Social Skills Contract Job Trends in the Channel Islands

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
UK > Channel Islands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in the Channel Islands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 3 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 2 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Channel Islands 8.70% 21.74% -
As % of the General category 22.22% 29.41% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 £413 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £425 -
Median % change year-on-year +35.29% - -
75th Percentile £588 £438 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

All General Skills
Channel Islands

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 general skills in the Channel Islands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9 17 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Channel Islands 39.13% 73.91% 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 12 1
10th Percentile £425 £417 -
25th Percentile £444 £534 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £725 £311
Median % change year-on-year -29.31% +133.27% -18.85%
75th Percentile £575 £743 -
90th Percentile £579 £760 -
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Channel Islands

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in the Channel Islands

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in the Channel Islands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Channel Islands citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Channel Islands citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in the Channel Islands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Channel Islands citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Channel Islands citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in the Channel Islands

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 Channel Islands region over the 6 months to 21 August 2026. 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
Jersey -3 1 £575 +35.29%
Social Skills
UK

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Channel Islands 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) LAN
1 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (50.00%) WAN
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Network Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Network Infrastructure Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) LIMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Biomedicine
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Information Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree