Social Science Contracts in England

Social Science
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Science over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 640 740
Rank change year-on-year - +100 -133
Contract jobs citing Social Science 0 5 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England - 0.010% 0.036%
As % of the General category - 0.017% 0.063%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 12
10th Percentile - £232 £364
25th Percentile - £239 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £250 £544
Median % change year-on-year - -54.02% +27.94%
75th Percentile - £266 £592
90th Percentile - £275 £606
UK median daily rate £221 £250 £544
% change year-on-year -11.61% -54.02% +29.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £40.63
25th Percentile - - £43.06
Median hourly rate - - £50.50
75th Percentile - - £57.00
90th Percentile - - £71.86
UK median hourly rate - - £50.50
% change year-on-year - - +50.75%

All General Skills
England

Social Science is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,399 28,943 39,764
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.20% 59.22% 56.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,790 20,332 27,844
10th Percentile £280 £313 £318
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,786 943 1,296
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.54 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £18.13 £14.75
Median hourly rate £30.75 £32.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +51.16% -4.44%
75th Percentile £52.50 £61.25 £46.67
90th Percentile £65.50 £71.02 £59.50
UK median hourly rate £30.16 £34.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -11.29% +54.55% -2.22%

Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Social Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Social Science in England

Social Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Science in England.

Daily rate trend for Social Science in England

Social Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Science in England.

Hourly rate trend for Social Science in England