Social Skills Contract Job Trends in Ballymena

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
County Antrim > Ballymena

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Ballymena. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Ballymena 100.00% - -
As % of the General category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
County Antrim median daily rate £373 £225 £350
% change year-on-year +65.56% -35.71% -27.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £19.10 - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £15.50 £24.18 £13.46
% change year-on-year -35.90% +79.64% +31.70%

All General Skills
Ballymena

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 Ballymena.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ballymena 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £300 £400
% change year-on-year +58.33% -25.00% -18.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £19.10 - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £15.33 £24.18 £13.46
% change year-on-year -36.60% +79.64% +31.70%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Ballymena

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Ballymena.

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Ballymena

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ballymena by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft