Social Science
England > South West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Science over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 157 | 172 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +15 | -34 |
| Contract jobs citing Social Science | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West | - | 0.058% | 0.027% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.12% | 0.053% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £250 | £589 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -57.58% | +38.67% |
| England median daily rate | - | £252 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -53.66% | +27.94% |
All General Skills
South West
Social Science is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 1,613 | 1,685 | 1,881 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 50.96% | 48.56% | 50.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 968 | 1,241 | 1,315 |
| 10th Percentile | £222 | £275 | £239 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £415 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £549 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.37% | +9.80% | +8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £599 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £715 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.27% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 270 | 112 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £17.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £23.63 | £39.55 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.39 | £60.35 | £42.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.13% | +42.84% | -0.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.66 | £70.75 | £55.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £86.66 | £64.80 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.16 | £32.00 | £21.78 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.75% | +46.91% | -0.99% |
Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Social Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Social Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Science in the South West.