Social Skills Contract Job Trends in St Albans

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Hertfordshire > St Albans

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in St Albans. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in St Albans 33.33% - 16.67%
As % of the General category 100.00% - 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £143 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 - £550
75th Percentile £148 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £425 £425
% change year-on-year +23.53% - -10.53%

All General Skills
St Albans

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 St Albans.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in St Albans 33.33% - 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £565
25th Percentile £143 - £588
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 - £625
75th Percentile £148 - £663
90th Percentile - - £685
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +10.53% - -9.44%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in St Albans

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in St Albans.

Social Skills job vacancy trend in St Albans

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in St Albans

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in St Albans citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in St Albans citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in St Albans

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in St Albans citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in St Albans citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in St Albans 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DHCP
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Verification Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 1st Line Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 1st Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) 1st Line Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) ASIC
1 2 (66.67%) FPGA
1 2 (66.67%) Verilog
1 2 (66.67%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Mathematics
1 2 (66.67%) Physics
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree