Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Manchester > Bolton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Bolton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Social Skills | 20 | 4 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bolton | 43.48% | 30.77% | 34.29% |
| As % of the General category | 58.82% | 44.44% | 50.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £602 | £463 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £604 | £464 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £613 | £480 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.60% | +20.00% | -17.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £499 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £501 | £453 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.51 | £35.20 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £35.50 | £34.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £36.00 | £35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +1.41% | -49.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.06 | £36.50 | £36.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.44 | £36.80 | - |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £18.65 | £30.76 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.37% | -17.97% | +130.31% |
All General Skills
Bolton
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 Bolton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 34 | 9 | 24 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton | 73.91% | 69.23% | 68.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £506 | £356 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £601 | £420 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £610 | £469 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.13% | -6.25% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £622 | £491 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £498 | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.75 | £26.40 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.97 | £29.62 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £33.25 | £35.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +16.67% | -42.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.06 | £36.00 | £33.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.38 | £36.60 | £35.00 |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £22.25 | £32.50 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.54% | +75.68% | -33.54% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Social Skills.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Social Skills.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Bolton
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in Bolton over the 6 months to 23 October 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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: