Social Science Contracts in the North of England

Social Science
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 181 - 246
Rank change year-on-year - - -52
Contract jobs citing Social Science 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.021% - 0.014%
As % of the General category 0.038% - 0.027%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £152 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £161 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £170 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £161 £252 £544
% change year-on-year -36.10% -53.66% +11.54%

All General Skills
North of England

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 common skills in the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,614 3,046 3,665
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 53.95% 55.85% 51.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,498 2,098 2,576
10th Percentile £263 £280 £213
25th Percentile £400 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £581 £600 £575
90th Percentile £650 £688 £650
England median daily rate £533 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.09% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 324 97 182
10th Percentile £12.13 £13.98 £10.75
25th Percentile £13.50 £16.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.12 £22.00 £19.12
Median % change year-on-year -26.75% +15.05% +6.83%
75th Percentile £35.23 £35.00 £33.62
90th Percentile £48.75 £50.84 £57.73
England median hourly rate £31.50 £30.54 £22.50
% change year-on-year +3.14% +35.73% +7.14%

Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Social Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Social Science in the North of England

Social Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Science in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Social Science in the North of England

Social Science
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 11 June 2024. 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
Yorkshire - 1 £161 - 1
Social Science
England

Social Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
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%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree