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 8 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 291 247 186
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 21.37% 29.58% 24.19%
As % of the General category 43.69% 47.68% 40.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 172 96
10th Percentile £197 £205 £185
25th Percentile £285 £325 £274
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £400 £391
Median % change year-on-year +16.13% +2.43% -13.22%
75th Percentile £600 £488 £505
90th Percentile £675 £569 £616
England median daily rate £513 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.50% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 16 14
10th Percentile £12.83 £15.12 £13.32
25th Percentile £13.25 £15.25 £15.03
Median hourly rate £14.50 £16.34 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.23% -3.91% -73.85%
75th Percentile £25.02 £21.39 £18.11
90th Percentile £27.00 - £24.84
England median hourly rate £20.00 £21.51 £22.88
% change year-on-year -7.01% -5.98% +20.39%

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 666 518 454
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 48.90% 62.04% 59.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 280 362 271
10th Percentile £213 £219 £255
25th Percentile £357 £350 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £410 £445
Median % change year-on-year +18.60% -7.87% -9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £525
90th Percentile £675 £608 £613
England median daily rate £525 £500 £530
% change year-on-year +5.00% -5.66% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 36 26
10th Percentile £12.76 £15.25 £13.14
25th Percentile £13.31 £16.17 £15.10
Median hourly rate £17.50 £21.39 £17.66
Median % change year-on-year -18.19% +21.12% -35.78%
75th Percentile £25.75 £25.15 £42.56
90th Percentile £47.31 £25.83 £55.00
England median hourly rate £29.00 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +15.31% -28.14% +16.67%

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 8 October 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 8 October 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 8 October 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
Derbyshire +2 72 £575 +53.33% 98
Northamptonshire 0 67 £405 +1.25% 110
Leicestershire 0 61 £550 +52.78% 141
Lincolnshire +2 45 £331 -34.08% 84
Nottinghamshire -3 45 £443 -7.81% 205
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 (3.09%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.72%) Confluence
4 4 (1.37%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.34%) Apache
5 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.34%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.34%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.34%) WinCC
Applications
1 51 (17.53%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (15.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.72%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.34%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.34%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.34%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (2.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.72%) JDE EnterpriseOne
2 5 (1.72%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (1.37%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (1.37%) Oracle General Ledger
3 4 (1.37%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (1.37%) SAP CRM
4 3 (1.03%) iTrent
4 3 (1.03%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.69%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.69%) Lorenzo
5 2 (0.69%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.69%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.69%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.34%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.34%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.34%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 40 (13.75%) Azure
2 32 (11.00%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (9.97%) Power Platform
4 21 (7.22%) Entra ID
5 12 (4.12%) Google Workspace
6 11 (3.78%) AWS
7 7 (2.41%) Microsoft Copilot
7 7 (2.41%) Power Automate
8 6 (2.06%) Azure Data Factory
8 6 (2.06%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 5 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.72%) SuccessFactors
10 4 (1.37%) Algolia
10 4 (1.37%) OCI
11 3 (1.03%) GitHub
11 3 (1.03%) Intacct
11 3 (1.03%) PowerApps
11 3 (1.03%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 3 (1.03%) Serverless
12 2 (0.69%) Amazon EMR
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.15%) VPN
2 5 (1.72%) DHCP
2 5 (1.72%) DNS
2 5 (1.72%) Firewall
2 5 (1.72%) LAN
2 5 (1.72%) Network Security
2 5 (1.72%) WAN
3 4 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (1.03%) SAN
4 3 (1.03%) VLAN
5 2 (0.69%) IPv4
5 2 (0.69%) IPv6
5 2 (0.69%) Wireless
6 1 (0.34%) BGP
6 1 (0.34%) IPsec
6 1 (0.34%) OSPF
6 1 (0.34%) RIP
6 1 (0.34%) SMS
6 1 (0.34%) SSL
6 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.28%) Power BI
2 11 (3.78%) SQL Server
3 7 (2.41%) Data Lake
4 6 (2.06%) Metadata
5 5 (1.72%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (1.03%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (1.03%) Big Data
6 3 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.03%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.69%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.69%) DTS
7 2 (0.69%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.69%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.69%) Power Query
7 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.34%) Flink
8 1 (0.34%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.34%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (3.09%) JIRA
2 6 (2.06%) GitLab
3 5 (1.72%) Git
4 4 (1.37%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (1.03%) Hudson
6 2 (0.69%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.34%) Gradle
7 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.34%) Maven
7 1 (0.34%) MSI
7 1 (0.34%) Selenium
General
1 53 (18.21%) Finance
2 46 (15.81%) Analytical Skills
2 46 (15.81%) Organisational Skills
3 32 (11.00%) Retail
4 26 (8.93%) Manufacturing
5 20 (6.87%) Public Sector
6 15 (5.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (4.47%) Police
8 12 (4.12%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.75%) Banking
9 8 (2.75%) Billing
10 7 (2.41%) Legal
10 7 (2.41%) Marketing
11 6 (2.06%) General Ledger
11 6 (2.06%) Law
12 5 (1.72%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.03%) Local Government
13 3 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.69%) Fire and Rescue
14 2 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (11.68%) Administrator
2 33 (11.34%) Analyst
3 16 (5.50%) Architect
4 14 (4.81%) Business Analyst
4 14 (4.81%) Consultant
5 13 (4.47%) Lead
6 12 (4.12%) Senior
6 12 (4.12%) Trainer
7 11 (3.78%) Developer
8 10 (3.44%) Deployment Engineer
8 10 (3.44%) IT Engineer
8 10 (3.44%) Project Manager
8 10 (3.44%) Windows Engineer
9 9 (3.09%) Coordinator
9 9 (3.09%) Data Analyst
10 8 (2.75%) Accountant
11 7 (2.41%) IT Manager
11 7 (2.41%) Support Engineer
11 7 (2.41%) Systems Accountant
12 6 (2.06%) IT Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.78%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (2.41%) Node.js
3 6 (2.06%) React
4 4 (1.37%) RESTful
5 3 (1.03%) REST
5 3 (1.03%) Terraform
5 3 (1.03%) XML
6 2 (0.69%) .NET
6 2 (0.69%) Hibernate
6 2 (0.69%) Kafka
6 2 (0.69%) Middleware
6 2 (0.69%) Software Packaging
6 2 (0.69%) Spring
6 2 (0.69%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.34%) CSS
7 1 (0.34%) HTML
7 1 (0.34%) Jakarta EE
7 1 (0.34%) SOAP
7 1 (0.34%) WCF
7 1 (0.34%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.25%) Management Information System
2 19 (6.53%) Onboarding
3 13 (4.47%) CMDB
4 11 (3.78%) Driving Licence
4 11 (3.78%) Product Ownership
5 10 (3.44%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.75%) Data Protection Act
7 7 (2.41%) Smartphone
8 5 (1.72%) Learning Management System
9 4 (1.37%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.37%) e-Learning
9 4 (1.37%) Public Cloud
10 3 (1.03%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.03%) EPoS
10 3 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.03%) NHS
10 3 (1.03%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.69%) Life Science
11 2 (0.69%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 45 (15.46%) Windows
2 24 (8.25%) Windows 10
3 9 (3.09%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.37%) Linux
5 3 (1.03%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.34%) Android
7 1 (0.34%) CentOS
7 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (30.58%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (19.59%) Stakeholder Management
3 54 (18.56%) Migration
4 47 (16.15%) Continuous Improvement
5 43 (14.78%) Validation
6 40 (13.75%) ERP
7 39 (13.40%) Customer Service
8 35 (12.03%) Decision-Making
9 33 (11.34%) Logistics
10 31 (10.65%) Process Improvement
11 30 (10.31%) Agile
12 27 (9.28%) Data Migration
13 26 (8.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 24 (8.25%) Business Intelligence
15 23 (7.90%) Project Management
15 23 (7.90%) Workshop Facilitation
16 22 (7.56%) AI
17 21 (7.22%) Data Governance
17 21 (7.22%) Data Protection
17 21 (7.22%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 29 (9.97%) SQL
2 9 (3.09%) JavaScript
2 9 (3.09%) Python
3 4 (1.37%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.03%) ABAP
4 3 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (1.03%) Java
5 2 (0.69%) C#
6 1 (0.34%) R
Qualifications
1 36 (12.37%) Security Cleared
2 29 (9.97%) SC Cleared
3 24 (8.25%) Degree
4 14 (4.81%) DBS Check
5 9 (3.09%) ACCA
5 9 (3.09%) CIMA
6 5 (1.72%) CISSP
6 5 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.37%) PMI Certification
7 4 (1.37%) PMP
8 3 (1.03%) CISM
8 3 (1.03%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.69%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.69%) CISA
9 2 (0.69%) CRISC
9 2 (0.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.53%) Data Quality
2 11 (3.78%) GDPR
2 11 (3.78%) QA
3 5 (1.72%) PMO
4 3 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.03%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.69%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.69%) NIST
5 2 (0.69%) SLA
6 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.34%) GxP
6 1 (0.34%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.34%) IFRS
6 1 (0.34%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 27 (9.28%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.69%) Docker
2 2 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.69%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (6.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (5.84%) SCCM
3 2 (0.69%) WSUS
4 1 (0.34%) Ansible
4 1 (0.34%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.34%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.34%) SCOM
4 1 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 99 (34.02%) Microsoft
2 32 (11.00%) SAP
3 23 (7.90%) Oracle
4 15 (5.15%) Workday
5 10 (3.44%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.75%) Google
7 6 (2.06%) JD Edwards
8 5 (1.72%) Databricks
9 4 (1.37%) Adobe
9 4 (1.37%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.37%) VMware
10 3 (1.03%) Apple
10 3 (1.03%) Concur
10 3 (1.03%) Sage
10 3 (1.03%) Samsung
10 3 (1.03%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.69%) Aruba
11 2 (0.69%) Fortinet
11 2 (0.69%) MEDITECH
11 2 (0.69%) Teradata