Social Skills Contract Job Trends in the Isle of Wight

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South East > Isle of Wight

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in the Isle of Wight. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 2 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 1 6 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Isle of Wight 6.67% 54.55% -
As % of the General category 9.09% 60.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £500 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 0
Median hourly rate - £81.00 -
South East median hourly rate £17.64 £18.41 £42.58
% change year-on-year -4.18% -56.77% +22.54%

All General Skills
Isle of Wight

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 the Isle of Wight.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 11 10 0
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Isle of Wight 73.33% 90.91% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £525 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 10 0
10th Percentile £75.98 - -
25th Percentile £76.25 £69.65 -
Median hourly rate £77.50 £81.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.32% - -
75th Percentile £78.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £34.56 £19.50 £57.35
% change year-on-year +77.24% -66.00% +9.24%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Isle of Wight

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in the Isle of Wight

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in the Isle of Wight

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Isle of Wight citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Isle of Wight citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in the Isle of Wight

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Isle of Wight citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Isle of Wight citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Isle of Wight 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Service Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery