Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South East > Home Counties
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in the Home Counties. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | 0 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Social Skills | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Home Counties | 28.57% | 37.50% | 28.00% |
| As % of the General category | 50.00% | 100.00% | 53.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £362 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £515 | £427 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £530 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.55% | +8.72% | -11.36% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £545 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £605 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £480 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.95% | +6.32% |
All General Skills
Home Counties
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 the Home Counties.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties | 57.14% | 37.50% | 52.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £399 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £515 | £449 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £530 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.55% | +0.95% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £545 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £665 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -2.50% | - |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.
Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Home Counties
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the Home Counties.
Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Home Counties
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in the Home Counties.
Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Home Counties by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: