The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies in Luton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Social Science |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Luton |
0.81% |
- |
- |
| As % of the General category |
1.08% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£650 |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£650 |
- |
- |
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 Luton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
93 |
67 |
155 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton |
75.00% |
87.01% |
85.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
57 |
35 |
122 |
| 10th Percentile |
£313 |
£463 |
£401 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£500 |
£500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£550 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
+0.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£580 |
£700 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
- |
£600 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£550 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
13 |
7 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£65.30 |
£20.26 |
£21.45 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£30.51 |
£26.63 |
| Median hourly rate |
£80.00 |
£55.00 |
£36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
+50.68% |
-43.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£88.75 |
£70.00 |
£47.63 |
| 90th Percentile |
£91.20 |
£85.00 |
£53.55 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
£80.00 |
£36.14 |
£42.15 |
| % change year-on-year |
+121.36% |
-14.26% |
-29.75% |
