Social Skills Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 235 191 170
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 20.26% 26.24% 20.09%
As % of the General category 41.01% 43.41% 37.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 123 117
10th Percentile £257 £169 £167
25th Percentile £339 £250 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £375 £360
Median % change year-on-year +25.33% +4.17% -16.28%
75th Percentile £575 £469 £525
90th Percentile £625 £541 £619
England median daily rate £500 £500 £502
% change year-on-year - -0.35% -4.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 12 16
10th Percentile £14.27 £15.12 £12.73
25th Percentile £17.87 £15.22 £12.75
Median hourly rate £22.81 £18.75 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.65% +29.35% -28.10%
75th Percentile £39.04 £21.39 £17.22
90th Percentile £74.00 £22.84 £21.13
England median hourly rate £24.00 £22.05 £21.01
% change year-on-year +8.84% +4.95% -4.50%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 573 440 451
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 49.40% 60.44% 53.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 311 289 283
10th Percentile £263 £213 £185
25th Percentile £400 £320 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £402 £430
Median % change year-on-year +24.38% -6.51% -9.47%
75th Percentile £575 £488 £570
90th Percentile £663 £545 £629
England median daily rate £525 £515 £533
% change year-on-year +1.98% -3.41% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 33 54
10th Percentile £13.07 £15.15 £12.28
25th Percentile £15.29 £18.38 £13.51
Median hourly rate £18.75 £21.39 £15.82
Median % change year-on-year -12.34% +35.25% -46.63%
75th Percentile £27.19 £25.15 £33.44
90th Percentile £63.18 £38.57 £51.91
England median hourly rate £33.00 £27.21 £33.07
% change year-on-year +21.28% -17.72% +8.28%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in the East Midlands

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in the East Midlands

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 July 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
Nottinghamshire -2 63 £424 -9.55% 78
Northamptonshire 0 60 £500 +30.72% 51
Derbyshire +1 45 £400 -13.51% 52
Leicestershire 0 41 £525 +110.00% 64
Lincolnshire +5 24 £521 +189.58% 44
Social Skills
England

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (3.83%) Microsoft Exchange
1 9 (3.83%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.40%) Confluence
3 4 (1.70%) CMS
4 3 (1.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.85%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.43%) Apache
6 1 (0.43%) Tomcat
Applications
1 19 (8.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (7.66%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.55%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.28%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.85%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.43%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.43%) Trello
Business Applications
1 20 (8.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.70%) SAP CRM
3 3 (1.28%) iTrent
4 2 (0.85%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.85%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.85%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.85%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 2 (0.85%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.85%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.85%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.85%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.85%) SAP Payroll
4 2 (0.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.43%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.43%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.43%) SAP FI-GL
5 1 (0.43%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 48 (20.43%) Azure
2 25 (10.64%) Power Platform
3 15 (6.38%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (5.96%) Google Workspace
5 13 (5.53%) AWS
6 11 (4.68%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (4.68%) Entra ID
6 11 (4.68%) Google Sheets
7 10 (4.26%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (2.55%) Azure AKS
8 6 (2.55%) Azure Data Factory
8 6 (2.55%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 5 (2.13%) GitHub
10 4 (1.70%) Algolia
10 4 (1.70%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (1.28%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 3 (1.28%) SaaS
11 3 (1.28%) SuccessFactors
12 2 (0.85%) GCP
12 2 (0.85%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.55%) DHCP
1 6 (2.55%) DNS
1 6 (2.55%) Network Security
2 5 (2.13%) IPv4
2 5 (2.13%) IPv6
2 5 (2.13%) VLAN
3 4 (1.70%) LAN
4 3 (1.28%) WAN
4 3 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.85%) Firewall
5 2 (0.85%) HTTP
6 1 (0.43%) SAN
6 1 (0.43%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.43%) VSAN
6 1 (0.43%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (9.79%) Power BI
2 19 (8.09%) SQL Server
3 11 (4.68%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (3.83%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (2.98%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.70%) Data Lake
7 3 (1.28%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (1.28%) Big Data
7 3 (1.28%) Power Query
7 3 (1.28%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.85%) Aerospike
8 2 (0.85%) Metadata
8 2 (0.85%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.85%) PowerPivot
9 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.43%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.43%) Flink
9 1 (0.43%) Redis
9 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (5.11%) JIRA
2 7 (2.98%) Git
3 5 (2.13%) GitLab
4 4 (1.70%) Hudson
4 4 (1.70%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.28%) JUnit
6 2 (0.85%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.85%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.85%) Gatling
6 2 (0.85%) Gradle
6 2 (0.85%) JMeter
6 2 (0.85%) Maven
6 2 (0.85%) MSI
6 2 (0.85%) Postman
6 2 (0.85%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.85%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.85%) TestNG
General
1 62 (26.38%) Finance
2 42 (17.87%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (12.34%) Public Sector
4 19 (8.09%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (6.81%) Manufacturing
6 10 (4.26%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (4.26%) Retail
7 9 (3.83%) Banking
8 8 (3.40%) Local Government
9 7 (2.98%) Law
10 5 (2.13%) Aerospace
10 5 (2.13%) General Ledger
10 5 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (2.13%) Marketing
11 4 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.70%) Police
11 4 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.28%) Fire and Rescue
13 2 (0.85%) German Language
13 2 (0.85%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 39 (16.60%) Analyst
2 23 (9.79%) Architect
2 23 (9.79%) Lead
3 15 (6.38%) Consultant
4 14 (5.96%) Administrator
4 14 (5.96%) Developer
4 14 (5.96%) Programme Manager
4 14 (5.96%) Senior
5 10 (4.26%) Solutions Architect
6 9 (3.83%) Business Analyst
6 9 (3.83%) Project Manager
7 8 (3.40%) IT Engineer
7 8 (3.40%) SAP Architect
7 8 (3.40%) SAP Solutions Architect
8 6 (2.55%) .NET Developer
8 6 (2.55%) Data Analyst
8 6 (2.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (2.55%) SAP Consultant
8 6 (2.55%) Support Analyst
8 6 (2.55%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.83%) Node.js
2 8 (3.40%) Middleware
2 8 (3.40%) RESTful
3 6 (2.55%) .NET
3 6 (2.55%) XML
4 5 (2.13%) React
4 5 (2.13%) REST
5 4 (1.70%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.28%) CSS
6 3 (1.28%) HTML
6 3 (1.28%) J2EE
6 3 (1.28%) Kafka
6 3 (1.28%) OSGi
6 3 (1.28%) PySpark
6 3 (1.28%) Software Packaging
7 2 (0.85%) ADO
7 2 (0.85%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.85%) JSON
7 2 (0.85%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.85%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.38%) Public Cloud
2 14 (5.96%) Onboarding
3 12 (5.11%) Management Information System
3 12 (5.11%) Product Ownership
4 11 (4.68%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (3.83%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.55%) Cloud Native
7 5 (2.13%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.70%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.70%) Educational Technology
9 3 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (1.28%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.85%) CMDB
10 2 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.85%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.85%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.85%) Smartphone
11 1 (0.43%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 35 (14.89%) Windows
2 13 (5.53%) Windows 10
3 7 (2.98%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.55%) Linux
5 2 (0.85%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.85%) Unix
6 1 (0.43%) CentOS
6 1 (0.43%) Data ONTAP
6 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (32.77%) Problem-Solving
2 72 (30.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 42 (17.87%) Migration
3 42 (17.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 39 (16.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 35 (14.89%) Agile
6 32 (13.62%) Validation
7 28 (11.91%) Analytics
7 28 (11.91%) Change Management
8 26 (11.06%) CI/CD
8 26 (11.06%) Decision-Making
9 25 (10.64%) Project Management
10 23 (9.79%) Data Modelling
10 23 (9.79%) Data Protection
11 22 (9.36%) ERP
11 22 (9.36%) User Acceptance Testing
11 22 (9.36%) Workshop Facilitation
12 21 (8.94%) Data Analysis
12 21 (8.94%) Data Migration
13 20 (8.51%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 40 (17.02%) SQL
2 18 (7.66%) Python
3 9 (3.83%) PowerShell
4 8 (3.40%) Java
4 8 (3.40%) JavaScript
5 6 (2.55%) C#
6 3 (1.28%) VBA
7 2 (0.85%) ABAP
7 2 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 31 (13.19%) Security Cleared
2 29 (12.34%) Degree
3 25 (10.64%) SC Cleared
4 8 (3.40%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (2.55%) CISSP
6 5 (2.13%) ACCA
6 5 (2.13%) CIMA
7 4 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.70%) SAP Certification
8 3 (1.28%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.28%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.85%) CESG Certified Professional
9 2 (0.85%) CISA
9 2 (0.85%) CISM
9 2 (0.85%) CSSLP
9 2 (0.85%) Oracle Certification
9 2 (0.85%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.85%) PMP
10 1 (0.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (7.66%) GDPR
2 8 (3.40%) QA
3 7 (2.98%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.98%) PMO
4 5 (2.13%) SLA
5 2 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.85%) NIST
5 2 (0.85%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.43%) IFRS
6 1 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (6.81%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.55%) Docker
3 5 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.28%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (4.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (4.26%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.13%) SCCM
3 5 (2.13%) WSUS
4 4 (1.70%) Ansible
4 4 (1.70%) Terraform
5 2 (0.85%) Istio
5 2 (0.85%) Puppet
6 1 (0.43%) SCOM
6 1 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 56 (23.83%) Microsoft
2 39 (16.60%) SAP
3 17 (7.23%) Oracle
4 15 (6.38%) Google
5 13 (5.53%) Workday
6 10 (4.26%) ServiceNow
7 9 (3.83%) Salesforce
8 8 (3.40%) VMware
9 7 (2.98%) Databricks
10 5 (2.13%) Citrix
10 5 (2.13%) MuleSoft
11 4 (1.70%) Adobe
12 3 (1.28%) Apple
13 2 (0.85%) BiZZdesign
13 2 (0.85%) Concur
13 2 (0.85%) NetApp
13 2 (0.85%) Red Hat
13 2 (0.85%) Samsung
13 2 (0.85%) Sparx
14 1 (0.43%) Liquidlogic