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 18 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 239 206 155
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 19.48% 26.96% 20.64%
As % of the General category 40.51% 44.11% 38.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 139 97
10th Percentile £171 £169 £187
25th Percentile £313 £250 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £367 £410
Median % change year-on-year +26.57% -10.49% -9.39%
75th Percentile £588 £443 £575
90th Percentile £651 £529 £638
England median daily rate £508 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +1.60% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 13 21
10th Percentile £13.09 £15.15 -
25th Percentile £13.81 £15.25 £12.75
Median hourly rate £19.85 £16.34 £15.10
Median % change year-on-year +21.52% +8.18% -76.77%
75th Percentile £27.00 £21.39 £19.00
90th Percentile £74.00 £22.68 £23.75
England median hourly rate £23.14 £22.05 £25.00
% change year-on-year +4.92% -11.80% +29.84%

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 590 467 404
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 48.08% 61.13% 53.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 291 317 266
10th Percentile £225 £213 £213
25th Percentile £400 £325 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -11.01% -10.10%
75th Percentile £588 £475 £575
90th Percentile £675 £575 £626
England median daily rate £525 £510 £538
% change year-on-year +2.94% -5.20% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 38 39
10th Percentile £12.82 £15.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £13.81 £18.41 £14.27
Median hourly rate £18.75 £23.75 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +39.71% -60.01%
75th Percentile £29.06 £25.15 £42.45
90th Percentile £56.25 £37.60 £51.91
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +29.22% -34.02% +38.62%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 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
Nottinghamshire -3 52 £455 +19.74% 89
Northamptonshire 0 51 £459 +22.27% 97
Derbyshire +1 50 £488 +52.94% 74
Leicestershire 0 48 £540 +116.00% 78
Lincolnshire +5 34 £338 +68.75% 45
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 10 (4.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.77%) Confluence
3 8 (3.35%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.67%) CMS
4 4 (1.67%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.84%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.42%) Apache
6 1 (0.42%) Tomcat
Applications
1 25 (10.46%) Microsoft Excel
1 25 (10.46%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.09%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (2.09%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 3 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.42%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.42%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (4.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.67%) Oracle Receivables
2 4 (1.67%) SAP CRM
3 3 (1.26%) iTrent
3 3 (1.26%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (1.26%) Oracle General Ledger
3 3 (1.26%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (1.26%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.84%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.84%) Lorenzo
4 2 (0.84%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.84%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.42%) ContrOCC
5 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.42%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.42%) SAP FI-GL
5 1 (0.42%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 50 (20.92%) Azure
2 32 (13.39%) Power Platform
3 24 (10.04%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (5.86%) Entra ID
5 11 (4.60%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (4.18%) AWS
7 7 (2.93%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (2.51%) Azure AKS
8 6 (2.51%) Azure Data Factory
8 6 (2.51%) Google Workspace
8 6 (2.51%) Power Automate
8 6 (2.51%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 4 (1.67%) Algolia
9 4 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.67%) GitHub
9 4 (1.67%) OCI
9 4 (1.67%) SaaS
9 4 (1.67%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (1.26%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 3 (1.26%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.93%) DHCP
1 7 (2.93%) DNS
1 7 (2.93%) Network Security
2 6 (2.51%) VPN
3 5 (2.09%) IPv4
3 5 (2.09%) IPv6
3 5 (2.09%) LAN
3 5 (2.09%) VLAN
3 5 (2.09%) WAN
4 4 (1.67%) Firewall
4 4 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.84%) Wireless
6 1 (0.42%) HTTP
6 1 (0.42%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.42%) RIP
6 1 (0.42%) SAN
6 1 (0.42%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.42%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.42%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (12.55%) Power BI
2 19 (7.95%) SQL Server
3 11 (4.60%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (3.77%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (2.93%) Relational Database
6 5 (2.09%) Metadata
7 4 (1.67%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.26%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (1.26%) Big Data
8 3 (1.26%) Power Query
9 2 (0.84%) Aerospike
9 2 (0.84%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.84%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.84%) PowerPivot
9 2 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.42%) Flink
10 1 (0.42%) MySQL
10 1 (0.42%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.42%) Tableau
10 1 (0.42%) VLDB
Development Applications
1 13 (5.44%) JIRA
2 6 (2.51%) Git
3 4 (1.67%) GitLab
3 4 (1.67%) Hudson
3 4 (1.67%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.67%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.84%) Artifactory
4 2 (0.84%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.84%) JUnit
4 2 (0.84%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.84%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.42%) Gatling
5 1 (0.42%) Gradle
5 1 (0.42%) JMeter
5 1 (0.42%) Maven
5 1 (0.42%) MSI
5 1 (0.42%) Postman
5 1 (0.42%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.42%) TestNG
General
1 45 (18.83%) Finance
2 44 (18.41%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (12.97%) Organisational Skills
4 21 (8.79%) Retail
5 18 (7.53%) Public Sector
6 17 (7.11%) Manufacturing
7 12 (5.02%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (3.77%) Law
9 7 (2.93%) Banking
9 7 (2.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.51%) Police
11 5 (2.09%) General Ledger
12 4 (1.67%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.84%) Automotive
14 2 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.84%) Local Government
14 2 (0.84%) Marketing
15 1 (0.42%) Avionics
15 1 (0.42%) Legal
Job Titles
1 40 (16.74%) Analyst
2 19 (7.95%) Architect
3 15 (6.28%) Administrator
4 14 (5.86%) Business Analyst
4 14 (5.86%) Developer
4 14 (5.86%) Lead
4 14 (5.86%) Senior
5 12 (5.02%) Consultant
6 11 (4.60%) Trainer
7 10 (4.18%) Data Analyst
8 9 (3.77%) IT Engineer
9 8 (3.35%) Project Manager
10 7 (2.93%) Accountant
10 7 (2.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (2.93%) Solutions Architect
10 7 (2.93%) Support Engineer
10 7 (2.93%) Windows Engineer
11 6 (2.51%) .NET Developer
11 6 (2.51%) IT Support
11 6 (2.51%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.18%) Oracle Fusion
2 9 (3.77%) Node.js
3 7 (2.93%) XML
4 6 (2.51%) .NET
5 5 (2.09%) Middleware
5 5 (2.09%) React
5 5 (2.09%) RESTful
6 4 (1.67%) REST
7 3 (1.26%) CSS
7 3 (1.26%) HTML
7 3 (1.26%) Kafka
7 3 (1.26%) PySpark
8 2 (0.84%) ADO
8 2 (0.84%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.84%) pytest
8 2 (0.84%) Software Packaging
9 1 (0.42%) ASP.NET Web API
9 1 (0.42%) JSON
9 1 (0.42%) SAP Fiori
9 1 (0.42%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.79%) Onboarding
2 13 (5.44%) Management Information System
3 12 (5.02%) Product Ownership
3 12 (5.02%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.93%) Cloud Native
4 7 (2.93%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (2.93%) Public Cloud
4 7 (2.93%) Smartphone
5 6 (2.51%) CMDB
5 6 (2.51%) Virtual Team
6 5 (2.09%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.67%) Learning Management System
8 3 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.26%) e-Learning
8 3 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.26%) NHS
8 3 (1.26%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 41 (17.15%) Windows
2 18 (7.53%) Windows 10
3 8 (3.35%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.93%) Linux
5 3 (1.26%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.84%) Unix
7 1 (0.42%) Android
7 1 (0.42%) CentOS
7 1 (0.42%) Data ONTAP
7 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (34.31%) Problem-Solving
2 50 (20.92%) Stakeholder Management
3 44 (18.41%) Migration
4 43 (17.99%) Continuous Improvement
5 39 (16.32%) Validation
6 35 (14.64%) Agile
7 34 (14.23%) Decision-Making
8 32 (13.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 31 (12.97%) ERP
10 27 (11.30%) Business Intelligence
11 26 (10.88%) Data Migration
12 24 (10.04%) Process Improvement
13 23 (9.62%) Workshop Facilitation
14 22 (9.21%) AI
14 22 (9.21%) CI/CD
15 21 (8.79%) Analytics
15 21 (8.79%) Data Modelling
15 21 (8.79%) User Acceptance Testing
16 20 (8.37%) Data Protection
16 20 (8.37%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (14.23%) SQL
2 17 (7.11%) Python
3 8 (3.35%) JavaScript
3 8 (3.35%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.51%) C#
5 4 (1.67%) Java
6 2 (0.84%) ABAP
6 2 (0.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (0.84%) VBA
Qualifications
1 29 (12.13%) Security Cleared
2 24 (10.04%) SC Cleared
3 18 (7.53%) Degree
4 8 (3.35%) ACCA
4 8 (3.35%) CIMA
5 7 (2.93%) DBS Check
6 5 (2.09%) CISSP
6 5 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.26%) CISM
7 3 (1.26%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.84%) CISA
8 2 (0.84%) CRISC
8 2 (0.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 2 (0.84%) NVQ Level 3
8 2 (0.84%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.42%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.42%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.42%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.11%) Data Quality
2 13 (5.44%) GDPR
3 9 (3.77%) QA
4 6 (2.51%) PMO
5 4 (1.67%) SLA
6 3 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.26%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.84%) NIST
8 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.42%) IFRS
8 1 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 23 (9.62%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.26%) Docker
3 3 (1.26%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.42%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (6.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.77%) SCCM
3 7 (2.93%) Kubernetes
4 5 (2.09%) WSUS
5 4 (1.67%) Ansible
5 4 (1.67%) Terraform
6 2 (0.84%) Istio
6 2 (0.84%) Puppet
7 1 (0.42%) SCOM
7 1 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 79 (33.05%) Microsoft
2 29 (12.13%) SAP
3 24 (10.04%) Oracle
4 15 (6.28%) Workday
5 10 (4.18%) ServiceNow
6 9 (3.77%) Salesforce
7 8 (3.35%) VMware
8 7 (2.93%) Databricks
9 5 (2.09%) Citrix
10 4 (1.67%) Adobe
10 4 (1.67%) Google
10 4 (1.67%) MuleSoft
11 3 (1.26%) Apple
11 3 (1.26%) Concur
11 3 (1.26%) Samsung
12 2 (0.84%) MEDITECH
12 2 (0.84%) NetApp
12 2 (0.84%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.84%) Sage
13 1 (0.42%) Aruba