Social Skills Contracts in the South West

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 4 5 4
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 687 609 695
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 21.13% 18.00% 18.91%
As % of the General category 42.10% 37.34% 36.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 430 455 469
10th Percentile £200 £205 £200
25th Percentile £413 £400 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £490
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +9.69% +9.83%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £600
90th Percentile £700 £713 £688
England median daily rate £511 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.93% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 44 50
10th Percentile £12.23 £17.50 £14.95
25th Percentile £14.00 £53.14 £28.90
Median hourly rate £28.25 £60.25 £48.48
Median % change year-on-year -53.11% +24.28% +7.73%
75th Percentile £51.25 £65.75 £55.62
90th Percentile £57.35 £79.25 £68.32
England median hourly rate £18.13 £23.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -21.17% +31.43% -2.78%

All General Skills
South West

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 South West with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,632 1,631 1,879
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 50.20% 48.21% 51.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 980 1,199 1,331
10th Percentile £244 £275 £250
25th Percentile £413 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £549 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +10.74%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £600
90th Percentile £700 £718 £675
England median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 275 109 138
10th Percentile £13.69 £17.50 -
25th Percentile £20.91 £39.55 £15.90
Median hourly rate £45.00 £60.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +42.86% -1.75%
75th Percentile £68.75 £70.00 £55.84
90th Percentile £73.90 £88.00 £63.60
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 South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in the South West

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in the South West

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in the South West

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in the South West

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

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

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in the South West

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 South West 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
Wiltshire +4 250 £550 - 129
Bristol 0 156 £500 -1.23% 301
Gloucestershire +5 107 £540 +10.77% 156
Somerset +9 70 £530 +24.71% 244
Devon -1 50 £425 -8.60% 112
Dorset +1 23 £700 +12.00% 71
Cornwall +5 10 £150 -68.42% 35
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 78 (11.35%) Confluence
2 54 (7.86%) SharePoint
3 31 (4.51%) Microsoft Exchange
4 29 (4.22%) SharePoint Server
5 6 (0.87%) CMS
6 4 (0.58%) Apache
6 4 (0.58%) Apache Solr
6 4 (0.58%) nginx
7 3 (0.44%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 3 (0.44%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.29%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 78 (11.35%) Microsoft Office
2 62 (9.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 36 (5.24%) Spreadsheet
4 34 (4.95%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (2.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (1.16%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (1.16%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.58%) Acrobat
7 4 (0.58%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.44%) PTC Creo
8 3 (0.44%) Windchill
9 1 (0.15%) CATIA
9 1 (0.15%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 17 (2.47%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.73%) SAP HCM
3 5 (0.73%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.58%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.44%) Shopify
6 2 (0.29%) Primavera
6 2 (0.29%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.15%) Magento
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.15%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.15%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.15%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.15%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 93 (13.54%) Azure
2 55 (8.01%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (5.97%) Power Platform
4 28 (4.08%) Azure Stack
5 24 (3.49%) AWS
6 13 (1.89%) Entra ID
7 12 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.46%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.02%) PowerApps
10 6 (0.87%) GCP
10 6 (0.87%) OpenShift
11 5 (0.73%) OneDrive
11 5 (0.73%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (0.58%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (0.58%) Amazon Cognito
12 4 (0.58%) AWS CloudTrail
12 4 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (0.58%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (0.58%) GitHub
13 3 (0.44%) BigCommerce
Communications & Networking
1 47 (6.84%) Firewall
2 30 (4.37%) DNS
3 29 (4.22%) BGP
4 23 (3.35%) DHCP
5 20 (2.91%) LAN
6 17 (2.47%) TCP/IP
6 17 (2.47%) WAN
7 16 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (1.46%) SAN
9 9 (1.31%) Network Security
10 8 (1.16%) MPLS
11 7 (1.02%) Skype
12 6 (0.87%) SD-WAN
12 6 (0.87%) VSAN
13 5 (0.73%) Ethernet
13 5 (0.73%) Structured Cabling
13 5 (0.73%) VPN
14 4 (0.58%) HTTP
14 4 (0.58%) HTTPS
14 4 (0.58%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.64%) Power BI
2 19 (2.77%) SQL Server
3 6 (0.87%) MySQL
3 6 (0.87%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.58%) Couchbase
4 4 (0.58%) Triplestore
5 3 (0.44%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.29%) Big Data
6 2 (0.29%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.29%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.29%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.29%) OLAP
6 2 (0.29%) OLTP
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.29%) Power Query
7 1 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.15%) Metadata
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Database 11g
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 118 (17.18%) JIRA
2 27 (3.93%) Bitbucket
3 25 (3.64%) Jenkins
4 23 (3.35%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 8 (1.16%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (0.73%) Eclipse
6 5 (0.73%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.58%) GitLab
8 3 (0.44%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.29%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.29%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.29%) HP UFT
9 2 (0.29%) JUnit
9 2 (0.29%) LoadRunner
9 2 (0.29%) Selenium
10 1 (0.15%) Git
10 1 (0.15%) MSI
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
General
1 162 (23.58%) Analytical Skills
2 112 (16.30%) Finance
3 69 (10.04%) Public Sector
4 54 (7.86%) Presentation Skills
5 42 (6.11%) Telecoms
6 37 (5.39%) Organisational Skills
7 36 (5.24%) Manufacturing
8 35 (5.09%) Aerospace
9 26 (3.78%) Military
10 22 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
11 21 (3.06%) Legal
12 20 (2.91%) Marketing
13 13 (1.89%) Electronics
14 12 (1.75%) Retail
15 11 (1.60%) Banking
16 8 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.16%) Police
17 7 (1.02%) Law
17 7 (1.02%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.87%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 100 (14.56%) Analyst
2 71 (10.33%) Lead
3 59 (8.59%) Project Manager
4 54 (7.86%) Architect
5 36 (5.24%) Developer
6 32 (4.66%) Consultant
7 29 (4.22%) Senior
8 25 (3.64%) Author
9 24 (3.49%) Project Leader
9 24 (3.49%) Support Engineer
9 24 (3.49%) Technical Author
10 20 (2.91%) Technical Architect
11 19 (2.77%) Microsoft Engineer
11 19 (2.77%) Technical Support
11 19 (2.77%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
12 18 (2.62%) Administrator
12 18 (2.62%) Cyber Threat Analyst
12 18 (2.62%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
12 18 (2.62%) IT Support
13 16 (2.33%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (3.78%) .NET
1 26 (3.78%) .NET Core
2 17 (2.47%) XML
3 9 (1.31%) Elastic Stack
4 6 (0.87%) Kafka
5 5 (0.73%) CSS
5 5 (0.73%) Flash
5 5 (0.73%) HTML
5 5 (0.73%) Middleware
5 5 (0.73%) Node.js
5 5 (0.73%) REST
5 5 (0.73%) SailPoint
5 5 (0.73%) Web Services
6 4 (0.58%) Apache Jena
6 4 (0.58%) GraphQL
6 4 (0.58%) JSON
6 4 (0.58%) LEMP Stack
6 4 (0.58%) PostGIS
6 4 (0.58%) RabbitMQ
6 4 (0.58%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 69 (10.04%) Management Information System
2 61 (8.88%) Cyber Threat
3 49 (7.13%) Cyber Defence
4 40 (5.82%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 32 (4.66%) Private Cloud
6 24 (3.49%) Data Centre
7 22 (3.20%) Self-Motivation
8 16 (2.33%) Clustering
8 16 (2.33%) Onboarding
9 14 (2.04%) PKI
10 13 (1.89%) Security Posture
11 11 (1.60%) CMDB
12 10 (1.46%) Cloud Native
13 9 (1.31%) Public Cloud
13 9 (1.31%) Security Operations Centre
14 8 (1.16%) Client/Server
15 7 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
15 7 (1.02%) Product Ownership
16 5 (0.73%) Animation
16 5 (0.73%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 130 (18.92%) Windows
2 63 (9.17%) Linux
3 26 (3.78%) Windows Server
4 25 (3.64%) Windows 10
5 13 (1.89%) Mac OS
6 11 (1.60%) Unix
6 11 (1.60%) Windows Server 2012
7 8 (1.16%) Windows 7
8 6 (0.87%) CentOS
9 5 (0.73%) Android
10 3 (0.44%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.29%) Rocky
11 2 (0.29%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.15%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (28.09%) Problem-Solving
2 146 (21.25%) Agile
3 116 (16.89%) Project Management
4 105 (15.28%) Stakeholder Management
5 100 (14.56%) ITIL
6 97 (14.12%) Cybersecurity
7 81 (11.79%) Continuous Improvement
8 76 (11.06%) Project Delivery
8 76 (11.06%) Service Management
9 75 (10.92%) SIEM
10 60 (8.73%) PRINCE2
10 60 (8.73%) SOAR
11 58 (8.44%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 58 (8.44%) Incident Management
11 58 (8.44%) Mentoring
11 58 (8.44%) Threat Intelligence
12 55 (8.01%) Decision-Making
12 55 (8.01%) Incident Response
12 55 (8.01%) ITSM
13 53 (7.71%) MITRE ATT&CK
Programming Languages
1 45 (6.55%) PowerShell
2 41 (5.97%) Python
3 27 (3.93%) SQL
4 22 (3.20%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.75%) C#
6 9 (1.31%) Bash
7 7 (1.02%) C++
8 6 (0.87%) Java
9 5 (0.73%) C
9 5 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (0.73%) PHP
9 5 (0.73%) Search Processing Language
10 4 (0.58%) SPARQL
11 2 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.29%) Perl
11 2 (0.29%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.15%) ABAP
12 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 350 (50.95%) Security Cleared
2 180 (26.20%) SC Cleared
3 159 (23.14%) DV Cleared
4 81 (11.79%) Degree
5 27 (3.93%) BPSS Clearance
6 24 (3.49%) APMP
7 20 (2.91%) Microsoft Certification
8 17 (2.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 15 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (2.04%) MCSE
11 12 (1.75%) Master's Degree
12 10 (1.46%) CISSP
13 9 (1.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 9 (1.31%) MCSA
14 8 (1.16%) CISM
14 8 (1.16%) HNC
15 6 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
15 6 (0.87%) HND
15 6 (0.87%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 5 (0.73%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (8.15%) NIST
2 48 (6.99%) PMO
3 40 (5.82%) NIST 800
4 29 (4.22%) Government Security Classifications
5 27 (3.93%) QA
6 19 (2.77%) SLA
7 13 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.60%) GDPR
9 7 (1.02%) Accessibility
10 6 (0.87%) NCSC
11 5 (0.73%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.58%) GMP
12 4 (0.58%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.44%) GRC
14 2 (0.29%) Data Quality
15 1 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 67 (9.75%) Active Directory
2 34 (4.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.04%) VMware ESXi
4 13 (1.89%) Docker
4 13 (1.89%) VMware NSX
5 11 (1.60%) Virtual Servers
6 8 (1.16%) VMware Workstation
7 6 (0.87%) vSphere
8 3 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.29%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.15%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 30 (4.37%) Ansible
2 29 (4.22%) SCCM
3 23 (3.35%) PowerCLI
4 20 (2.91%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (2.91%) SCOM
5 15 (2.18%) Kubernetes
6 14 (2.04%) Terraform
7 10 (1.46%) vCenter Server
8 8 (1.16%) Microsoft Clustering
8 8 (1.16%) Nagios
8 8 (1.16%) NetBackup
9 7 (1.02%) Kibana
9 7 (1.02%) logstash
10 4 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.58%) Trend Micro Deep Security
11 3 (0.44%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.29%) MOM
12 2 (0.29%) OPNET
12 2 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 275 (40.03%) Microsoft
2 69 (10.04%) Atlassian
3 38 (5.53%) VMware
4 36 (5.24%) SAP
5 27 (3.93%) Dell
6 24 (3.49%) HP
7 17 (2.47%) Cisco
7 17 (2.47%) Remedy
8 14 (2.04%) Adobe
8 14 (2.04%) Splunk
9 11 (1.60%) ServiceNow
10 10 (1.46%) Google
10 10 (1.46%) Salesforce
11 9 (1.31%) Hitachi
11 9 (1.31%) Tanium
12 8 (1.16%) NetApp
13 7 (1.02%) Juniper
14 6 (0.87%) F5
14 6 (0.87%) Nokia
14 6 (0.87%) Oracle