Social Skills Contract Job Trends in Hemel Hempstead

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Hertfordshire > Hemel Hempstead

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Hemel Hempstead. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 2 6
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 +7
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 3 11 25
As % of all contract jobs in Hemel Hempstead 13.64% 32.35% 23.58%
As % of the General category 30.00% 64.71% 73.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 23
10th Percentile - £370 £350
25th Percentile £500 £531 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +20.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £738
90th Percentile - £650 £790
Hertfordshire median daily rate £528 £388 £500
% change year-on-year +36.26% -22.50% +14.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21.25
Median hourly rate - - £22.50
75th Percentile - - £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £43.00 £63.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -32.55% +6.25% +4.35%

All General Skills
Hemel Hempstead

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 Hemel Hempstead.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 10 17 34
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead 45.45% 50.00% 32.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 12 32
10th Percentile £363 £365 £350
25th Percentile £397 £481 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £588 £563
Median % change year-on-year -10.64% +4.44% +7.14%
75th Percentile £597 £650 £672
90th Percentile £619 £695 £795
Hertfordshire median daily rate £527 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +31.63% -20.00% -1.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21.25
Median hourly rate - - £22.50
75th Percentile - - £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £43.00 £43.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year - -28.33% +7.14%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Hemel Hempstead

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hemel Hempstead citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hemel Hempstead 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco IPT
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Coordinator
1 2 (66.67%) Help Desk Coordinator
2 1 (33.33%) Data Governance Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 2 (66.67%) Ticket Management
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Product Management
2 1 (33.33%) Product Requirements
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) SLA
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR