Social Science Contract Job Trends in Reading

Social Science
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Social Science 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.093% - -
As % of the General category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Berkshire median daily rate - - -

All General Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 614 363 601
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 57.22% 61.32% 54.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 308 222 278
10th Percentile £380 £275 £250
25th Percentile £450 £421 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £572
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.14% +14.30%
75th Percentile £625 £620 £649
90th Percentile £775 £661 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £550 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 21 20
10th Percentile £21.25 - £14.50
25th Percentile £66.55 £14.75 £37.06
Median hourly rate £85.00 £28.50 £61.33
Median % change year-on-year +198.25% -53.53% -3.42%
75th Percentile £100.00 £58.00 £67.26
90th Percentile £105.40 - £87.46
Berkshire median hourly rate £75.25 £32.31 £61.06
% change year-on-year +132.90% -47.08% +9.04%

Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Social Science job vacancy trend in Reading

Social Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA