Social Skills Contract Job Trends in Kensington and Chelsea

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Central London > Kensington and Chelsea

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Kensington and Chelsea. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 4 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kensington and Chelsea 33.33% 14.29% -
As % of the General category 50.00% 16.67% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 £435 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £440 -
Median % change year-on-year +30.68% - -
75th Percentile £588 £445 -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £525 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -0.81%

All General Skills
Kensington and Chelsea

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 Kensington and Chelsea.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2 6 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kensington and Chelsea 66.67% 85.71% 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £439 £280 -
25th Percentile £459 £306 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £358 £425
Median % change year-on-year +43.36% -15.88% -22.73%
75th Percentile £559 £406 £438
90th Percentile £576 £429 -
Central London median daily rate £550 £585 £575
% change year-on-year -5.98% +1.74% -

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Kensington and Chelsea

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Kensington and Chelsea

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Kensington and Chelsea

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kensington and Chelsea citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kensington and Chelsea citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Kensington and Chelsea

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kensington and Chelsea citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kensington and Chelsea citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Kensington and Chelsea

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Kensington and Chelsea region over the 6 months to 25 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chelsea +2 1 £575 +30.68% 1
Kensington +2 1 £575 +30.68% 1
Social Skills
Central London

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kensington and Chelsea 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Network Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto