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

6 months to
23 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 282 196 132
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 31.76% 27.30% 16.62%
As % of the General category 51.46% 46.45% 34.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 107 98
10th Percentile £200 £189 £159
25th Percentile £347 £291 £242
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £418 £400 £423
Median % change year-on-year +4.38% -5.33% -6.11%
75th Percentile £494 £500 £524
90th Percentile £593 £619 £638
England median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 12 9
10th Percentile £15.38 £15.01 £15.73
25th Percentile £16.17 £16.53 £16.67
Median hourly rate £16.71 £17.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.74% -38.18% +74.77%
75th Percentile £23.71 £19.80 £70.00
90th Percentile £24.36 £25.15 £88.75
England median hourly rate £20.71 £25.00 £20.28
% change year-on-year -17.16% +23.27% -4.56%

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 548 422 384
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 61.71% 58.77% 48.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 373 244 270
10th Percentile £205 £263 £179
25th Percentile £350 £341 £342
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £444 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.09% -1.33% -5.26%
75th Percentile £500 £550 £598
90th Percentile £621 £653 £700
England median daily rate £500 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 21 33
10th Percentile £15.67 £14.65 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £15.10 £15.25
Median hourly rate £22.27 £17.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +30.97% -38.18% +72.20%
75th Percentile £25.15 £33.75 £51.50
90th Percentile £25.92 £55.00 £62.30
England median hourly rate £24.61 £31.62 £32.50
% change year-on-year -22.17% -2.71% +26.41%

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 23 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 23 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 23 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 0 105 £413 -0.18% 54
Leicestershire 0 59 £425 +41.67% 50
Nottinghamshire 0 52 £385 -8.33% 81
Derbyshire -1 40 £300 -25.00% 57
Lincolnshire -3 22 £461 +53.75% 18
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 8 (2.84%) Apache Spark
2 5 (1.77%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.42%) Apache
3 4 (1.42%) Confluence
4 3 (1.06%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.71%) CMS
6 1 (0.35%) Alfresco
6 1 (0.35%) Apache Synapse
6 1 (0.35%) Documentum
6 1 (0.35%) IIS
6 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.35%) Mule
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 16 (5.67%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.13%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.71%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.35%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.35%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.35%) InDesign
6 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.35%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.35%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 12 (4.26%) Oracle Payables
2 8 (2.84%) Oracle General Ledger
3 7 (2.48%) Oracle Cash Management
3 7 (2.48%) Oracle Receivables
4 5 (1.77%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (1.42%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (1.42%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (1.06%) Oracle Assets
6 3 (1.06%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (1.06%) Sprinklr
7 2 (0.71%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.71%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.35%) assyst
8 1 (0.35%) Endur
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.35%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.35%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.35%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 44 (15.60%) Azure
2 36 (12.77%) AWS
3 16 (5.67%) GCP
3 16 (5.67%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (4.96%) Power Platform
5 12 (4.26%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (4.26%) Serverless
6 10 (3.55%) GitHub
7 9 (3.19%) AWS Lambda
8 7 (2.48%) Entra ID
9 6 (2.13%) Amazon S3
9 6 (2.13%) Azure AKS
9 6 (2.13%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (2.13%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (1.77%) Azure Service Bus
10 5 (1.77%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.42%) Amazon Kinesis
11 4 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.42%) Power Automate
11 4 (1.42%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.06%) PuTTY
1 3 (1.06%) SSH
1 3 (1.06%) Telnet
1 3 (1.06%) VPN
1 3 (1.06%) Wireless
2 2 (0.71%) NetScaler
2 2 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (0.35%) DHCP
3 1 (0.35%) DNS
3 1 (0.35%) Firewall
3 1 (0.35%) Internet
3 1 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.35%) Network Security
3 1 (0.35%) Softphone
3 1 (0.35%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.55%) Data Warehouse
1 10 (3.55%) Power BI
2 9 (3.19%) Big Data
3 7 (2.48%) DynamoDB
3 7 (2.48%) Hadoop
3 7 (2.48%) Metadata
3 7 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (1.77%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.77%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.77%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.77%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.42%) Apache Hive
5 4 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (1.06%) Aerospike
6 3 (1.06%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (1.06%) Data Mining
6 3 (1.06%) HBase
6 3 (1.06%) MySQL
6 3 (1.06%) NoSQL
6 3 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 11 (3.90%) JIRA
2 6 (2.13%) Git
3 5 (1.77%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.06%) GitLab
4 3 (1.06%) Selenium
5 2 (0.71%) Grunt
5 2 (0.71%) gulp
5 2 (0.71%) Postman
5 2 (0.71%) webpack
6 1 (0.35%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.35%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (0.35%) JUnit
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.35%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 60 (21.28%) Finance
2 37 (13.12%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (8.51%) Retail
4 22 (7.80%) Banking
4 22 (7.80%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (7.45%) Public Sector
6 20 (7.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (5.32%) Documentation Skills
8 13 (4.61%) Legal
9 11 (3.90%) Fire and Rescue
9 11 (3.90%) Local Government
10 10 (3.55%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (3.55%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.48%) Automotive
12 6 (2.13%) Aerospace
12 6 (2.13%) Marketing
13 5 (1.77%) General Ledger
13 5 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.06%) Publishing
15 2 (0.71%) Military
Job Titles
1 47 (16.67%) Analyst
2 26 (9.22%) Lead
3 19 (6.74%) Developer
4 18 (6.38%) Project Manager
5 17 (6.03%) Business Analyst
6 14 (4.96%) Senior
7 12 (4.26%) Architect
8 11 (3.90%) Consultant
8 11 (3.90%) Data Engineer
9 10 (3.55%) Product Owner
9 10 (3.55%) Project Officer
9 10 (3.55%) Security Analyst
9 10 (3.55%) Support Engineer
10 9 (3.19%) IT Support
11 8 (2.84%) Information Analyst
11 8 (2.84%) Information Security Analyst
12 7 (2.48%) Help Desk Analyst
12 7 (2.48%) Programme Manager
12 7 (2.48%) Trainer
13 6 (2.13%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.61%) Kafka
2 12 (4.26%) Oracle Fusion
3 10 (3.55%) EDI
4 8 (2.84%) .NET
4 8 (2.84%) RESTful
5 7 (2.48%) HTML
6 6 (2.13%) ADO
6 6 (2.13%) CSS
6 6 (2.13%) LDAP
6 6 (2.13%) REST
7 5 (1.77%) Django
7 5 (1.77%) Flash
7 5 (1.77%) GraphQL
7 5 (1.77%) Hibernate
7 5 (1.77%) OAuth
7 5 (1.77%) OpenID
7 5 (1.77%) SAML
7 5 (1.77%) Spring
8 4 (1.42%) Node.js
8 4 (1.42%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 22 (7.80%) Management Information System
2 17 (6.03%) Product Ownership
3 13 (4.61%) Legacy Systems
4 12 (4.26%) Onboarding
5 11 (3.90%) Cloud Native
6 7 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (2.13%) Driving Licence
7 6 (2.13%) Operational Technology
7 6 (2.13%) Robotics
8 5 (1.77%) e-Learning
9 4 (1.42%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (1.06%) Distributed Computing
10 3 (1.06%) Mobile App
10 3 (1.06%) NHS
10 3 (1.06%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.06%) Web Conferencing
11 2 (0.71%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.71%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.71%) Learning Management System
11 2 (0.71%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 40 (14.18%) Windows
2 9 (3.19%) Linux
2 9 (3.19%) Windows 10
3 7 (2.48%) Mac OS
4 5 (1.77%) OpenVMS
4 5 (1.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.42%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.06%) Windows 7
6 3 (1.06%) Windows 8
7 2 (0.71%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.35%) Android
8 1 (0.35%) Unix
8 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (31.91%) Problem-Solving
2 59 (20.92%) Stakeholder Management
3 56 (19.86%) Agile
4 32 (11.35%) Project Delivery
5 31 (10.99%) Migration
5 31 (10.99%) Project Management
6 28 (9.93%) CI/CD
7 27 (9.57%) Customer Service
8 26 (9.22%) Analytics
9 23 (8.16%) DevOps
9 23 (8.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 22 (7.80%) Continuous Improvement
11 21 (7.45%) Project Governance
12 20 (7.09%) Change Management
12 20 (7.09%) Roadmaps
13 19 (6.74%) Business Analysis
14 18 (6.38%) Data Protection
14 18 (6.38%) ERP
15 17 (6.03%) Cybersecurity
15 17 (6.03%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 41 (14.54%) SQL
2 25 (8.87%) Python
3 12 (4.26%) PowerShell
4 11 (3.90%) Java
5 10 (3.55%) C#
6 9 (3.19%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.77%) Bash
8 4 (1.42%) PHP
8 4 (1.42%) PL/SQL
8 4 (1.42%) R
9 3 (1.06%) Scala
9 3 (1.06%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.71%) C
10 2 (0.71%) C++
10 2 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.71%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.71%) X++
11 1 (0.35%) ABAP
11 1 (0.35%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.35%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 24 (8.51%) Security Cleared
2 20 (7.09%) Degree
3 18 (6.38%) SC Cleared
4 11 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.48%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.42%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.42%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.42%) PMP
7 3 (1.06%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.06%) CISM
7 3 (1.06%) CISSP
7 3 (1.06%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.06%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 2 (0.71%) CISA
8 2 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.35%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.35%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.35%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.09%) GDPR
2 16 (5.67%) QA
3 13 (4.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (3.90%) Data Quality
5 7 (2.48%) GRC
6 6 (2.13%) ISO 20022
7 5 (1.77%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.77%) SLA
8 4 (1.42%) NIST
9 3 (1.06%) NIST 800
9 3 (1.06%) PMO
10 2 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.71%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.71%) COBIT
10 2 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.71%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.35%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.35%) EMIR
11 1 (0.35%) HL7
11 1 (0.35%) MiFID
System Software
1 22 (7.80%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.13%) Docker
4 5 (1.77%) BitLocker
5 3 (1.06%) Firmware
5 3 (1.06%) HDFS
5 3 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.71%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.35%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (6.03%) SCCM
2 12 (4.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (3.19%) Kubernetes
4 6 (2.13%) Terraform
5 5 (1.77%) Tivoli Identity Manager
6 3 (1.06%) Hadoop YARN
6 3 (1.06%) Oozie
7 1 (0.35%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 59 (20.92%) Microsoft
2 25 (8.87%) Oracle
3 10 (3.55%) Databricks
4 9 (3.19%) Citrix
4 9 (3.19%) VMware
5 8 (2.84%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.77%) IBM
6 5 (1.77%) Ping Identity
6 5 (1.77%) Red Hat
7 4 (1.42%) Cisco
7 4 (1.42%) SAP
8 3 (1.06%) Dell
8 3 (1.06%) Draytek
8 3 (1.06%) Google
8 3 (1.06%) iManage
8 3 (1.06%) Informatica
8 3 (1.06%) McAfee
8 3 (1.06%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.06%) Siemens
8 3 (1.06%) Talend