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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 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 523 489 733
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 26.89% 25.00% 28.57%
As % of the General category 45.88% 42.12% 48.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 249 365
10th Percentile £175 £162 £150
25th Percentile £300 £250 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £435 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +9.76%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £530
90th Percentile £650 £638 £631
England median daily rate £507 £536 £525
% change year-on-year -5.50% +2.10% +9.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 187 131 186
10th Percentile £14.10 £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 £17.41 £14.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £60.00 £19.50
England median hourly rate £18.30 £22.53 £17.56
% change year-on-year -18.77% +28.30% -2.44%

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 1,140 1,161 1,520
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 58.61% 59.36% 59.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 410 644 792
10th Percentile £219 £204 £188
25th Percentile £345 £344 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £564 £639 £575
90th Percentile £650 £738 £675
England median daily rate £533 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.09% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 445 245 339
10th Percentile £14.69 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.62 £14.25 £13.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £19.81 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +92.43% +27.81% +3.33%
75th Percentile £50.00 £60.00 £31.85
90th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £56.00
England median hourly rate £31.50 £30.65 £21.99
% change year-on-year +2.78% +39.40% +4.44%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 +2 244 £350 -19.54% 268
Cambridgeshire -2 135 £425 -5.56% 259
Bedfordshire +1 83 £525 +55.56% 64
Essex +3 37 £475 -4.90% 180
Norfolk 0 15 £488 +163.51% 62
Suffolk +2 10 £525 +16.67% 68
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 (4.02%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.34%) Confluence
4 6 (1.15%) IIS
5 5 (0.96%) 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 77 (14.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (9.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 31 (5.93%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.72%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.76%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.19%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.19%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.19%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.19%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 31 (5.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.53%) Teamcenter
3 6 (1.15%) SAP GTS
3 6 (1.15%) Shopify
4 5 (0.96%) SAP SD
5 3 (0.57%) Magento
5 3 (0.57%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.57%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.19%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 26 (4.97%) Azure
2 21 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (2.29%) AWS
4 11 (2.10%) Power Platform
5 5 (0.96%) Google Sheets
5 5 (0.96%) SaaS
6 4 (0.76%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (0.76%) GCP
6 4 (0.76%) Snowflake
7 3 (0.57%) Serverless
8 2 (0.38%) Amazon S3
8 2 (0.38%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (0.38%) BigCommerce
8 2 (0.38%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.38%) GitHub
8 2 (0.38%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.38%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.38%) Stripe
8 2 (0.38%) Unqork
9 1 (0.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.35%) Modbus
1 28 (5.35%) RS-422
1 28 (5.35%) RS-485
2 9 (1.72%) Firewall
2 9 (1.72%) VPN
3 8 (1.53%) Intranet
3 8 (1.53%) TCP/IP
3 8 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (1.15%) Ethernet
5 5 (0.96%) LAN
5 5 (0.96%) Wireless
6 4 (0.76%) Extranet
6 4 (0.76%) WAN
7 3 (0.57%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (0.57%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.38%) BGP
8 2 (0.38%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.38%) Network Security
8 2 (0.38%) OSPF
8 2 (0.38%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.91%) Power BI
2 5 (0.96%) GIS
2 5 (0.96%) Tableau
3 4 (0.76%) MS Access
3 4 (0.76%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.57%) Data Mining
4 3 (0.57%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.38%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.38%) Looker
5 2 (0.38%) Metadata
5 2 (0.38%) MySQL
6 1 (0.19%) Ataccama
6 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.19%) InterSystems Cache
6 1 (0.19%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.19%) Power Query
6 1 (0.19%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.19%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.19%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 11 (2.10%) JIRA
1 11 (2.10%) Visual Studio
2 6 (1.15%) Eclipse
3 5 (0.96%) 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
1 100 (19.12%) Finance
2 85 (16.25%) Organisational Skills
3 76 (14.53%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (13.19%) Influencing Skills
5 64 (12.24%) Electronics
6 55 (10.52%) Manufacturing
7 46 (8.80%) Retail
8 43 (8.22%) Aerospace
9 38 (7.27%) Marketing
10 30 (5.74%) Presentation Skills
11 26 (4.97%) Pharmaceutical
12 17 (3.25%) German Language
12 17 (3.25%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.87%) Hungarian Language
14 12 (2.29%) Dutch Language
15 10 (1.91%) Legal
15 10 (1.91%) Public Sector
16 9 (1.72%) Military
17 8 (1.53%) Lithuanian Language
17 8 (1.53%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 64 (12.24%) Analyst
2 48 (9.18%) Architect
3 39 (7.46%) Software Engineer
4 32 (6.12%) Consultant
5 31 (5.93%) Test Architect
6 26 (4.97%) Project Manager
6 26 (4.97%) Support Engineer
7 25 (4.78%) Service Analyst
7 25 (4.78%) Service Desk Analyst
8 24 (4.59%) Senior
9 23 (4.40%) C++ Software Engineer
9 23 (4.40%) Developer
10 17 (3.25%) Lead
10 17 (3.25%) Technical Analyst
11 16 (3.06%) Administrator
12 15 (2.87%) Functional Consultant
13 13 (2.49%) Support Analyst
14 11 (2.10%) Coordinator
14 11 (2.10%) Desktop Support
14 11 (2.10%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.10%) Web Services
2 9 (1.72%) .NET
3 8 (1.53%) Node.js
4 7 (1.34%) HTML
5 6 (1.15%) CSS
5 6 (1.15%) Middleware
6 5 (0.96%) .NET Framework
7 4 (0.76%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (0.76%) REST
7 4 (0.76%) RESTful
7 4 (0.76%) Visualforce
7 4 (0.76%) 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%) Yocto
9 2 (0.38%) React
9 2 (0.38%) SOAP
9 2 (0.38%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.84%) Self-Motivation
2 32 (6.12%) Analogue Electronics
3 21 (4.02%) Management Information System
4 14 (2.68%) Life Science
5 10 (1.91%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.34%) FMCG
6 7 (1.34%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.15%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.96%) Graphic Design
8 5 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.76%) CMDB
9 4 (0.76%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.57%) Enterprise Software
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%) STB
10 3 (0.57%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 39 (7.46%) Windows
2 16 (3.06%) Linux
3 7 (1.34%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.76%) 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
1 137 (26.20%) Problem-Solving
2 132 (25.24%) Project Management
3 113 (21.61%) Customer Service
4 95 (18.16%) Stakeholder Management
5 69 (13.19%) Agile
6 55 (10.52%) Service Delivery
7 51 (9.75%) Business Strategy
8 48 (9.18%) Software Engineering
9 47 (8.99%) Business Development
9 47 (8.99%) Incident Management
9 47 (8.99%) Mathematics
10 45 (8.60%) Unit Testing
11 43 (8.22%) ITIL
12 41 (7.84%) Time Management
13 40 (7.65%) Continuous Improvement
14 39 (7.46%) Continuous Integration
15 38 (7.27%) TDD
16 36 (6.88%) DevOps
17 34 (6.50%) Decision-Making
18 33 (6.31%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 42 (8.03%) C#
2 37 (7.07%) C
2 37 (7.07%) C++
3 26 (4.97%) SQL
4 15 (2.87%) Python
5 14 (2.68%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.53%) Java
7 7 (1.34%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.96%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.76%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.57%) R
10 3 (0.57%) VB
11 1 (0.19%) Ada
11 1 (0.19%) Bicep
11 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.19%) XAML
Qualifications
1 71 (13.58%) Security Cleared
2 64 (12.24%) Degree
3 63 (12.05%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.63%) MCP
5 18 (3.44%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (2.29%) CCNA
8 9 (1.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.72%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (1.34%) PMP
10 6 (1.15%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.15%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.96%) MCSE
12 4 (0.76%) MCSA
13 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.57%) CCNP
13 3 (0.57%) CISSP
13 3 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.38%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.68%) SLA
2 13 (2.49%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.91%) PMO
4 9 (1.72%) QA
5 8 (1.53%) GDPR
6 2 (0.38%) NIST
6 2 (0.38%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.19%) COBIT
7 1 (0.19%) GRC
7 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.19%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.19%) NCSC
7 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.19%) PMBOK
System Software
1 31 (5.93%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.57%) KVM
4 3 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.38%) Docker
5 2 (0.38%) QEMU
6 1 (0.19%) Apache ZooKeeper
6 1 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.19%) Xen
Systems Management
1 11 (2.10%) SCCM
2 5 (0.96%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.76%) 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
1 101 (19.31%) Microsoft
2 63 (12.05%) SAP
3 20 (3.82%) Cisco
4 13 (2.49%) Ariba
5 10 (1.91%) Google
6 9 (1.72%) VMware
7 8 (1.53%) Citrix
7 8 (1.53%) Palo Alto
7 8 (1.53%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.15%) Salesforce
9 5 (0.96%) Pega
10 4 (0.76%) Adobe
10 4 (0.76%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.57%) Alteryx
11 3 (0.57%) F5
11 3 (0.57%) FIS
11 3 (0.57%) IBM
11 3 (0.57%) McAfee
11 3 (0.57%) NetApp
11 3 (0.57%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud