Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
West Midlands > Walsall
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Walsall. 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 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
-2 |
+4 |
| Contract jobs citing Social Skills |
5 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Walsall |
100.00% |
10.00% |
22.22% |
| As % of the General category |
100.00% |
33.33% |
28.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£160 |
- |
£325 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+261.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£338 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£470 |
£475 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.05% |
- |
-7.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£14.82 |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£19.34 |
£18.87 |
£14.87 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.49% |
+26.90% |
-4.97% |
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 general skills in Walsall.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
5 |
3 |
7 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Walsall |
100.00% |
30.00% |
77.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£234 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£247 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£160 |
£350 |
£288 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-54.29% |
+21.74% |
+134.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£322 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£331 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£475 |
£475 |
£510 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-6.86% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£19.09 |
| Median hourly rate |
£14.82 |
- |
£19.59 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£20.09 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£18.07 |
£19.59 |
| % change year-on-year |
+39.22% |
-7.78% |
+9.75% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Walsall
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Walsall.
Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Walsall
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Walsall citing Social Skills.
Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Walsall
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Walsall citing Social Skills.
Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Walsall 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:
