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 27 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +3
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 243 154 171
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 21.79% 26.88% 21.76%
As % of the General category 42.78% 42.78% 42.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 99 128
10th Percentile £263 £160 £167
25th Percentile £393 £250 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £375 £269
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% +39.41% -38.86%
75th Percentile £575 £490 £500
90th Percentile £613 £546 £638
England median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -5.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 12 15
10th Percentile £14.44 £15.13 £12.72
25th Percentile £17.87 £15.25 £12.75
Median hourly rate £22.81 £21.39 £14.27
Median % change year-on-year +6.64% +49.89% -4.87%
75th Percentile £34.49 £21.79 £17.82
90th Percentile £74.00 £23.68 £21.35
England median hourly rate £20.88 £22.05 £18.00
% change year-on-year -5.33% +22.50% -21.74%

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 568 360 405
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 50.94% 62.83% 51.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 326 240 273
10th Percentile £260 £212 £166
25th Percentile £393 £320 £254
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £420 £400
Median % change year-on-year +13.10% +5.00% -15.79%
75th Percentile £572 £500 £538
90th Percentile £650 £550 £623
England median daily rate £515 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 24 55
10th Percentile £13.36 £15.16 £12.19
25th Percentile £15.17 £17.81 £13.13
Median hourly rate £18.38 £21.95 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.27% +29.09% -24.04%
75th Percentile £25.50 £30.30 £27.63
90th Percentile £66.83 £38.38 £51.91
England median hourly rate £30.58 £27.25 £30.00
% change year-on-year +12.22% -9.17% -6.25%

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 27 May 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 27 May 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 27 May 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
Northamptonshire 0 72 £500 +33.33% 36
Nottinghamshire -1 65 £423 -15.35% 77
Leicestershire 0 44 £525 +110.00% 48
Derbyshire 0 37 £488 +5.41% 37
Lincolnshire +1 22 £538 +79.17% 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 13 (5.35%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.70%) Confluence
2 9 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.65%) Apache Spark
3 4 (1.65%) CMS
4 3 (1.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.41%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.41%) Apache
5 1 (0.41%) Tomcat
Applications
1 19 (7.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (2.06%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (2.06%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.23%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.41%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 19 (7.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.65%) Oracle General Ledger
2 4 (1.65%) Oracle Payables
2 4 (1.65%) Oracle Receivables
2 4 (1.65%) SAP CRM
3 2 (0.82%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.82%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.82%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (0.82%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.82%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.82%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.82%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (0.82%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.41%) ContrOCC
4 1 (0.41%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.41%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.41%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 52 (21.40%) Azure
2 26 (10.70%) Power Platform
3 24 (9.88%) Google Workspace
4 20 (8.23%) AWS
4 20 (8.23%) Google Sheets
5 18 (7.41%) Cloud Computing
6 17 (7.00%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (4.94%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (4.94%) Entra ID
8 8 (3.29%) GitHub
8 8 (3.29%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 7 (2.88%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (2.47%) Azure AKS
10 6 (2.47%) GCP
11 5 (2.06%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (1.65%) Algolia
12 4 (1.65%) PowerApps
13 3 (1.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 3 (1.23%) Power Automate
13 3 (1.23%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.47%) DHCP
1 6 (2.47%) DNS
1 6 (2.47%) Network Security
1 6 (2.47%) VLAN
2 5 (2.06%) IPv4
2 5 (2.06%) IPv6
3 3 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.82%) HTTP
4 2 (0.82%) LAN
5 1 (0.41%) Firewall
5 1 (0.41%) SAN
5 1 (0.41%) VPN
5 1 (0.41%) VSAN
5 1 (0.41%) WAN
5 1 (0.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (9.88%) Power BI
2 19 (7.82%) SQL Server
3 14 (5.76%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (3.70%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (2.47%) Aerospike
5 6 (2.47%) DynamoDB
5 6 (2.47%) Relational Database
6 5 (2.06%) Data Lake
6 5 (2.06%) Redis
7 4 (1.65%) Big Data
7 4 (1.65%) Power Query
8 3 (1.23%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (1.23%) SAP HANA
8 3 (1.23%) Tableau
9 2 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.82%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.82%) PowerPivot
9 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.41%) MySQL
10 1 (0.41%) VLDB
Development Applications
1 12 (4.94%) JIRA
2 8 (3.29%) GitLab
3 7 (2.88%) Git
3 7 (2.88%) Jenkins
4 6 (2.47%) JUnit
5 3 (1.23%) Hudson
6 2 (0.82%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.82%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.82%) Gatling
6 2 (0.82%) Gradle
6 2 (0.82%) JMeter
6 2 (0.82%) Maven
6 2 (0.82%) Postman
6 2 (0.82%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.82%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.82%) TestNG
7 1 (0.41%) MSI
7 1 (0.41%) Selenium
General
1 81 (33.33%) Finance
2 38 (15.64%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (12.35%) Public Sector
4 14 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
4 14 (5.76%) Retail
5 11 (4.53%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (4.12%) Manufacturing
7 9 (3.70%) Banking
7 9 (3.70%) Marketing
8 8 (3.29%) Law
8 8 (3.29%) Local Government
9 6 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.06%) General Ledger
10 5 (2.06%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.65%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (1.23%) Fire and Rescue
12 3 (1.23%) Police
13 2 (0.82%) German Language
13 2 (0.82%) Legal
Job Titles
1 43 (17.70%) Analyst
2 25 (10.29%) Architect
3 20 (8.23%) Lead
4 18 (7.41%) Programme Manager
5 17 (7.00%) Developer
6 16 (6.58%) Consultant
6 16 (6.58%) Senior
7 12 (4.94%) Project Manager
8 10 (4.12%) Solutions Architect
9 9 (3.70%) Administrator
9 9 (3.70%) Business Analyst
10 8 (3.29%) SAP Architect
10 8 (3.29%) SAP Solutions Architect
11 7 (2.88%) IT Engineer
11 7 (2.88%) Support Analyst
12 6 (2.47%) .NET Developer
12 6 (2.47%) Data Analyst
12 6 (2.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 6 (2.47%) Operations Manager
12 6 (2.47%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.35%) Node.js
2 9 (3.70%) RESTful
3 8 (3.29%) Middleware
4 7 (2.88%) Kafka
5 6 (2.47%) .NET
5 6 (2.47%) XML
6 5 (2.06%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (2.06%) pytest
6 5 (2.06%) React
6 5 (2.06%) REST
7 4 (1.65%) Jest
8 3 (1.23%) ADO
8 3 (1.23%) CSS
8 3 (1.23%) HTML
8 3 (1.23%) J2EE
8 3 (1.23%) OSGi
8 3 (1.23%) PySpark
9 2 (0.82%) JSON
9 2 (0.82%) Pandas
9 2 (0.82%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.58%) Public Cloud
2 15 (6.17%) Onboarding
3 12 (4.94%) Management Information System
3 12 (4.94%) Product Ownership
4 11 (4.53%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (4.12%) Cloud Native
6 9 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (2.47%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (2.06%) Smartphone
8 5 (2.06%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.65%) Educational Technology
10 3 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.23%) Data Structures
10 3 (1.23%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.82%) Cloud Security Posture
11 2 (0.82%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.82%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.82%) Learning Management System
11 2 (0.82%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 30 (12.35%) Windows
2 12 (4.94%) Windows 10
3 6 (2.47%) Linux
3 6 (2.47%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.65%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.82%) Data ONTAP
5 2 (0.82%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.82%) Unix
6 1 (0.41%) CentOS
6 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (36.63%) Stakeholder Management
2 78 (32.10%) Problem-Solving
3 52 (21.40%) Migration
4 49 (20.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 43 (17.70%) Agile
6 38 (15.64%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (15.23%) Change Management
8 32 (13.17%) Analytics
9 31 (12.76%) CI/CD
10 30 (12.35%) Data Analysis
11 27 (11.11%) Decision-Making
11 27 (11.11%) Project Management
12 26 (10.70%) Programme Management
12 26 (10.70%) Validation
13 25 (10.29%) User Experience
14 24 (9.88%) User Acceptance Testing
15 23 (9.47%) Data Modelling
16 22 (9.05%) DevOps
16 22 (9.05%) ERP
16 22 (9.05%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 53 (21.81%) SQL
2 22 (9.05%) Python
3 12 (4.94%) Java
4 10 (4.12%) PowerShell
5 8 (3.29%) JavaScript
6 6 (2.47%) C#
7 4 (1.65%) R
7 4 (1.65%) VBA
8 3 (1.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.82%) ABAP
9 2 (0.82%) Bash
Qualifications
1 39 (16.05%) Degree
2 30 (12.35%) Security Cleared
3 24 (9.88%) SC Cleared
4 13 (5.35%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (2.06%) ACCA
5 5 (2.06%) CIMA
6 4 (1.65%) CISSP
6 4 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.65%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.65%) PMP
6 4 (1.65%) SAP Certification
7 3 (1.23%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.82%) CESG Certified Professional
8 2 (0.82%) CISA
8 2 (0.82%) CSPO
8 2 (0.82%) CSSLP
8 2 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.82%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.41%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.17%) GDPR
2 9 (3.70%) QA
3 8 (3.29%) PMO
4 6 (2.47%) SLA
5 4 (1.65%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.23%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.41%) GRC
8 1 (0.41%) IFRS
8 1 (0.41%) NIST
8 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 17 (7.00%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.47%) Docker
4 3 (1.23%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.41%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (4.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (4.12%) Kubernetes
3 7 (2.88%) SCCM
4 5 (2.06%) WSUS
5 4 (1.65%) Ansible
5 4 (1.65%) Terraform
6 2 (0.82%) Istio
6 2 (0.82%) Puppet
7 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 51 (20.99%) Microsoft
2 34 (13.99%) SAP
3 28 (11.52%) Google
4 15 (6.17%) Oracle
5 13 (5.35%) Databricks
5 13 (5.35%) ServiceNow
6 11 (4.53%) Salesforce
6 11 (4.53%) VMware
7 7 (2.88%) Citrix
8 6 (2.47%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.65%) Adobe
10 3 (1.23%) NetApp
11 2 (0.82%) BiZZdesign
11 2 (0.82%) Concur
11 2 (0.82%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.82%) Sparx
12 1 (0.41%) Apple
12 1 (0.41%) Ariba
12 1 (0.41%) JD Edwards
12 1 (0.41%) Liquidlogic