Social Science Contract Job Trends in North Wales

Social Science
Wales > North Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies in North Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Social Science 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in North Wales 2.13% - -
As % of the General category 2.56% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Wales median daily rate - - -

All General Skills
North Wales

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 North Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 39 4 8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in North Wales 82.98% 28.57% 53.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 1 0
10th Percentile £166 - -
25th Percentile £190 £256 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £263 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% - -
75th Percentile £325 £269 -
90th Percentile £448 - -
Wales median daily rate £450 £390 £488
% change year-on-year +15.38% -20.00% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33.93 - £19.00
Median hourly rate £34.85 £20.00 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.25% -60.40% +55.38%
75th Percentile £36.70 - £51.75
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £23.00 £23.84
% change year-on-year -7.61% -3.52% +118.32%

Social Science
Contract Job Locations in North Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Science within the North Wales region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Gwynedd - 1 - - 1
Social Science
Wales

Social Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales 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%) Humanities
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer