Influencing Skills Contracts in the South West

Influencing Skills
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing 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 Influencing Skills over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 123 106 118
Rank change year-on-year -17 +12 +2
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 28 55 53
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.86% 1.62% 1.44%
As % of the General category 1.71% 3.36% 2.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 35 37
10th Percentile £408 £314 £407
25th Percentile £475 £519 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £540
Median % change year-on-year -0.08% +11.11% +20.00%
75th Percentile £775 £671 £613
90th Percentile - £730 £695
England median daily rate £585 £575 £549
% change year-on-year +1.74% +4.69% +6.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 10 0
10th Percentile £44.88 - -
25th Percentile £46.56 £57.25 -
Median hourly rate £51.25 £61.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - -
75th Percentile £54.06 £65.75 -
90th Percentile £54.63 - -
England median hourly rate £38.12 £61.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year -38.02% +86.36% +20.00%

All General Skills
South West

Influencing 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 1,633 1,639 1,881
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 50.18% 48.18% 51.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 980 1,203 1,333
10th Percentile £244 £276 £250
25th Percentile £413 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £549 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £600
90th Percentile £700 £719 £675
England median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 276 110 137
10th Percentile £13.69 £17.50 -
25th Percentile £22.27 £39.55 £15.90
Median hourly rate £45.00 £60.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +42.86% -1.18%
75th Percentile £68.75 £70.00 £55.83
90th Percentile £73.88 £87.75 £62.79
England median hourly rate £30.50 £31.92 £21.50
% change year-on-year -4.45% +48.47% +2.14%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Influencing Skills in the South West

Influencing Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

Daily rate trend for Influencing Skills in the South West

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in the South West over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Influencing Skills in the South West

Influencing Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

Hourly rate trend for Influencing Skills in the South West

Influencing 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 Influencing Skills within the South West region over the 6 months to 2 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
Bristol -9 10 £484 -16.79% 12
Wiltshire +1 9 £750 +25.00% 3
Gloucestershire +3 2 £550 +4.76% 2
Devon - 2 £660 - 3
Dorset +1 1 £700 +7.28% 3
Somerset -3 1 £400 -23.81% 4
Cornwall - 1 - - 2
Influencing Skills
England

Influencing 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 1 (3.57%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (3.57%) MS Visio
1 1 (3.57%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (35.71%) Azure
2 7 (25.00%) Power Platform
3 2 (7.14%) IaaS
3 2 (7.14%) PaaS
3 2 (7.14%) SaaS
4 1 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) 4G
1 1 (3.57%) 5G
1 1 (3.57%) LAN
1 1 (3.57%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.14%) Relational Database
2 1 (3.57%) Data Lake
2 1 (3.57%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 3 (10.71%) JIRA
General
1 22 (78.57%) Social Skills
2 11 (39.29%) Public Sector
3 9 (32.14%) Manufacturing
4 8 (28.57%) Finance
4 8 (28.57%) Marketing
4 8 (28.57%) Telecoms
5 7 (25.00%) Electronics
6 3 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (10.71%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (3.57%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (42.86%) Architect
2 7 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 7 (25.00%) Solutions Architect
3 4 (14.29%) Analyst
3 4 (14.29%) Business Analyst
3 4 (14.29%) Enterprise Architect
4 2 (7.14%) Agile Project Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Consultant
4 2 (7.14%) Deployment Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Deployment Project Manager
4 2 (7.14%) DV Cleared Project Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Lead
4 2 (7.14%) Lead Architect
4 2 (7.14%) Lead Enterprise Architect
4 2 (7.14%) Management Consultant
4 2 (7.14%) Migration Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Migration Project Manager
4 2 (7.14%) PRINCE2 Project Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Senior
5 1 (3.57%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.14%) XML
2 1 (3.57%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.71%) Management Information System
2 2 (7.14%) Enterprise Cloud
2 2 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (7.14%) Virtual Team
3 1 (3.57%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.57%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.57%) Linux
1 1 (3.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (35.71%) Agile
1 10 (35.71%) Project Management
2 9 (32.14%) Document Management
3 8 (28.57%) Programme Management
4 7 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
4 7 (25.00%) Case Management
4 7 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
4 7 (25.00%) Identity Management
4 7 (25.00%) Project Delivery
5 6 (21.43%) Change Management
5 6 (21.43%) Decision-Making
6 4 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
6 4 (14.29%) PRINCE2
6 4 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (10.71%) Conflict Resolution
7 3 (10.71%) Emotional Intelligence
7 3 (10.71%) ERP
7 3 (10.71%) IT Strategy
7 3 (10.71%) Scrum
7 3 (10.71%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.14%) JavaScript
1 2 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (53.57%) Security Cleared
2 10 (35.71%) SC Cleared
3 4 (14.29%) DV Cleared
4 3 (10.71%) Degree
5 2 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.57%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (14.29%) PMO
2 2 (7.14%) GRC
3 1 (3.57%) QA
Vendors
1 9 (32.14%) Microsoft
1 9 (32.14%) SAP
2 2 (7.14%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.57%) Databricks