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 6 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 271 192 134
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 31.59% 26.27% 16.81%
As % of the General category 50.28% 44.65% 33.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 191 106 99
10th Percentile £200 £184 £160
25th Percentile £334 £277 £248
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £491 £500 £538
90th Percentile £595 £613 £638
England median daily rate £500 £505 £525
% change year-on-year -0.99% -3.81% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 13 10
10th Percentile £15.12 £14.72 £16.20
25th Percentile £15.62 £15.10 £17.63
Median hourly rate £16.66 £17.00 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% -63.24% +189.61%
75th Percentile £21.39 £18.48 £70.00
90th Percentile £22.32 £24.99 £88.75
England median hourly rate £20.71 £22.88 £20.00
% change year-on-year -9.46% +14.38% -3.47%

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 common skills in the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 539 430 397
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 62.82% 58.82% 49.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 378 260 277
10th Percentile £213 £261 £199
25th Percentile £350 £348 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £445 £468
Median % change year-on-year -7.87% -4.91% -1.47%
75th Percentile £500 £531 £600
90th Percentile £625 £623 £700
England median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 20 33
10th Percentile £15.67 £14.54 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £15.10 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.66 £17.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +27.43% -38.18% +62.39%
75th Percentile £25.15 £28.90 £51.50
90th Percentile £26.45 £55.00 £69.00
England median hourly rate £25.00 £31.97 £30.48
% change year-on-year -21.80% +4.91% +18.53%

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 6 November 2025.

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 6 November 2025.

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 6 November 2025. 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
Northamptonshire 0 113 £402 -5.41% 122
Leicestershire +1 49 £425 +41.67% 90
Nottinghamshire 0 49 £420 - 152
Derbyshire -1 39 £211 -43.87% 117
Lincolnshire -3 17 £461 +53.75% 61
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 6 (2.21%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.48%) Apache
2 4 (1.48%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.11%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (1.11%) Confluence
3 3 (1.11%) Oracle Application Server
4 2 (0.74%) CMS
5 1 (0.37%) Alfresco
5 1 (0.37%) Apache Synapse
5 1 (0.37%) Documentum
5 1 (0.37%) IIS
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.37%) Mule
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 14 (5.17%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.21%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.74%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.37%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.37%) InDesign
6 1 (0.37%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (4.43%) Oracle Payables
2 8 (2.95%) Oracle General Ledger
3 7 (2.58%) Oracle Cash Management
3 7 (2.58%) Oracle Receivables
4 5 (1.85%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (1.48%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (1.11%) Oracle Assets
6 3 (1.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (1.11%) Sprinklr
7 2 (0.74%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.74%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.74%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.37%) Endur
8 1 (0.37%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.37%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.37%) Primavera
8 1 (0.37%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.37%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.37%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 47 (17.34%) Azure
2 37 (13.65%) AWS
3 18 (6.64%) GCP
4 15 (5.54%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (4.43%) Serverless
6 11 (4.06%) Power Platform
7 10 (3.69%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (3.32%) AWS Lambda
9 7 (2.58%) Entra ID
10 5 (1.85%) GitHub
11 4 (1.48%) Amazon Kinesis
11 4 (1.48%) Amazon S3
11 4 (1.48%) Azure AKS
11 4 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.48%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.48%) SaaS
12 3 (1.11%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (1.11%) Azure Monitor
12 3 (1.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.48%) VPN
2 3 (1.11%) Firewall
2 3 (1.11%) HTTP
2 3 (1.11%) HTTPS
2 3 (1.11%) PuTTY
2 3 (1.11%) SSH
2 3 (1.11%) SSL
2 3 (1.11%) Telnet
2 3 (1.11%) Wireless
3 2 (0.74%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.37%) DHCP
4 1 (0.37%) DNS
4 1 (0.37%) Internet
4 1 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.37%) NetScaler
4 1 (0.37%) Network Security
4 1 (0.37%) Softphone
4 1 (0.37%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.32%) Big Data
2 8 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (2.95%) Power BI
3 7 (2.58%) Hadoop
4 6 (2.21%) DynamoDB
4 6 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (2.21%) Relational Database
4 6 (2.21%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.85%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (1.85%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.48%) Apache Hive
6 4 (1.48%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (1.48%) Metadata
6 4 (1.48%) NoSQL
6 4 (1.48%) Oracle Database
7 3 (1.11%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (1.11%) Data Mining
7 3 (1.11%) Electronic Patient Records
7 3 (1.11%) HBase
7 3 (1.11%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 9 (3.32%) Git
2 7 (2.58%) JIRA
3 6 (2.21%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.48%) Postman
4 4 (1.48%) Selenium
5 2 (0.74%) Grunt
5 2 (0.74%) gulp
5 2 (0.74%) webpack
6 1 (0.37%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.37%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.37%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.37%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 52 (19.19%) Finance
2 40 (14.76%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (8.86%) Banking
3 24 (8.86%) Retail
4 22 (8.12%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (5.90%) Documentation Skills
6 14 (5.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (4.06%) Public Sector
8 10 (3.69%) Legal
8 10 (3.69%) Manufacturing
9 9 (3.32%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.21%) Automotive
11 5 (1.85%) General Ledger
11 5 (1.85%) Marketing
12 4 (1.48%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.48%) Fire and Rescue
12 4 (1.48%) Local Government
12 4 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.48%) Publishing
13 1 (0.37%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 48 (17.71%) Analyst
2 21 (7.75%) Developer
3 17 (6.27%) Lead
4 16 (5.90%) Project Manager
5 15 (5.54%) Business Analyst
6 13 (4.80%) Architect
6 13 (4.80%) Consultant
6 13 (4.80%) Product Owner
6 13 (4.80%) Security Analyst
7 12 (4.43%) Senior
8 10 (3.69%) Data Engineer
8 10 (3.69%) Information Analyst
8 10 (3.69%) Information Security Analyst
8 10 (3.69%) IT Support
8 10 (3.69%) Support Engineer
9 8 (2.95%) Tester
10 7 (2.58%) Automation Tester
10 7 (2.58%) Help Desk Analyst
10 7 (2.58%) Programme Manager
11 6 (2.21%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.80%) RESTful
2 12 (4.43%) Oracle Fusion
3 11 (4.06%) HTML
3 11 (4.06%) LDAP
3 11 (4.06%) REST
4 9 (3.32%) CSS
4 9 (3.32%) Spring
5 8 (2.95%) .NET
6 7 (2.58%) Kafka
7 6 (2.21%) Hibernate
7 6 (2.21%) OAuth
7 6 (2.21%) OpenID
7 6 (2.21%) SAML
8 5 (1.85%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.85%) Django
8 5 (1.85%) Flash
8 5 (1.85%) GraphQL
9 4 (1.48%) ADO
9 4 (1.48%) React
10 3 (1.11%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.01%) Product Ownership
2 13 (4.80%) Legacy Systems
3 12 (4.43%) Management Information System
4 11 (4.06%) Onboarding
5 7 (2.58%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (2.21%) Operational Technology
6 6 (2.21%) Robotics
7 5 (1.85%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.11%) Distributed Computing
8 3 (1.11%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.11%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.11%) NHS
8 3 (1.11%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.11%) State Machine
9 2 (0.74%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.74%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.74%) Fibre Optics
9 2 (0.74%) SCADA
10 1 (0.37%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 37 (13.65%) Windows
2 9 (3.32%) Linux
2 9 (3.32%) Windows 10
3 7 (2.58%) Mac OS
4 5 (1.85%) OpenVMS
4 5 (1.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.48%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.11%) Windows 7
6 3 (1.11%) Windows 8
7 2 (0.74%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.37%) Android
8 1 (0.37%) Unix
8 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (32.47%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (19.93%) Agile
2 54 (19.93%) Stakeholder Management
3 29 (10.70%) Project Delivery
3 29 (10.70%) Project Management
4 27 (9.96%) Migration
5 25 (9.23%) CI/CD
5 25 (9.23%) Customer Service
6 24 (8.86%) Cybersecurity
7 23 (8.49%) Scrum
8 22 (8.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 21 (7.75%) DevOps
9 21 (7.75%) Roadmaps
10 20 (7.38%) Analytics
10 20 (7.38%) Continuous Improvement
10 20 (7.38%) ERP
11 19 (7.01%) Change Management
12 17 (6.27%) Data Protection
12 17 (6.27%) Decision-Making
12 17 (6.27%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 48 (17.71%) SQL
2 21 (7.75%) Python
3 19 (7.01%) Java
4 11 (4.06%) JavaScript
5 10 (3.69%) C#
5 10 (3.69%) PowerShell
6 7 (2.58%) PL/SQL
7 5 (1.85%) Bash
8 4 (1.48%) PHP
8 4 (1.48%) R
9 3 (1.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (1.11%) Scala
9 3 (1.11%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.74%) C
10 2 (0.74%) C++
10 2 (0.74%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.74%) X++
11 1 (0.37%) ABAP
11 1 (0.37%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 22 (8.12%) Degree
2 18 (6.64%) Security Cleared
3 15 (5.54%) SC Cleared
4 13 (4.80%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.48%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.48%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.48%) PMP
7 3 (1.11%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.11%) CISM
7 3 (1.11%) CISSP
7 3 (1.11%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 2 (0.74%) CISA
8 2 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.74%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.37%) CCNA
9 1 (0.37%) CCNP
9 1 (0.37%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.12%) GDPR
2 20 (7.38%) QA
3 15 (5.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (3.32%) Data Quality
4 9 (3.32%) GRC
5 7 (2.58%) NIST
6 6 (2.21%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.85%) NIST 800
7 5 (1.85%) SLA
8 4 (1.48%) ISO 20022
9 3 (1.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.74%) COBIT
10 2 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.74%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.74%) PMO
11 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.37%) EMIR
11 1 (0.37%) HL7
11 1 (0.37%) MiFID
System Software
1 24 (8.86%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.32%) Docker
2 9 (3.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.48%) BitLocker
4 3 (1.11%) Firmware
4 3 (1.11%) HDFS
5 2 (0.74%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.37%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (5.17%) SCCM
2 12 (4.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (3.69%) Kubernetes
4 6 (2.21%) Tivoli Identity Manager
5 4 (1.48%) Terraform
6 3 (1.11%) Hadoop YARN
6 3 (1.11%) Oozie
6 3 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.37%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 54 (19.93%) Microsoft
2 29 (10.70%) Oracle
3 9 (3.32%) VMware
4 8 (2.95%) Citrix
5 7 (2.58%) Databricks
5 7 (2.58%) IBM
6 6 (2.21%) Ping Identity
6 6 (2.21%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.85%) Cisco
7 5 (1.85%) Red Hat
8 4 (1.48%) SAP
9 3 (1.11%) Dell
9 3 (1.11%) Draytek
9 3 (1.11%) McAfee
10 2 (0.74%) Adobe
10 2 (0.74%) Avaya
10 2 (0.74%) Genesys
10 2 (0.74%) Rapid7
10 2 (0.74%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.74%) Siemens