 16 (5.11%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (4.47%) CCNA
7 14 (4.47%) CCNP
8 9 (2.88%) CIPD
8 9 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.92%) ISEB
10 2 (0.64%) ACCA
10 2 (0.64%) APMP
10 2 (0.64%) CIMA
10 2 (0.64%) CISA
10 2 (0.64%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.32%) CEH
11 1 (0.32%) HP ASE
11 1 (0.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 1 (0.32%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (12.14%) QA
2 9 (2.88%) GDPR
3 6 (1.92%) PMO
3 6 (1.92%) SLA
4 3 (0.96%) NIST
5 2 (0.64%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 2 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.32%) COBIT
6 1 (0.32%) COSO
6 1 (0.32%) HL7
6 1 (0.32%) ISO 31000
6 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.32%) ITGC
6 1 (0.32%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 53 (16.93%) Active Directory
2 30 (9.58%) Firmware
3 22 (7.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (6.39%) Docker
4 20 (6.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 20 (6.39%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (5.11%) Hyper-V
6 14 (4.47%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (2.24%) vCloud
7 7 (2.24%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 81 (25.88%) SCCM
2 51 (16.29%) WSUS
3 48 (15.34%) Kubernetes
4 34 (10.86%) SCOM
5 25 (7.99%) Ansible
6 23 (7.35%) Microsoft Intune
6 23 (7.35%) Terraform
7 21 (6.71%) vCenter Server
8 20 (6.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 17 (5.43%) Sysprep
10 14 (4.47%) EMC NetWorker
10 14 (4.47%) NetBackup
11 12 (3.83%) Docker Swarm
11 12 (3.83%) Podman
12 7 (2.24%) Istio
12 7 (2.24%) Rancher
Vendors
1 106 (33.87%) Microsoft
2 47 (15.02%) Oracle
3 42 (13.42%) HP
4 22 (7.03%) VMware
5 16 (5.11%) Cisco
5 16 (5.11%) Dell
6 15 (4.79%) Juniper
6 15 (4.79%) Palo Alto
7 14 (4.47%) 3PAR
7 14 (4.47%) EMC
7 14 (4.47%) Extreme Networks
7 14 (4.47%) Symantec
7 14 (4.47%) Veeam
8 8 (2.56%) SAP
9 7 (2.24%) Google
9 7 (2.24%) Salesforce
10 6 (1.92%) Alteryx
10 6 (1.92%) Empirix
10 6 (1.92%) NetScout
11 4 (1.28%) BT