Social Science
England > South West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Science over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 159 | 165 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +6 | -17 |
| Contract jobs citing Social Science | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West | - | 0.059% | 0.027% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.12% | 0.053% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £250 | £589 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -57.58% | +38.67% |
| England median daily rate | £161 | £252 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.10% | -53.66% | +14.47% |
All General Skills
South West
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 South West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 1,649 | 1,602 | 1,875 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 50.05% | 47.35% | 51.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 985 | 1,167 | 1,328 |
| 10th Percentile | £247 | £284 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £407 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £549 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.37% | +9.80% | +8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £723 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £534 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.93% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 282 | 112 | 138 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £17.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.15 | £39.04 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £58.65 | £42.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.27% | +39.64% | -1.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.44 | £70.00 | £55.84 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £89.75 | £62.66 |
| England median hourly rate | £31.50 | £30.65 | £22.45 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | +36.51% | +6.90% |
Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Social Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Social Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Science in the South West.