Social Science Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Social Science
England > Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies in Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Social Science 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 0.051% - -
As % of the General category 0.088% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £166 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £176 - -
75th Percentile £186 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £566 £313 £500
% change year-on-year +81.20% -37.50% -12.59%

All General Skills
Yorkshire

Social Science 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 Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,138 557 1,024
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 57.85% 58.26% 56.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 768 312 639
10th Percentile £275 £239 £213
25th Percentile £400 £369 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £570 £573 £579
90th Percentile £675 £650 £650
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 17 42
10th Percentile £14.25 £13.40 £11.19
25th Percentile £15.06 £15.75 £12.63
Median hourly rate £21.78 £18.64 £14.56
Median % change year-on-year +16.89% +27.97% -32.27%
75th Percentile £57.25 £34.15 £17.85
90th Percentile £68.75 £41.90 £26.38
England median hourly rate £22.81 £30.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -23.97% +15.38% +1.13%

Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Social Science job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Social Science
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Social Science.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Social Science

Social Science
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Science within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 30 January 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Yorkshire - 1 £176 - 1
Social Science
England

Social Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) QlikView
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Information Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Retrieval
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree