Social Housing Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Social Housing
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Housing in contract job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Housing over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 157 182
Rank change year-on-year -52 +25 +54
Contract jobs citing Social Housing 3 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.062% 0.030% 0.043%
As % of the General category 0.10% 0.051% 0.079%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £450 £175 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £200 £275
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -27.27% -43.59%
75th Percentile £550 £225 £288
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £440 £450 £319
% change year-on-year -2.22% +41.18% -34.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £22.11
England median hourly rate - £27.75 £35.96
% change year-on-year - -22.83% -

All General Skills
North of England

Social Housing 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 North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,871 1,942 2,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 59.60% 58.11% 54.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,904 1,049 1,617
10th Percentile £213 £262 £233
25th Percentile £360 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.09% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £588
90th Percentile £639 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.66% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 116 159
10th Percentile £15.16 £14.88 £12.53
25th Percentile £17.48 £16.25 £14.50
Median hourly rate £25.58 £24.54 £20.07
Median % change year-on-year +4.21% +22.28% -4.66%
75th Percentile £45.46 £34.56 £43.75
90th Percentile £67.84 £62.50 £52.78
England median hourly rate £23.00 £30.00 £30.49
% change year-on-year -23.33% -1.60% +18.58%

Social Housing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Housing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Social Housing job vacancy trend in the North of England

Social Housing
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Social Housing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Social Housing

Social Housing
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Social Housing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Social Housing

Social Housing
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Housing within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
North West -24 3 £500 +150.00% 7
Social Housing
England

Social Housing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) MIS ActiveH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) EDRMS
General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Head of Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Head of Design
1 1 (33.33%) Implementation Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) IT Manager
1 1 (33.33%) IT Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Housing Management
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall