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 16 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 254 184 139
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 29.95% 24.18% 16.55%
As % of the General category 48.20% 40.98% 33.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 178 95 103
10th Percentile £200 £184 £160
25th Percentile £332 £275 £249
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £390 £430
Median % change year-on-year +3.08% -9.30% -4.44%
75th Percentile £488 £509 £559
90th Percentile £571 £616 £650
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 13 9
10th Percentile £15.12 £14.72 £15.73
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.10 £20.51
Median hourly rate £16.34 £17.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.91% -73.85% +283.82%
75th Percentile £21.39 £18.48 £70.00
90th Percentile £22.32 £24.99 £88.75
England median hourly rate £20.71 £23.60 £20.00
% change year-on-year -12.25% +18.00% -

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 527 449 413
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 62.15% 59.00% 49.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 373 269 289
10th Percentile £214 £261 £205
25th Percentile £350 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £445 £489
Median % change year-on-year -7.87% -9.00% +2.95%
75th Percentile £500 £550 £625
90th Percentile £613 £620 £703
England median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 23 27
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.72 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.17 £16.05 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.39 £18.32 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +16.76% -33.38% +54.93%
75th Percentile £25.15 £42.45 £51.50
90th Percentile £25.83 £55.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -28.57% +16.67% +20.00%

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 16 October 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 16 October 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 16 October 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 +1 106 £401 +0.25% 95
Leicestershire +4 46 £360 +25.22% 76
Nottinghamshire 0 44 £480 +1.05% 87
Derbyshire -1 37 £300 -22.58% 65
Lincolnshire -2 17 £461 +53.75% 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 4 (1.57%) Apache Spark
1 4 (1.57%) Confluence
2 3 (1.18%) Apache
2 3 (1.18%) Apache Airflow
2 3 (1.18%) Oracle Application Server
3 2 (0.79%) CMS
3 2 (0.79%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.39%) Alfresco
4 1 (0.39%) Documentum
4 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.39%) MS Project Server
4 1 (0.39%) Mule
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 14 (5.51%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.76%) MS Visio
4 6 (2.36%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.79%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.39%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.39%) InDesign
6 1 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.39%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (3.94%) Oracle Payables
2 8 (3.15%) Oracle General Ledger
3 7 (2.76%) Oracle Receivables
4 5 (1.97%) Oracle Cash Management
4 5 (1.97%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (1.57%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (1.18%) Oracle Assets
6 3 (1.18%) Sprinklr
7 2 (0.79%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.79%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.79%) Primavera
7 2 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.79%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.39%) Endur
8 1 (0.39%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.39%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.39%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.39%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.39%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 44 (17.32%) Azure
2 36 (14.17%) AWS
3 20 (7.87%) GCP
4 14 (5.51%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (3.54%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (3.54%) Serverless
6 8 (3.15%) Power Platform
7 7 (2.76%) Entra ID
8 6 (2.36%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (1.97%) GitHub
10 4 (1.57%) Azure AKS
10 4 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (1.57%) SaaS
11 3 (1.18%) Azure Functions
11 3 (1.18%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (1.18%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (1.18%) ChatGPT
11 3 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (1.18%) GitHub Copilot
11 3 (1.18%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.18%) Firewall
1 3 (1.18%) HTTP
1 3 (1.18%) HTTPS
1 3 (1.18%) PuTTY
1 3 (1.18%) SSH
1 3 (1.18%) SSL
1 3 (1.18%) Telnet
2 2 (0.79%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (0.39%) DHCP
3 1 (0.39%) DNS
3 1 (0.39%) Internet
3 1 (0.39%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.39%) NetScaler
3 1 (0.39%) Network Security
3 1 (0.39%) Softphone
3 1 (0.39%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (0.39%) VPN
3 1 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.76%) Big Data
1 7 (2.76%) Hadoop
2 6 (2.36%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (2.36%) Power BI
3 5 (1.97%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.97%) DynamoDB
3 5 (1.97%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.57%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.57%) Metadata
4 4 (1.57%) NoSQL
4 4 (1.57%) Oracle Database
5 3 (1.18%) Apache Hive
5 3 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.18%) Data Mining
5 3 (1.18%) Electronic Patient Records
5 3 (1.18%) HBase
5 3 (1.18%) MySQL
5 3 (1.18%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.79%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.79%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 8 (3.15%) Git
1 8 (3.15%) JIRA
2 6 (2.36%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.97%) Selenium
4 4 (1.57%) Postman
5 2 (0.79%) Grunt
5 2 (0.79%) gulp
5 2 (0.79%) webpack
6 1 (0.39%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.39%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.39%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.39%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.39%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.39%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.39%) WebDriver
General
1 49 (19.29%) Finance
2 41 (16.14%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (8.66%) Banking
3 22 (8.66%) Organisational Skills
3 22 (8.66%) Retail
4 15 (5.91%) Documentation Skills
5 12 (4.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (3.54%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (3.15%) Legal
8 7 (2.76%) Manufacturing
8 7 (2.76%) Public Sector
9 6 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.97%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.18%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.18%) Automotive
11 3 (1.18%) Marketing
11 3 (1.18%) Publishing
12 1 (0.39%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.39%) Military
12 1 (0.39%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 48 (18.90%) Analyst
2 18 (7.09%) Developer
3 16 (6.30%) Business Analyst
4 15 (5.91%) Consultant
5 14 (5.51%) Lead
6 13 (5.12%) Product Owner
6 13 (5.12%) Security Analyst
7 12 (4.72%) Architect
8 11 (4.33%) IT Support
9 10 (3.94%) Information Analyst
9 10 (3.94%) Information Security Analyst
9 10 (3.94%) Support Engineer
10 9 (3.54%) Project Manager
11 8 (3.15%) Data Engineer
11 8 (3.15%) Senior
11 8 (3.15%) Tester
12 7 (2.76%) Automation Tester
12 7 (2.76%) Help Desk Analyst
12 7 (2.76%) Programme Manager
12 7 (2.76%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.12%) LDAP
2 12 (4.72%) RESTful
3 11 (4.33%) Spring
4 10 (3.94%) HTML
4 10 (3.94%) Oracle Fusion
4 10 (3.94%) REST
5 8 (3.15%) .NET
5 8 (3.15%) CSS
5 8 (3.15%) Hibernate
5 8 (3.15%) OAuth
5 8 (3.15%) OpenID
5 8 (3.15%) SAML
6 7 (2.76%) Kafka
7 5 (1.97%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.97%) Flash
8 4 (1.57%) ADO
8 4 (1.57%) Django
8 4 (1.57%) GraphQL
8 4 (1.57%) RAML
8 4 (1.57%) React
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.09%) Product Ownership
2 11 (4.33%) Legacy Systems
3 10 (3.94%) Onboarding
4 9 (3.54%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (3.15%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.97%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.18%) Distributed Computing
8 3 (1.18%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.18%) Operational Technology
8 3 (1.18%) Robotics
8 3 (1.18%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.18%) State Machine
9 2 (0.79%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.79%) Fibre Optics
9 2 (0.79%) NHS
9 2 (0.79%) Reference Data
9 2 (0.79%) SCADA
10 1 (0.39%) iPhone
10 1 (0.39%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 35 (13.78%) Windows
2 9 (3.54%) Windows 10
3 7 (2.76%) Mac OS
4 6 (2.36%) Linux
5 3 (1.18%) OpenVMS
5 3 (1.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.18%) Windows 7
5 3 (1.18%) Windows 8
5 3 (1.18%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.79%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.39%) Android
7 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (35.04%) Problem-Solving
2 52 (20.47%) Agile
3 50 (19.69%) Stakeholder Management
4 27 (10.63%) Project Management
5 25 (9.84%) CI/CD
6 24 (9.45%) Project Delivery
7 23 (9.06%) Customer Service
7 23 (9.06%) Cybersecurity
8 22 (8.66%) Migration
8 22 (8.66%) Roadmaps
9 21 (8.27%) Scrum
9 21 (8.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 20 (7.87%) Computer Science
10 20 (7.87%) Continuous Improvement
11 19 (7.48%) DevOps
12 18 (7.09%) Analytics
13 17 (6.69%) Change Management
13 17 (6.69%) ERP
13 17 (6.69%) Identity Access Management
14 16 (6.30%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 43 (16.93%) SQL
2 21 (8.27%) Java
3 16 (6.30%) Python
4 11 (4.33%) JavaScript
4 11 (4.33%) PowerShell
5 10 (3.94%) C#
6 7 (2.76%) PL/SQL
7 5 (1.97%) Bash
8 4 (1.57%) PHP
9 3 (1.18%) R
9 3 (1.18%) Scala
9 3 (1.18%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.79%) C
10 2 (0.79%) C++
10 2 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.79%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.79%) X++
11 1 (0.39%) ABAP
11 1 (0.39%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 26 (10.24%) Degree
2 18 (7.09%) Computer Science Degree
2 18 (7.09%) Security Cleared
3 15 (5.91%) SC Cleared
4 4 (1.57%) DBS Check
4 4 (1.57%) Master's Degree
4 4 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (1.18%) Azure Certification
5 3 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (1.18%) CISM
5 3 (1.18%) CISSP
5 3 (1.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 3 (1.18%) PMI Certification
5 3 (1.18%) PMP
6 2 (0.79%) CISA
6 2 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.39%) CCNA
7 1 (0.39%) CCNP
7 1 (0.39%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.66%) GDPR
2 19 (7.48%) QA
3 14 (5.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (3.54%) GRC
5 8 (3.15%) Data Quality
5 8 (3.15%) HIPAA
6 7 (2.76%) NIST
7 5 (1.97%) NIST 800
8 3 (1.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (1.18%) PMO
8 3 (1.18%) SLA
9 2 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.79%) COBIT
9 2 (0.79%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.39%) EMIR
10 1 (0.39%) HL7
10 1 (0.39%) MiFID
10 1 (0.39%) PSD2
System Software
1 23 (9.06%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.33%) Docker
3 9 (3.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.57%) BitLocker
5 3 (1.18%) Firmware
5 3 (1.18%) HDFS
6 2 (0.79%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.39%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.39%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (5.12%) SCCM
2 12 (4.72%) Kubernetes
2 12 (4.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (3.15%) Tivoli Identity Manager
4 3 (1.18%) Hadoop YARN
4 3 (1.18%) Oozie
4 3 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.18%) Terraform
5 1 (0.39%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 55 (21.65%) Microsoft
2 27 (10.63%) Oracle
3 9 (3.54%) IBM
3 9 (3.54%) VMware
4 8 (3.15%) Citrix
4 8 (3.15%) Ping Identity
5 6 (2.36%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.97%) Cisco
6 5 (1.97%) SAP
7 4 (1.57%) Databricks
8 3 (1.18%) Dell
8 3 (1.18%) Draytek
8 3 (1.18%) McAfee
8 3 (1.18%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.79%) Adobe
9 2 (0.79%) Avaya
9 2 (0.79%) Genesys
9 2 (0.79%) Rapid7
9 2 (0.79%) Siemens
10 1 (0.39%) Palo Alto