The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Science over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Social Science is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for common skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
8,605
14,175
24,237
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
58.85%
58.67%
54.87%
Number of daily rates quoted
5,645
10,007
17,673
10th Percentile
£330
£363
£350
25th Percentile
£425
£450
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£538
£550
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.27%
+4.76%
+5.42%
75th Percentile
£650
£675
£638
90th Percentile
£775
£775
£740
UK median daily rate
£525
£550
£540
% change year-on-year
-4.55%
+1.85%
+8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
461
320
337
10th Percentile
£14.00
£18.63
£13.50
25th Percentile
£22.50
£25.71
£19.50
Median hourly rate
£38.12
£49.50
£33.00
Median % change year-on-year
-22.99%
+50.00%
+46.67%
75th Percentile
£52.50
£67.50
£49.25
90th Percentile
£72.50
£78.79
£65.27
UK median hourly rate
£30.00
£32.30
£22.50
% change year-on-year
-7.12%
+43.56%
+2.93%
Social Science Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Social Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Social Science Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Social Science.
Social Science Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 31 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Social Science also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Social Science.
Social Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
