Social Skills Contracts in Berkshire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. 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 2 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 0
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 449 463 604
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 23.30% 26.06% 25.55%
As % of the General category 41.34% 42.44% 41.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 261 343
10th Percentile £205 £300 £153
25th Percentile £300 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% +10.53% +0.26%
75th Percentile £608 £651 £550
90th Percentile £650 £713 £625
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +0.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 13 9
10th Percentile £20.49 £14.65 £16.80
25th Percentile £49.00 £18.50 -
Median hourly rate £61.60 £45.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +36.89% +157.14% +37.58%
75th Percentile - £66.21 £21.97
90th Percentile £67.50 £73.84 £24.60
South East median hourly rate £18.35 £51.25 £17.50
% change year-on-year -64.20% +192.86% -9.98%

All General Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,086 1,091 1,454
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 56.36% 61.40% 61.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 527 638 840
10th Percentile £213 £325 £250
25th Percentile £350 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +7.89% +5.56%
75th Percentile £608 £638 £575
90th Percentile £650 £700 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 28 23
10th Percentile £19.45 £16.95 £17.00
25th Percentile £42.00 £19.25 £17.50
Median hourly rate £58.40 £37.00 £21.05
Median % change year-on-year +57.82% +75.77% -
75th Percentile £67.73 £67.16 £30.75
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £49.00
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £50.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -10.00% +150.00% -20.00%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Berkshire

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Berkshire

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Berkshire over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Berkshire

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Berkshire

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Berkshire over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in Berkshire

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire 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
Reading -1 307 £575 -2.95% 152
Bracknell -3 38 £400 -28.25% 26
Slough 0 14 £285 -36.67% 46
Newbury 0 13 £375 -7.69% 10
Maidenhead -5 12 £280 -52.34% 14
Windsor -6 9 £600 +140.00% 7
Wokingham -12 6 £575 +15.00% 17
Social Skills
South East

