Social Science Contract Job Trends in Huddersfield

Social Science
West Yorkshire > Huddersfield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies in Huddersfield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Social Science 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Huddersfield 2.22% - -
As % of the General category 6.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate - - £161
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £28.25 - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £28.25 - -

All General Skills
Huddersfield

Social Science 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 Huddersfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 15 5 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Huddersfield 33.33% 33.33% 71.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 1 2
10th Percentile £250 - £376
25th Percentile £275 £158 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £165 £438
Median % change year-on-year +180.30% -62.29% -
75th Percentile £519 £173 £472
90th Percentile £589 - £489
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £23.00 - £37.50
Median hourly rate £24.00 - £40.00
75th Percentile £26.63 - £42.50
90th Percentile £27.60 - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £24.00 £23.57 £14.63
% change year-on-year +1.82% +61.16% -17.93%

Social Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Huddersfield 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Postgraduate