Social Skills Contracts in Kent

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in Kent. 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 3 4 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 -2
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 35 38 55
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 15.84% 18.81% 18.97%
As % of the General category 37.23% 33.93% 37.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 26 43
10th Percentile £163 £126 £120
25th Percentile £306 £205 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £416 £423
Median % change year-on-year +27.93% -1.48% +48.25%
75th Percentile £575 £620 £458
90th Percentile £705 £788 £565
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +0.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 5
10th Percentile - £56.19 £16.69
25th Percentile £11.25 £56.29 £17.56
Median hourly rate £11.48 £56.47 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -79.68% +71.12% +180.14%
75th Percentile £11.75 £61.61 £33.86
90th Percentile - £64.69 £44.59
South East median hourly rate £18.35 £51.25 £17.50
% change year-on-year -64.20% +192.86% -9.98%

All General Skills
Kent

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 Kent with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 94 112 148
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent 42.53% 55.45% 51.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 81 125
10th Percentile - £148 £190
25th Percentile £205 £205 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £330 £500
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -34.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £580 £540 £600
90th Percentile £721 £738 £659
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 8 6
10th Percentile £11.33 £43.25 £16.84
25th Percentile £12.16 £51.94 £19.05
Median hourly rate £13.25 £56.35 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -76.49% +97.73% -26.77%
75th Percentile £18.81 £60.01 £33.77
90th Percentile £66.74 £70.48 £42.81
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 Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Kent

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Kent

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Kent

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

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Kent

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Kent

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Kent

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 Kent 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
Folkestone +1 9 £550 +437.90% 3
Maidstone +4 3 £575 +187.50% 20
West Malling +2 3 £533 +287.27% 5
Dartford -2 2 £160 - 15
Aylesford - 2 £175 - 2
Rochester +1 1 - - 13
Sevenoaks 0 1 £275 -57.03% 5
Tunbridge Wells -2 1 - - 12
Sittingbourne - 1 - - 7
Stansted - 1 £675 - 5
Swanley - 1 £400 - 1
Social Skills
South East

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 (2.86%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.86%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.57%) Power Platform
2 2 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.86%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.71%) Internet
2 1 (2.86%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (2.86%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (2.86%) Firewall
2 1 (2.86%) LAN
2 1 (2.86%) Skype
2 1 (2.86%) Telepresence
2 1 (2.86%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.57%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Rational DOORS
General
1 7 (20.00%) Finance
2 6 (17.14%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (5.71%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (5.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (2.86%) French Language
4 1 (2.86%) Law
4 1 (2.86%) Legal
4 1 (2.86%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (2.86%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (2.86%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (17.14%) Project Manager
2 4 (11.43%) Analyst
2 4 (11.43%) Senior
2 4 (11.43%) Senior Manager
2 4 (11.43%) Support Engineer
3 3 (8.57%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 3 (8.57%) 2nd Line Support
3 3 (8.57%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 2 (5.71%) Administrator
4 2 (5.71%) Delivery Manager
4 2 (5.71%) IT Support
4 2 (5.71%) Senior Project Manager
4 2 (5.71%) Senior Service Delivery Manager
4 2 (5.71%) Senior Service Manager
4 2 (5.71%) Service Analyst
4 2 (5.71%) Service Delivery Manager
4 2 (5.71%) Service Desk Analyst
4 2 (5.71%) Service Manager
4 2 (5.71%) Service Transition Manager
4 2 (5.71%) Transition Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.29%) NHS
2 3 (8.57%) Onboarding
2 3 (8.57%) Smartphone
3 2 (5.71%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (2.86%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.86%) Augmented Reality
4 1 (2.86%) Biopharmaceutical
4 1 (2.86%) FPGA
4 1 (2.86%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.86%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (2.86%) VHDL
4 1 (2.86%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.71%) Windows
2 1 (2.86%) Apple iOS
2 1 (2.86%) Mac OS
2 1 (2.86%) Windows 10
2 1 (2.86%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 9 (25.71%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (17.14%) Agile
3 6 (17.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (14.29%) E-Commerce
5 4 (11.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (11.43%) Customer-Centricity
5 4 (11.43%) ITIL
5 4 (11.43%) Project Management
6 3 (8.57%) Analytics
6 3 (8.57%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (8.57%) Configuration Management
6 3 (8.57%) Customer Experience
6 3 (8.57%) Data Analysis
6 3 (8.57%) Data Strategy
6 3 (8.57%) Decision-Making
6 3 (8.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 3 (8.57%) Visualisation
7 2 (5.71%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 2 (5.71%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.71%) C++
2 1 (2.86%) MATLAB
2 1 (2.86%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.86%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (11.43%) Degree
2 3 (8.57%) Postgraduate
3 1 (2.86%) A+ Certification
3 1 (2.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.86%) DO-254
1 1 (2.86%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.86%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.86%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 5 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.71%) Apple
2 2 (5.71%) Cisco
3 1 (2.86%) Mentor Graphics
3 1 (2.86%) Palo Alto
3 1 (2.86%) Polycom