Social Skills Contracts in Fife

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > Fife

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Fife. 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 4 4
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 6 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Fife 60.00% 23.08% 21.43%
As % of the General category 75.00% 25.00% 42.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £246
25th Percentile - - £307
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £415
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.60%
75th Percentile - - £529
90th Percentile - - £594
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £463
% change year-on-year - -2.70% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
Median hourly rate £18.51 £21.64 £59.03
Median % change year-on-year -14.46% -63.34% +16.27%
Scotland median hourly rate £20.94 £19.50 £17.72
% change year-on-year +7.38% +10.05% -47.38%

All General Skills
Fife

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 Fife.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8 12 7
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Fife 80.00% 92.31% 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 4
10th Percentile £150 £251 £189
25th Percentile £202 £289 £199
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £294 £365 £315
Median % change year-on-year -19.59% +15.87% -38.54%
75th Percentile £391 £425 £478
90th Percentile £446 £435 £574
Scotland median daily rate £465 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.21% - +3.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
Median hourly rate £18.51 £21.64 £59.03
Median % change year-on-year -14.46% -63.34% +30.77%
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 Fife

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Fife

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Fife

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

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Fife

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Fife

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in Fife

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Skills within the Fife region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Glenrothes - 3 - - 2
St Andrews - 1 - - 3
Social Skills
Scotland

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife 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 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 4 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 3 (50.00%) Electronics
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Law
3 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Development Engineer
1 3 (50.00%) Test Development Engineer
1 3 (50.00%) Test Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Administrator
2 1 (16.67%) Break Fix Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) HR Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Project Administrator
2 1 (16.67%) SAP Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Analogue Electronics
2 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 1 (16.67%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Functional Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 3 (50.00%) Schematic Capture
2 3 (50.00%) Software Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) Break/Fix
3 1 (16.67%) Critical Success Factor
3 1 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) A+ Certification
3 1 (16.67%) Dell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Mentor Graphics
2 1 (16.67%) Dell
2 1 (16.67%) HP
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) SAP