Social Skills Contract Job Trends in Docklands, London

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
East London > Docklands, London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Docklands, London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +6
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 4 3 8
As % of all contract jobs in Docklands, London 40.00% 75.00% 40.00%
As % of the General category 57.14% 100.00% 42.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 8
10th Percentile £575 - -
25th Percentile £688 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -7.69% +30.00%
75th Percentile £925 £669 -
90th Percentile - £710 -
East London median daily rate £498 £510 £563
% change year-on-year -2.45% -9.33% +12.50%

All General Skills
Docklands, London

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 Docklands, London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 7 3 19
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Docklands, London 70.00% 75.00% 95.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 19
10th Percentile £505 - £288
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% +52.94%
75th Percentile £925 £669 £763
90th Percentile - £710 £925
East London median daily rate £525 £485 £560
% change year-on-year +8.25% -13.39% +17.89%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Docklands, London

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Docklands, London

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Docklands, London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Docklands, London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Docklands, London over the 6 months to 11 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Docklands, London

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Docklands, London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Docklands, London 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 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) BGP
1 1 (25.00%) Multicast
1 1 (25.00%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (75.00%) Banking
2 2 (50.00%) Front Office
2 2 (50.00%) Investment Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Migration Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (50.00%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (50.00%) FX Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (50.00%) Low Latency
1 2 (50.00%) Multithreading
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Data Extraction
2 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Project Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Validation
2 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco
1 1 (25.00%) F5
1 1 (25.00%) Fortinet