Social Skills Contracts in Aberdeen

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Aberdeen. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +2
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 10 14 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Aberdeen 55.56% 48.28% 34.38%
As % of the General category 83.33% 60.87% 55.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 6 5
10th Percentile £196 £469 £168
25th Percentile £313 £534 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £588 £413
Median % change year-on-year -42.55% +42.42% +73.68%
75th Percentile £388 £628 £488
90th Percentile £428 £638 £525
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £463
% change year-on-year - -2.70% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £17.26
25th Percentile - - £17.34
Median hourly rate - - £17.47
75th Percentile - - £17.59
90th Percentile - - £17.67
Scotland median hourly rate £20.94 £19.50 £17.72
% change year-on-year +7.38% +10.05% -47.38%

All General Skills
Aberdeen

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 Aberdeen.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 12 23 20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen 66.67% 79.31% 62.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 14 10
10th Percentile £175 £153 £157
25th Percentile £284 £256 £233
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £388 £463
Median % change year-on-year -12.90% -16.22% +93.72%
75th Percentile £388 £584 £528
90th Percentile £511 £626 £559
Scotland median daily rate £465 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.21% - +3.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £17.26
25th Percentile - - £17.34
Median hourly rate - £17.00 £17.47
Median % change year-on-year - -2.66% -
75th Percentile - - £17.59
90th Percentile - - £17.67
Scotland median hourly rate £22.44 £19.17 £19.88
% change year-on-year +17.04% -3.57% -23.54%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Aberdeen

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Aberdeen.

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Aberdeen

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Aberdeen

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in Aberdeen

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Aberdeen.

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Aberdeen

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (60.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (60.00%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 1 (10.00%) Firewall
1 1 (10.00%) Network Security
1 1 (10.00%) Wireless
General
1 6 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Analyst
1 6 (60.00%) Business Change Analyst
1 6 (60.00%) Change Analyst
2 1 (10.00%) Cisco Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Cisco Network Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Deployment Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Integration Manager
2 1 (10.00%) IT Support
2 1 (10.00%) Network Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Project Management
2 6 (60.00%) Agile
2 6 (60.00%) Waterfall
3 4 (40.00%) Change Management
3 4 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
3 4 (40.00%) Infographics
3 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (10.00%) Deployment Automation
4 1 (10.00%) Preventative Maintenance
4 1 (10.00%) Security Auditing
4 1 (10.00%) Server Management
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (10.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (70.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) Cisco
2 1 (10.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (10.00%) SAP