Social Skills Contracts in the Midlands

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 -1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 627 722 1,088
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 22.47% 22.22% 21.63%
As % of the General category 41.44% 40.63% 39.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 436 502 772
10th Percentile £190 £207 £205
25th Percentile £269 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £449 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -10.20% +2.41% +22.06%
75th Percentile £575 £592 £550
90th Percentile £688 £687 £650
England median daily rate £511 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.93% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 29 53
10th Percentile £11.06 £11.80 £10.50
25th Percentile £13.00 £12.50 £12.79
Median hourly rate £14.80 £15.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -11.43% +34.62%
75th Percentile £19.61 £23.75 £20.25
90th Percentile £28.88 £60.00 £27.50
England median hourly rate £18.13 £23.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -21.17% +31.43% -2.78%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,513 1,777 2,765
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 54.21% 54.69% 54.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,040 1,269 2,056
10th Percentile £206 £225 £225
25th Percentile £350 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £569
90th Percentile £725 £700 £663
England median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 73 97
10th Percentile £11.75 £11.84 £10.68
25th Percentile £13.90 £13.31 £13.75
Median hourly rate £17.50 £22.26 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.38% +20.32% +23.33%
75th Percentile £35.00 £46.25 £27.50
90th Percentile £52.56 £51.50 £35.00
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 Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in the Midlands

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands 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
West Midlands 0 446 £475 -5.00% 905
East Midlands +2 174 £269 -40.22% 591
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 22 (3.51%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.12%) CMS
4 5 (0.80%) Oracle Self-Service HR
4 5 (0.80%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.48%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.48%) Confluence
5 3 (0.48%) Drupal
6 2 (0.32%) SAS
6 2 (0.32%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.32%) WordPress
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.16%) Appian
7 1 (0.16%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.16%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.16%) CICS
7 1 (0.16%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 63 (10.05%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (4.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.28%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.80%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.48%) Maya
7 3 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.48%) Sketch
8 2 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.32%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.32%) CANalyzer
8 2 (0.32%) Trello
8 2 (0.32%) ZBrush
9 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.16%) InDesign
9 1 (0.16%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.16%) Simulink
9 1 (0.16%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 16 (2.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (1.91%) NetSuite
3 7 (1.12%) Odoo
4 5 (0.80%) Oracle HRMS
5 4 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.48%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.48%) SAP MII
7 2 (0.32%) iTrent
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.32%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.32%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.32%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.32%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.32%) SAP GRC
7 2 (0.32%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.16%) Maximo
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 71 (11.32%) Azure
2 63 (10.05%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (6.38%) Power Platform
4 22 (3.51%) Dynamics 365
5 17 (2.71%) AWS
5 17 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (2.71%) OneDrive
6 16 (2.55%) Power Automate
7 13 (2.07%) Entra ID
8 12 (1.91%) SuccessFactors
9 11 (1.75%) PowerApps
10 6 (0.96%) Azure AKS
10 6 (0.96%) Azure App Service
11 5 (0.80%) Amazon S3
11 5 (0.80%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (0.80%) IaaS
11 5 (0.80%) SaaS
11 5 (0.80%) Serverless
12 4 (0.64%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 3 (0.48%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.51%) DNS
1 22 (3.51%) WAN
2 18 (2.87%) Firewall
2 18 (2.87%) LAN
3 16 (2.55%) DHCP
4 14 (2.23%) VPN
5 11 (1.75%) Wireless
6 9 (1.44%) Ethernet
6 9 (1.44%) Internet
6 9 (1.44%) SAN
7 8 (1.28%) TCP/IP
8 7 (1.12%) Unified Communications
9 6 (0.96%) Network Security
10 5 (0.80%) Cisco Nexus
10 5 (0.80%) Ethereal
10 5 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.80%) Wireshark
11 4 (0.64%) MPLS
11 4 (0.64%) PSTN
11 4 (0.64%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (5.26%) Power BI
2 11 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (1.59%) Data Mining
4 9 (1.44%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.12%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.80%) Big Data
7 5 (0.80%) Hadoop
7 5 (0.80%) SAP BW
7 5 (0.80%) SAP HANA
8 4 (0.64%) MySQL
8 4 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.64%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.48%) GIS
9 3 (0.48%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.48%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.48%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (3.35%) JIRA
2 7 (1.12%) Git
3 5 (0.80%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.48%) TestRail
5 2 (0.32%) Axure RP
5 2 (0.32%) CANoe
5 2 (0.32%) kappa
5 2 (0.32%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.32%) Selenium
5 2 (0.32%) webpack
6 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.16%) JMeter
6 1 (0.16%) LSMW
6 1 (0.16%) NUnit
6 1 (0.16%) Postman
6 1 (0.16%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.16%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.16%) Xcode
6 1 (0.16%) XCUITest
General
1 122 (19.46%) Analytical Skills
2 113 (18.02%) Finance
3 49 (7.81%) Public Sector
4 31 (4.94%) Organisational Skills
5 29 (4.63%) Presentation Skills
6 25 (3.99%) Telecoms
7 22 (3.51%) Manufacturing
8 15 (2.39%) Marketing
9 13 (2.07%) Automotive
9 13 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (1.75%) Retail
11 10 (1.59%) Banking
11 10 (1.59%) Legal
12 8 (1.28%) Games
13 6 (0.96%) German Language
14 5 (0.80%) Billing
14 5 (0.80%) Electronics
14 5 (0.80%) Law
15 4 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 92 (14.67%) Analyst
2 63 (10.05%) Project Manager
3 50 (7.97%) Developer
4 49 (7.81%) Lead
5 48 (7.66%) Architect
6 41 (6.54%) Consultant
7 34 (5.42%) Senior
8 30 (4.78%) Support Engineer
9 19 (3.03%) 2nd Line Support
10 18 (2.87%) Support Analyst
11 14 (2.23%) IT Manager
11 14 (2.23%) Service Analyst
12 13 (2.07%) Administrator
12 13 (2.07%) Coordinator
12 13 (2.07%) Data Architect
12 13 (2.07%) Network Engineer
12 13 (2.07%) Service Desk Analyst
12 13 (2.07%) Test Engineer
12 13 (2.07%) Test Manager
13 12 (1.91%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.39%) HTML
2 13 (2.07%) React
3 12 (1.91%) .NET
4 10 (1.59%) CSS
5 9 (1.44%) AngularJS
5 9 (1.44%) RESTful
6 6 (0.96%) Spring
7 5 (0.80%) JSON
7 5 (0.80%) REST
7 5 (0.80%) SAP PI
7 5 (0.80%) XML
8 4 (0.64%) Web Services
9 3 (0.48%) Middleware
9 3 (0.48%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.48%) SAML
9 3 (0.48%) SAP Business Workflow
9 3 (0.48%) Visualforce
10 2 (0.32%) OAuth
10 2 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
10 2 (0.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (8.45%) Self-Motivation
2 29 (4.63%) Management Information System
3 22 (3.51%) Product Ownership
4 15 (2.39%) Legacy Systems
5 13 (2.07%) Data Centre
6 11 (1.75%) Driving Licence
7 10 (1.59%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 10 (1.59%) NHS
7 10 (1.59%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.28%) Cyber Defence
9 8 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.28%) PKI
10 7 (1.12%) CCTV
10 7 (1.12%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.12%) Taxonomies
10 7 (1.12%) Virtual Team
11 6 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (0.96%) Digital Signage
12 5 (0.80%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 85 (13.56%) Windows
2 44 (7.02%) Windows 10
3 23 (3.67%) Windows Server
4 16 (2.55%) Linux
5 14 (2.23%) Windows Server 2019
6 12 (1.91%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (1.59%) Windows Server 2012
8 9 (1.44%) Mac OS
8 9 (1.44%) Windows 7
9 6 (0.96%) Apple iOS
10 5 (0.80%) Android
11 4 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (0.64%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.64%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.48%) CentOS
12 3 (0.48%) Unix
13 2 (0.32%) AIX
13 2 (0.32%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.32%) VMS
13 2 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (30.62%) Problem-Solving
2 105 (16.75%) Agile
3 89 (14.19%) Customer Service
4 83 (13.24%) Project Management
4 83 (13.24%) Stakeholder Management
5 72 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
6 57 (9.09%) Time Management
7 56 (8.93%) Migration
8 53 (8.45%) Decision-Making
9 48 (7.66%) Computer Science
9 48 (7.66%) Conflict Management
10 42 (6.70%) Business Intelligence
11 40 (6.38%) ERP
12 38 (6.06%) ITIL
13 37 (5.90%) Analytics
14 34 (5.42%) Roadmaps
15 31 (4.94%) Change Management
16 30 (4.78%) Project Delivery
17 29 (4.63%) DevOps
18 26 (4.15%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 52 (8.29%) SQL
2 28 (4.47%) Python
3 24 (3.83%) PowerShell
4 21 (3.35%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.39%) Java
6 10 (1.59%) C#
7 7 (1.12%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.96%) Bicep
9 5 (0.80%) Bash
9 5 (0.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.64%) ABAP
10 4 (0.64%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.64%) SOQL
11 3 (0.48%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.32%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.32%) Perl
12 2 (0.32%) PHP
12 2 (0.32%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.32%) Swift
12 2 (0.32%) X++
Qualifications
1 118 (18.82%) Degree
2 55 (8.77%) Security Cleared
3 38 (6.06%) SC Cleared
4 28 (4.47%) NVQ Level 3
5 26 (4.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 19 (3.03%) HNC
6 19 (3.03%) HND
7 17 (2.71%) PMP
8 16 (2.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 16 (2.55%) PMI Certification
9 12 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.59%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.28%) CCNA
11 8 (1.28%) DV Cleared
11 8 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.12%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (0.96%) BC Cleared
13 6 (0.96%) SAP Certification
14 5 (0.80%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.80%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (5.42%) QA
2 32 (5.10%) SLA
3 14 (2.23%) Data Quality
4 11 (1.75%) NIST
4 11 (1.75%) PMO
5 8 (1.28%) GDPR
6 7 (1.12%) NIST 800
7 6 (0.96%) GRC
8 4 (0.64%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.48%) ITGC
10 2 (0.32%) HAZOP
10 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
11 1 (0.16%) P3O
System Software
1 55 (8.77%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.80%) Docker
3 5 (0.80%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.64%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.64%) vSphere
5 3 (0.48%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.48%) Firmware
5 3 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.48%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.32%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.32%) VMware Server
7 1 (0.16%) HDFS
7 1 (0.16%) KVM
7 1 (0.16%) Lustre
7 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 15 (2.39%) Microsoft Intune
1 15 (2.39%) SCCM
2 10 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
3 9 (1.44%) Terraform
4 5 (0.80%) OpenView
5 4 (0.64%) Grafana
5 4 (0.64%) Kibana
5 4 (0.64%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.48%) Ansible
6 3 (0.48%) Autotask
6 3 (0.48%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.48%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.48%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.48%) VxRail
7 2 (0.32%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.32%) SCOM
8 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.16%) Puppet
8 1 (0.16%) Rancher
Vendors
1 125 (19.94%) Microsoft
2 53 (8.45%) SAP
3 27 (4.31%) Oracle
4 18 (2.87%) Salesforce
4 18 (2.87%) VMware
5 15 (2.39%) Cisco
5 15 (2.39%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.12%) Apple
6 7 (1.12%) IBM
7 6 (0.96%) Adobe
7 6 (0.96%) Citrix
7 6 (0.96%) Dell
7 6 (0.96%) Informatica
8 4 (0.64%) Computacenter
8 4 (0.64%) Databricks
8 4 (0.64%) Sage
9 3 (0.48%) BT
9 3 (0.48%) Datto
9 3 (0.48%) Fujitsu
9 3 (0.48%) HP