Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Devon > Plymouth
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Plymouth. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -9 | +9 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Social Skills | 15 | 2 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Plymouth | 34.09% | 4.35% | 23.81% |
| As % of the General category | 71.43% | 12.50% | 43.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £176 | - | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £225 | - | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | £535 |
| 90th Percentile | £603 | - | £556 |
| Devon median daily rate | £200 | £460 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.52% | -8.00% | +36.99% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.79 | £37.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.23% | - | - |
| Devon median hourly rate | £25.82 | £14.79 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +74.54% | - | - |
All General Skills
Plymouth
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 Plymouth.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 21 | 16 | 23 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Plymouth | 47.73% | 34.78% | 54.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £486 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £331 | £495 | £359 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £575 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +39.39% | -2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £600 | £558 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | - | £600 |
| Devon median daily rate | £375 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.05% | -5.00% | +24.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.83 | £41.50 | £42.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.25 | £49.38 | £45.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.28 | £65.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.57% | +30.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.54 | £71.25 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £28.29 | £73.50 | £78.00 |
| Devon median hourly rate | £26.96 | £25.28 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -49.45% | +354.55% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Plymouth.
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Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Social Skills.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Plymouth
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Plymouth over the 6 months to 20 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Plymouth
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Social Skills.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth 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: