Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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.
| 6 months to 22 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Social Skills | 240 | 167 | 303 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 32.26% | 19.74% | 22.36% |
| As % of the General category | 54.67% | 41.96% | 36.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 143 | 90 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £274 | £348 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £408 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.21% | +5.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £566 | £550 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £602 | £650 | £638 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.35 | £13.87 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.69 | £14.06 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £77.50 | £14.63 | £13.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +429.91% | +11.13% | -38.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £15.34 | £21.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.44 | £17.16 | £26.63 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £18.53 | £14.63 | £18.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.70% | -19.86% | -14.12% |
All General Skills
West Yorkshire
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 West Yorkshire.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 439 | 398 | 823 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 59.01% | 47.04% | 60.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 272 | 231 | 541 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £350 | £333 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £444 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £652 | £650 | £720 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £465 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 33 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.14 | £12.15 | £13.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.57 | £14.63 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +61.16% | -18.75% | -3.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £18.27 | £21.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.98 | £40.00 | £25.35 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £22.14 | £14.63 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.38% | -23.03% | +1.60% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Social Skills.
Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in West Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.
Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Social Skills.
Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in West Yorkshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.
Social Skills
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 22 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | 0 | 190 | £500 | - | 262 |
| Bradford | +6 | 21 | £495 | +16.47% | 36 |
| Halifax | - | 11 | £500 | - | 5 |
| Wakefield | +1 | 5 | £176 | - | 15 |
| Huddersfield | +1 | 4 | - | - | 8 |
| Castleford | - | 1 | £625 | - | 7 |
| Social Skills Yorkshire |
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Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:
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