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 (4.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (2.00%) Confluence
3 7 (1.56%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.67%) SAS
5 2 (0.45%) Apache
5 2 (0.45%) CMS
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.22%) Moodle
6 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 65 (14.48%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (8.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.78%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.56%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (1.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.89%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.89%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.67%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (0.67%) Adobe Premiere
8 3 (0.67%) CINEMA 4D
8 3 (0.67%) SPSS
9 2 (0.45%) InDesign
10 1 (0.22%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 17 (3.79%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 15 (3.34%) Oracle EBS
3 14 (3.12%) Primavera
3 14 (3.12%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (2.90%) Oracle EBS R12
5 6 (1.34%) Maximo
6 3 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.67%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.45%) SAP IS-U
8 1 (0.22%) Magento
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.22%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.22%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 90 (20.04%) Azure
2 33 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (5.35%) AWS
4 23 (5.12%) Entra ID
5 22 (4.90%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (4.90%) Azure Monitor
6 20 (4.45%) Azure Storage
6 20 (4.45%) Power Platform
7 16 (3.56%) OCI
8 8 (1.78%) GCP
8 8 (1.78%) OpenShift
8 8 (1.78%) Smartsheet
9 6 (1.34%) Snowflake
10 5 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.11%) PowerApps
10 5 (1.11%) SaaS
11 4 (0.89%) IaaS
11 4 (0.89%) Veeva
12 3 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.67%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 44 (9.80%) Firewall
2 41 (9.13%) DNS
3 34 (7.57%) DHCP
4 24 (5.35%) SAN
5 16 (3.56%) LAN
5 16 (3.56%) Radio Access Network
6 9 (2.00%) WAN
7 8 (1.78%) 4G
7 8 (1.78%) 5G
8 7 (1.56%) 3G
8 7 (1.56%) VSAN
8 7 (1.56%) Wireshark
9 6 (1.34%) Diameter Protocol
9 6 (1.34%) GGSN
9 6 (1.34%) LTE
9 6 (1.34%) RANAP
9 6 (1.34%) SGSN
9 6 (1.34%) VoLTE
10 4 (0.89%) Intranet
10 4 (0.89%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.79%) Power BI
2 14 (3.12%) Tableau
3 12 (2.67%) Oracle Database
4 11 (2.45%) SAP HANA
5 6 (1.34%) PowerPivot
6 5 (1.11%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.89%) Big Data
7 4 (0.89%) GIS
7 4 (0.89%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.67%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.67%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.67%) EDMS
8 3 (0.67%) Metadata
8 3 (0.67%) Power Query
8 3 (0.67%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.45%) MySQL
9 2 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.45%) SSDT
Development Applications
1 31 (6.90%) JIRA
2 27 (6.01%) Selenium
3 26 (5.79%) Cucumber
3 26 (5.79%) Jenkins
4 24 (5.35%) REST Assured
4 24 (5.35%) SonarQube
5 13 (2.90%) GitLab
6 10 (2.23%) Oracle Forms
7 7 (1.56%) Git
8 3 (0.67%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.67%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.22%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.22%) CMake
9 1 (0.22%) JMeter
9 1 (0.22%) Postman
9 1 (0.22%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.22%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.22%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.22%) Xcode
General
1 118 (26.28%) Analytical Skills
2 76 (16.93%) Telecoms
3 51 (11.36%) Presentation Skills
4 38 (8.46%) Finance
4 38 (8.46%) Organisational Skills
5 36 (8.02%) Marketing
6 34 (7.57%) Legal
7 33 (7.35%) Law
8 22 (4.90%) Public Sector
9 14 (3.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (2.90%) Police
11 10 (2.23%) Mandarin Language
11 10 (2.23%) Manufacturing
12 9 (2.00%) Billing
13 8 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.56%) Retail
15 6 (1.34%) Multimedia
16 5 (1.11%) Aviation
17 4 (0.89%) Electronics
18 2 (0.45%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 53 (11.80%) Analyst
2 41 (9.13%) Consultant
3 34 (7.57%) Senior
4 22 (4.90%) Project Manager
5 21 (4.68%) Support Engineer
6 20 (4.45%) Active Directory Support
7 18 (4.01%) Architect
7 18 (4.01%) Lead
8 17 (3.79%) Java Engineer
9 16 (3.56%) Build Engineer
9 16 (3.56%) Functional Consultant
9 16 (3.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 16 (3.56%) Support Specialist
9 16 (3.56%) Windows Build Engineer
9 16 (3.56%) Windows Engineer
10 15 (3.34%) Oracle Consultant
11 14 (3.12%) Active Directory Specialist
11 14 (3.12%) Desktop Engineer
11 14 (3.12%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 14 (3.12%) Oracle Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (7.35%) ARM Templates
2 26 (5.79%) REST
3 25 (5.57%) Java EE
4 11 (2.45%) SAP Basis
5 10 (2.23%) HTML
6 8 (1.78%) SAP Fiori
7 7 (1.56%) React
8 6 (1.34%) CSS
9 5 (1.11%) Node.js
9 5 (1.11%) XML
10 4 (0.89%) JSON
10 4 (0.89%) Web Services
11 3 (0.67%) .NET
11 3 (0.67%) .NET Framework
11 3 (0.67%) D3.js
11 3 (0.67%) EDI
11 3 (0.67%) PyTorch
11 3 (0.67%) React Native
11 3 (0.67%) TensorFlow
11 3 (0.67%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.46%) Data Centre
2 28 (6.24%) Driving Licence
3 27 (6.01%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (4.45%) PKI
5 12 (2.67%) Distributed Systems
6 11 (2.45%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (2.45%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.00%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.78%) Life Science
9 7 (1.56%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.56%) Renewable Energy
10 6 (1.34%) Operational Technology
11 5 (1.11%) CCTV
11 5 (1.11%) PMI
12 4 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.89%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.89%) Social Media
12 4 (0.89%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.67%) Algorithms
13 3 (0.67%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 95 (21.16%) Windows
2 60 (13.36%) Windows 10
3 56 (12.47%) Windows Server
4 53 (11.80%) Windows Server 2016
5 51 (11.36%) Windows Server 2019
6 35 (7.80%) Linux
7 30 (6.68%) Windows Server 2012
8 24 (5.35%) Windows 7
9 16 (3.56%) Windows NT
10 14 (3.12%) Windows XP
11 12 (2.67%) Unix
12 2 (0.45%) Android
12 2 (0.45%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (36.08%) Problem-Solving
2 88 (19.60%) DevOps
2 88 (19.60%) ITIL
3 83 (18.49%) Agile
4 68 (15.14%) Project Management
5 52 (11.58%) Customer Service
5 52 (11.58%) Decision-Making
6 51 (11.36%) Infrastructure as Code
7 42 (9.35%) CI/CD
8 40 (8.91%) Analytics
8 40 (8.91%) Release Management
9 39 (8.69%) Service Management
9 39 (8.69%) Technical Leadership
10 38 (8.46%) Continuous Improvement
11 32 (7.13%) Software Engineering
11 32 (7.13%) Test Automation
12 31 (6.90%) Collaborative Working
12 31 (6.90%) Stakeholder Management
13 28 (6.24%) Continuous Integration
14 27 (6.01%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 40 (8.91%) PowerShell
2 34 (7.57%) Java
3 27 (6.01%) C#
4 20 (4.45%) Bicep
4 20 (4.45%) SQL
4 20 (4.45%) VB
4 20 (4.45%) VBScript
5 16 (3.56%) Python
6 14 (3.12%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.11%) R
8 4 (0.89%) C++
9 3 (0.67%) C
9 3 (0.67%) F#
10 2 (0.45%) PHP
Qualifications
1 142 (31.63%) Security Cleared
2 132 (29.40%) Degree
3 97 (21.60%) DV Cleared
4 75 (16.70%) SC Cleared
5 23 (5.12%) Cisco Certification
6 20 (4.45%) CCNA
6 20 (4.45%) CCNP
6 20 (4.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 14 (3.12%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (2.00%) CIPD
9 7 (1.56%) ISEB
10 6 (1.34%) PMI Certification
11 5 (1.11%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.67%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.67%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (0.45%) APMP
13 2 (0.45%) CIMA
13 2 (0.45%) MBA
13 2 (0.45%) PgMP
13 2 (0.45%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (10.02%) QA
2 22 (4.90%) SLA
3 14 (3.12%) GDPR
4 12 (2.67%) PMO
5 11 (2.45%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.67%) NIST
7 2 (0.45%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.45%) HL7
7 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.22%) COBIT
8 1 (0.22%) COSO
8 1 (0.22%) ISO 31000
8 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 1 (0.22%) ITGC
8 1 (0.22%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.22%) NIST 800
System Software
1 57 (12.69%) Active Directory
2 28 (6.24%) Firmware
3 25 (5.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (4.45%) Docker
4 20 (4.45%) Virtual Desktop
4 20 (4.45%) Virtual Machines
5 16 (3.56%) Hyper-V
6 14 (3.12%) VMware ESXi
7 10 (2.23%) VMware NSX
8 7 (1.56%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 82 (18.26%) SCCM
2 51 (11.36%) Kubernetes
3 50 (11.14%) WSUS
4 34 (7.57%) SCOM
5 25 (5.57%) Ansible
6 23 (5.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 23 (5.12%) Terraform
7 21 (4.68%) vCenter Server
8 20 (4.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 16 (3.56%) Sysprep
10 14 (3.12%) EMC NetWorker
10 14 (3.12%) NetBackup
11 12 (2.67%) Docker Swarm
11 12 (2.67%) Podman
12 7 (1.56%) Istio
12 7 (1.56%) Rancher
13 2 (0.45%) RSA Archer
14 1 (0.22%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 134 (29.84%) Microsoft
2 54 (12.03%) Oracle
3 50 (11.14%) HP
4 25 (5.57%) VMware
5 23 (5.12%) Dell
6 20 (4.45%) Cisco
7 18 (4.01%) Palo Alto
7 18 (4.01%) SAP
8 15 (3.34%) Juniper
9 14 (3.12%) 3PAR
9 14 (3.12%) EMC
9 14 (3.12%) Extreme Networks
9 14 (3.12%) Symantec
9 14 (3.12%) Veeam
10 12 (2.67%) Salesforce
10 12 (2.67%) ServiceNow
11 7 (1.56%) Google
11 7 (1.56%) Reuters
12 6 (1.34%) Empirix
12 6 (1.34%) NetScout