Social Science Contracts in the UK excluding London

Social Science
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Science over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 396 435 520
Rank change year-on-year +39 +85 -85
Contract jobs citing Social Science 4 3 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.019% 0.013% 0.013%
As % of the General category 0.036% 0.023% 0.023%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 4
10th Percentile £154 £232 £333
25th Percentile £157 £239 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £174 £250 £469
Median % change year-on-year -30.40% -46.67% +15.38%
75th Percentile £203 £266 £560
90th Percentile £214 £275 £578
UK median daily rate £174 £252 £544
% change year-on-year -30.95% -53.66% +29.85%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Social Science is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,199 12,812 17,062
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.77% 56.25% 55.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,339 8,701 11,756
10th Percentile £205 £228 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +8.45%
75th Percentile £595 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,693 722 1,032
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £28.42 £27.84 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.08% +42.77% +2.63%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £37.43
90th Percentile £67.38 £68.75 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.30 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.12% +43.56% +4.65%

Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Social Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Social Science in the UK excluding London

Social Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Science in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Social Science in the UK excluding London

Social Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Science in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Social Science in the UK excluding London

Social Science
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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
Scotland - 3 £197 -
North of England - 1 £161 - 2
Yorkshire - 1 £161 -
Social Science
UK

Social Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Spreadsheet
1 1 (25.00%) SPSS
General
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Humanities
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Support Officer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Data Mapping
2 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (25.00%) Information Management
2 1 (25.00%) Logistics
2 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (25.00%) Psychology
2 1 (25.00%) Qualitative Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) R
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft