Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Bedfordshire > Bedford
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Bedford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +1 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Social Skills | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedford | 17.39% | 35.29% | 17.65% |
| As % of the General category | 20.00% | 66.67% | 25.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £299 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | - | £188 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | £200 |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | - | £213 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
All General Skills
Bedford
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 Bedford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 20 | 9 | 12 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford | 86.96% | 52.94% | 70.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £113 | £212 | £195 |
| 25th Percentile | £220 | £260 | £206 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £342 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.62% | -11.81% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £424 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £473 | £795 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £514 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.77% | -2.05% | +1.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.45 | £30.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.17% | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £85.00 | £55.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +54.55% | - | +0.64% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Social Skills.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bedford
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Bedford over the 6 months to 21 November 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Social Skills.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford 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: