Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Northamptonshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -1 | 0 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Social Skills | 92 | 56 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northamptonshire | 30.16% | 21.05% | 21.50% |
| As % of the General category | 41.07% | 34.57% | 41.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 80 | 37 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £269 | £243 | £249 |
| 25th Percentile | £330 | £355 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £413 | £430 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -4.07% | -7.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £430 | £588 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £473 | £624 | £575 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £368 | £410 | £453 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.37% | -9.39% | +0.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.39 | £24.20 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.61% | - | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £16.34 | £15.10 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.18% | -76.77% | +251.35% |
All General Skills
Northamptonshire
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 Northamptonshire.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 224 | 162 | 104 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire | 73.44% | 60.90% | 52.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 205 | 123 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £272 | £315 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £378 | £387 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £445 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.11% | -6.32% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £450 | £550 | £558 |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | £619 | £638 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £400 | £449 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.91% | -10.20% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.81 | £27.73 | £34.38 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £34.67 | £50.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.39 | £48.48 | £51.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -55.87% | -4.95% | +45.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £54.73 | £51.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £57.14 | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £23.75 | £17.00 | £42.52 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.71% | -60.01% | +97.74% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Social Skills.
Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Northamptonshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.
Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Social Skills.
Social Skills
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Northamptonshire
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 Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 19 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | +3 | 90 | £375 | -7.69% | 46 |
| Kettering | 0 | 1 | £425 | - | 5 |
| Towcester | - | 1 | £420 | - | 1 |
| Social Skills East Midlands |
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Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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