Social Skills Contracts in the East of England

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England. 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 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 530 474 737
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 27.39% 24.31% 28.83%
As % of the General category 46.25% 40.93% 48.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 194 241 366
10th Percentile £178 £160 £143
25th Percentile £300 £231 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% - -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £530
90th Percentile £650 £638 £625
England median daily rate £511 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.93% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 190 124 187
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.29 -
25th Percentile £15.00 £13.41 £12.50
Median hourly rate £21.50 £14.50 £13.66
Median % change year-on-year +48.28% +6.15% +1.19%
75th Percentile £38.12 £17.50 £14.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £60.00 £18.30
England median hourly rate £18.13 £23.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -21.17% +31.43% -2.78%

All General Skills
East 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 East of England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,146 1,158 1,511
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 59.22% 59.38% 59.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 414 640 783
10th Percentile £215 £203 £185
25th Percentile £350 £336 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £451 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -9.75% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £573 £639 £575
90th Percentile £664 £743 £659
England median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 449 238 334
10th Percentile £14.52 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.62 £14.25 £13.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £19.81 £15.24
Median % change year-on-year +92.43% +29.99% +1.60%
75th Percentile £50.00 £60.00 £31.06
90th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £56.00
England median hourly rate £30.44 £31.92 £21.50
% change year-on-year -4.65% +48.47% +2.14%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the East of England

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in the East of England

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in the East of England

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in the East of England

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

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

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in the East of England

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in the East 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 East of England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Hertfordshire +2 243 £350 -19.54% 236
Cambridgeshire -2 135 £425 -5.56% 258
Bedfordshire +1 84 £525 +40.00% 62
Essex +3 39 £475 -4.90% 181
Suffolk +2 16 £525 +133.33% 75
Norfolk 0 14 £500 +177.78% 67
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East 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 21 (3.96%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.32%) Confluence
4 6 (1.13%) IIS
5 5 (0.94%) Appian
6 3 (0.57%) Alfresco
6 3 (0.57%) Camunda
6 3 (0.57%) SAS
6 3 (0.57%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.38%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.19%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.19%) CMS
8 1 (0.19%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 73 (13.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 48 (9.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 33 (6.23%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.70%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.75%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.38%) Windchill
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.19%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.19%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.19%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 35 (6.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.51%) SAP SD
2 8 (1.51%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.94%) SAP GTS
3 5 (0.94%) Shopify
4 4 (0.75%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.75%) SAP FI
4 4 (0.75%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.57%) Magento
6 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.38%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.19%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.19%) SAP PS
7 1 (0.19%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.19%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 27 (5.09%) Azure
2 23 (4.34%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (2.26%) AWS
3 12 (2.26%) Power Platform
4 5 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (0.94%) Google Sheets
4 5 (0.94%) SaaS
5 4 (0.75%) GCP
5 4 (0.75%) Snowflake
6 3 (0.57%) Serverless
7 2 (0.38%) Amazon S3
7 2 (0.38%) AWS Lambda
7 2 (0.38%) BigCommerce
7 2 (0.38%) GitHub
7 2 (0.38%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.38%) Power Automate
7 2 (0.38%) Unqork
8 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.19%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.19%) CloudFront
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.28%) Modbus
1 28 (5.28%) RS-422
1 28 (5.28%) RS-485
2 11 (2.08%) Firewall
2 11 (2.08%) VPN
3 8 (1.51%) Intranet
3 8 (1.51%) TCP/IP
3 8 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (1.13%) Ethernet
5 5 (0.94%) LAN
5 5 (0.94%) Wireless
6 4 (0.75%) Extranet
6 4 (0.75%) Network Security
6 4 (0.75%) WAN
7 3 (0.57%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (0.57%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.38%) 4G
8 2 (0.38%) 5G
8 2 (0.38%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.38%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.08%) Power BI
2 5 (0.94%) GIS
2 5 (0.94%) Tableau
3 4 (0.75%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.57%) Data Mining
4 3 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.57%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.38%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.38%) Looker
5 2 (0.38%) Metadata
5 2 (0.38%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.19%) Ataccama
6 1 (0.19%) Big Data
6 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.19%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.19%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.19%) Power Query
6 1 (0.19%) Redis
6 1 (0.19%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 11 (2.08%) JIRA
1 11 (2.08%) Visual Studio
2 6 (1.13%) Eclipse
3 5 (0.94%) Git
4 3 (0.57%) ReSharper
5 2 (0.38%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.19%) CMake
6 1 (0.19%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.19%) GitLab
6 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.19%) LSMW
6 1 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.19%) Subversion
6 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 102 (19.25%) Finance
2 83 (15.66%) Organisational Skills
3 78 (14.72%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (13.02%) Influencing Skills
5 63 (11.89%) Electronics
6 55 (10.38%) Manufacturing
7 45 (8.49%) Retail
8 43 (8.11%) Aerospace
9 39 (7.36%) Marketing
10 30 (5.66%) Presentation Skills
11 26 (4.91%) Pharmaceutical
12 17 (3.21%) Telecoms
13 16 (3.02%) German Language
14 15 (2.83%) Hungarian Language
15 13 (2.45%) Dutch Language
16 10 (1.89%) Legal
16 10 (1.89%) Public Sector
17 9 (1.70%) Military
18 8 (1.51%) Lithuanian Language
18 8 (1.51%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 66 (12.45%) Analyst
2 50 (9.43%) Architect
3 39 (7.36%) Software Engineer
4 31 (5.85%) Consultant
4 31 (5.85%) Test Architect
5 27 (5.09%) Service Analyst
5 27 (5.09%) Service Desk Analyst
6 26 (4.91%) Senior
6 26 (4.91%) Support Engineer
7 24 (4.53%) Project Manager
8 23 (4.34%) C++ Software Engineer
8 23 (4.34%) Developer
9 18 (3.40%) Lead
9 18 (3.40%) Technical Analyst
10 17 (3.21%) Administrator
11 14 (2.64%) Functional Consultant
12 13 (2.45%) Support Analyst
13 11 (2.08%) Desktop Engineer
13 11 (2.08%) Desktop Support
13 11 (2.08%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.08%) Web Services
2 10 (1.89%) .NET
3 8 (1.51%) Node.js
4 7 (1.32%) HTML
5 6 (1.13%) .NET Framework
5 6 (1.13%) CSS
5 6 (1.13%) Middleware
6 5 (0.94%) Yocto
7 4 (0.75%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (0.75%) REST
7 4 (0.75%) RESTful
7 4 (0.75%) Visualforce
7 4 (0.75%) XML
8 3 (0.57%) Drools
8 3 (0.57%) IDoc
8 3 (0.57%) jBPM
8 3 (0.57%) JSON
8 3 (0.57%) React
9 2 (0.38%) GraphQL
9 2 (0.38%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.55%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (5.85%) Analogue Electronics
3 21 (3.96%) Management Information System
4 13 (2.45%) Life Science
5 8 (1.51%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.32%) FMCG
6 7 (1.32%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.13%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.94%) Graphic Design
8 5 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.75%) CMDB
9 4 (0.75%) STB
10 3 (0.57%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.57%) EPoS
10 3 (0.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 3 (0.57%) iPad
10 3 (0.57%) iPhone
10 3 (0.57%) Low-Code
10 3 (0.57%) Marketing Technology
10 3 (0.57%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 42 (7.92%) Windows
2 18 (3.40%) Linux
3 7 (1.32%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.94%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.57%) Android
5 3 (0.57%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.19%) CentOS
6 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.19%) Unix
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (25.47%) Problem-Solving
2 128 (24.15%) Project Management
3 116 (21.89%) Customer Service
4 91 (17.17%) Stakeholder Management
5 71 (13.40%) Agile
6 54 (10.19%) Service Delivery
7 51 (9.62%) Business Strategy
8 48 (9.06%) Software Engineering
9 47 (8.87%) Business Development
10 46 (8.68%) ITIL
11 45 (8.49%) Incident Management
11 45 (8.49%) Mathematics
11 45 (8.49%) Unit Testing
12 40 (7.55%) Continuous Improvement
13 39 (7.36%) Continuous Integration
13 39 (7.36%) Time Management
14 38 (7.17%) TDD
15 37 (6.98%) DevOps
16 35 (6.60%) Decision-Making
17 32 (6.04%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 42 (7.92%) C#
2 38 (7.17%) C
3 37 (6.98%) C++
4 26 (4.91%) SQL
5 15 (2.83%) Python
6 14 (2.64%) JavaScript
7 8 (1.51%) Java
8 7 (1.32%) PowerShell
9 5 (0.94%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.75%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.75%) R
11 2 (0.38%) VB
12 1 (0.19%) Ada
12 1 (0.19%) Bicep
12 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.19%) XAML
Qualifications
1 72 (13.58%) Security Cleared
2 65 (12.26%) Degree
3 62 (11.70%) SC Cleared
4 21 (3.96%) MCP
5 19 (3.58%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (2.45%) CCNA
8 9 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.70%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.70%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (1.32%) PMP
10 6 (1.13%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.94%) MCSE
12 4 (0.75%) MCSA
13 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.57%) CCNP
13 3 (0.57%) CISSP
13 3 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.57%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.83%) SLA
2 13 (2.45%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.89%) PMO
4 8 (1.51%) GDPR
4 8 (1.51%) QA
5 2 (0.38%) NIST
5 2 (0.38%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.19%) COBIT
6 1 (0.19%) GRC
6 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.19%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.19%) NCSC
6 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.19%) PMBOK
System Software
1 33 (6.23%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.57%) KVM
4 3 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.38%) Docker
5 2 (0.38%) Firmware
5 2 (0.38%) QEMU
6 1 (0.19%) Apache ZooKeeper
6 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 13 (2.45%) SCCM
2 5 (0.94%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.57%) WSUS
5 2 (0.38%) Terraform
6 1 (0.19%) Ansible
6 1 (0.19%) Nessus
6 1 (0.19%) OpenVAS
6 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.19%) Puppet
6 1 (0.19%) SCOM
6 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 98 (18.49%) Microsoft
2 68 (12.83%) SAP
3 22 (4.15%) Cisco
4 11 (2.08%) Ariba
4 11 (2.08%) Google
5 9 (1.70%) Citrix
5 9 (1.70%) VMware
6 8 (1.51%) Palo Alto
6 8 (1.51%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.13%) Salesforce
8 5 (0.94%) Pega
9 4 (0.75%) Adobe
9 4 (0.75%) CheckPoint
10 3 (0.57%) Alteryx
10 3 (0.57%) Apple
10 3 (0.57%) IBM
10 3 (0.57%) Juniper
10 3 (0.57%) McAfee
10 3 (0.57%) NetApp
10 3 (0.57%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud