Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
North East > Northumberland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Northumberland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -4 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Social Skills | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northumberland | 16.67% | 10.00% | 14.29% |
| As % of the General category | 20.00% | 28.57% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £200 |
| North East median daily rate | £450 | £490 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.16% | +22.50% | -25.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £46.18 | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £19.25 | £46.18 | £15.46 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.32% | +198.71% | +23.68% |
All General Skills
Northumberland
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 Northumberland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northumberland | 83.33% | 35.00% | 14.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £475 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | +137.50% | - |
| North East median daily rate | £445 | £452 | £432 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.55% | +4.69% | -21.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £74.26 | £46.18 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.81% | - | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £19.25 | £17.50 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -7.89% | +52.00% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Northumberland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northumberland.
Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Northumberland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing Social Skills.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Northumberland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing Social Skills.
Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northumberland 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: