Social Skills Contract Job Trends in Harlow

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Essex > Harlow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Harlow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 2
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 9 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Harlow 26.47% - 40.00%
As % of the General category 60.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £346 - -
25th Percentile £348 - £713
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 - £725
Median % change year-on-year - - +31.82%
75th Percentile £386 - £738
90th Percentile £387 - -
Essex median daily rate £438 £356 £425
% change year-on-year +22.81% -16.18% +13.33%

All General Skills
Harlow

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 Harlow.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 15 3 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Harlow 44.12% 75.00% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £346 - -
25th Percentile £348 - £713
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 - £725
Median % change year-on-year - - +31.82%
75th Percentile £434 - £738
90th Percentile £519 - -
Essex median daily rate £505 £400 £350
% change year-on-year +26.25% +14.29% -30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.75 - -
Median hourly rate £17.50 - -
75th Percentile £18.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median hourly rate £17.73 £22.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -19.43% -4.35% -51.83%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Harlow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Harlow.

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Harlow

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Harlow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Harlow citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Harlow citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Harlow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Harlow citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Harlow citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Harlow 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (33.33%) SAP CS
Cloud Services
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) 1st Line Support
1 4 (44.44%) IT Support
2 3 (33.33%) Administrator
2 3 (33.33%) Customer Service Administrator
2 3 (33.33%) SAP Administrator
3 1 (11.11%) Senior
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Customer Service
2 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) Data Entry
4 2 (22.22%) Logistics
4 2 (22.22%) Programme Delivery
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 3 (33.33%) SAP