Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication) Staffordshire> Stoke-on-Trent
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
3
3
1
Rank change year-on-year
0
-2
+8
Contract jobs citing Social Skills
4
6
16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
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 Stoke-on-Trent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
13
14
30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
76.47%
48.28%
66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
11
21
10th Percentile
£200
£298
£263
25th Percentile
£331
£300
£385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£350
£510
Median % change year-on-year
+14.29%
-31.37%
+109.23%
75th Percentile
£422
£438
£663
90th Percentile
£488
£538
-
Staffordshire median daily rate
£200
£388
£475
% change year-on-year
-48.39%
-18.42%
+26.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
1
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£12.25
-
-
Median hourly rate
£13.78
£10.93
£10.45
Median % change year-on-year
+26.08%
+4.59%
-
75th Percentile
-
-
-
90th Percentile
£20.04
-
-
Staffordshire median hourly rate
£15.89
£15.61
£20.02
% change year-on-year
+1.83%
-22.03%
+2.64%
Social Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
Social Skills Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Stoke-on-Trent.
Social Skills Daily Rate Histogram in Stoke-on-Trent
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Stoke-on-Trent over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Social Skills Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Stoke-on-Trent.
Social Skills Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Stoke-on-Trent region with a requirement for Social Skills.
Social Skills Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
