Social Skills Contracts in Devon

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 +4
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 53 48 51
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 22.08% 26.97% 22.17%
As % of the General category 49.07% 57.14% 42.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 33 37
10th Percentile £150 £310 £124
25th Percentile £171 £400 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £465 £360
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +29.17% -30.10%
75th Percentile £470 £575 £408
90th Percentile £600 £600 £505
South West median daily rate £525 £538 £481
% change year-on-year -2.33% +11.69% +6.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £10.42 - £17.17
Median hourly rate £14.79 - £18.12
75th Percentile £15.73 - £19.06
90th Percentile £31.22 - -
South West median hourly rate £28.00 £60.25 £48.48
% change year-on-year -53.53% +24.28% +7.73%

All General Skills
Devon

Social Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Devon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 108 84 119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 45.00% 47.19% 51.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 56 94
10th Percentile £158 £293 £154
25th Percentile £179 £394 £279
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £465 £394
Median % change year-on-year -4.84% +18.10% -22.67%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £499
90th Percentile £654 £675 £663
South West median daily rate £525 £549 £500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 4 2
10th Percentile £10.42 £30.60 £19.17
25th Percentile £11.61 £49.50 £22.17
Median hourly rate £25.28 £62.50 £28.14
Median % change year-on-year -59.56% +122.14% +70.52%
75th Percentile £42.50 £70.00 £34.13
90th Percentile £49.50 £79.00 £37.15
South West median hourly rate £45.00 £57.50 £42.00
% change year-on-year -21.74% +36.90% -1.75%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Devon

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Devon

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Devon over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Devon

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Devon

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Devon

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Devon over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Devon

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 12 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
Exeter -1 32 £465 - 47
Plymouth -3 5 - - 42
Social Skills
South West

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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 5 (9.43%) SharePoint
2 4 (7.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.89%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 5 (9.43%) Azure
1 5 (9.43%) Power Platform
2 4 (7.55%) AWS
2 4 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (7.55%) OneDrive
3 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (3.77%) Entra ID
4 2 (3.77%) Power Automate
4 2 (3.77%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.89%) Azure AKS
5 1 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.89%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.89%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.66%) Power BI
2 1 (1.89%) Metadata
2 1 (1.89%) Oracle Database
2 1 (1.89%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (5.66%) Jenkins
1 3 (5.66%) JIRA
2 2 (3.77%) JUnit
2 2 (3.77%) Selenium
3 1 (1.89%) Oracle APEX
General
1 14 (26.42%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (24.53%) Public Sector
3 7 (13.21%) Finance
4 3 (5.66%) Legal
4 3 (5.66%) Police
4 3 (5.66%) Telecoms
5 2 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (1.89%) Billing
6 1 (1.89%) Local Government
6 1 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (26.42%) Project Manager
2 10 (18.87%) Senior
3 8 (15.09%) Technical Support
4 7 (13.21%) Senior Manager
4 7 (13.21%) Senior Project Manager
4 7 (13.21%) Support Officer
5 6 (11.32%) Lead
6 4 (7.55%) Support Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Technical Engineer
6 4 (7.55%) Technical Support Engineer
7 3 (5.66%) Architect
7 3 (5.66%) Contract Management Manager
7 3 (5.66%) Delivery Project Manager
7 3 (5.66%) ICT Officer
7 3 (5.66%) ICT Support
7 3 (5.66%) ICT Support Officer
7 3 (5.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (5.66%) SC Cleared Project Manager
8 2 (3.77%) Contracts Manager
8 2 (3.77%) SEO Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.89%) ARM Templates
1 1 (1.89%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.66%) Algorithms
1 3 (5.66%) Cyber Security Posture
2 2 (3.77%) Hackathon
3 1 (1.89%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 11 (20.75%) Windows
2 2 (3.77%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (30.19%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (24.53%) Agile
3 10 (18.87%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (18.87%) Contract Management
3 10 (18.87%) Project Governance
4 9 (16.98%) Mobile Device Management
4 9 (16.98%) PRINCE2
4 9 (16.98%) Project Delivery
5 7 (13.21%) Customer Service
5 7 (13.21%) Software Engineering
6 6 (11.32%) PRINCE
6 6 (11.32%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (9.43%) Project Management
8 4 (7.55%) Coaching
8 4 (7.55%) Customer Experience
8 4 (7.55%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (7.55%) ITIL
8 4 (7.55%) Process Improvement
9 3 (5.66%) Infrastructure as Code
9 3 (5.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.66%) Python
2 2 (3.77%) JavaScript
2 2 (3.77%) SQL
3 1 (1.89%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (49.06%) Security Cleared
2 24 (45.28%) SC Cleared
3 11 (20.75%) Degree
4 6 (11.32%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (7.55%) CISM
5 4 (7.55%) CISSP
6 2 (3.77%) ISTQB
7 1 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.89%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.98%) SLA
2 2 (3.77%) GRC
2 2 (3.77%) NCSC
2 2 (3.77%) NIST
System Software
1 11 (20.75%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.77%) Docker
2 2 (3.77%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (16.98%) SCCM
2 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.89%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.89%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (18.87%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.66%) Civica
3 2 (3.77%) Oracle
4 1 (1.89%) BT
4 1 (1.89%) Cadence
4 1 (1.89%) ServiceNow