Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Watford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -1 | 0 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Social Skills | 4 | 17 | 31 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Watford | 8.00% | 18.89% | 25.83% |
| As % of the General category | 26.67% | 40.48% | 41.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £250 | £155 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £256 | £170 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £300 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.33% | -42.58% | +22.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £394 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £415 | £713 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £506 | £388 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.58% | -18.42% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £12.87 | - |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £45.00 | £38.12 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.05% | -33.70% | +15.00% |
All General Skills
Watford
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 Watford.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 15 | 42 | 74 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford | 30.00% | 46.67% | 61.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 22 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £266 | £170 |
| 25th Percentile | £372 | £308 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £375 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -28.57% | +23.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £584 | £452 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £589 | £623 | £750 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £519 | £400 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.63% | -23.81% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £14.31 | - |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £45.00 | £43.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.65% | -28.33% | +9.09% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Social Skills.
Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Social Skills.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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: