Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication) Manchester> Stockport
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Stockport. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Stockport.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
9
1
4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport
64.29%
50.00%
44.44%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
1
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
£394
£306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£413
£313
Median % change year-on-year
-3.03%
+32.00%
-26.47%
75th Percentile
£450
£431
£319
90th Percentile
£540
-
-
Manchester median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
Median hourly rate
-
-
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+18.18%
Manchester median hourly rate
£21.32
£34.00
£17.70
% change year-on-year
-37.31%
+92.09%
+0.25%
Social Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stockport.
Social Skills Daily Rate Trend in Stockport
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing Social Skills.
Social Skills Hourly Rate Trend in Stockport
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing Social Skills.
Social Skills Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stockport
For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Social Skills also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Stockport region with a requirement for Social Skills.
Social Skills Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stockport 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:
