Social Skills Contract Job Trends 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 28 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 4 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 -3 0
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 4 3 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Fife 18.18% 21.43% 63.64%
As % of the General category 40.00% 27.27% 63.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile - - £207
25th Percentile £70 - £246
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £112 - £323
Median % change year-on-year - - +69.74%
75th Percentile £153 - £428
90th Percentile - - £485
Scotland median daily rate £450 £423 £475
% change year-on-year +6.51% -11.05% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - - £59.03
75th Percentile - - £62.71
90th Percentile - - £69.33
Scotland median hourly rate £17.87 £18.00 £14.50
% change year-on-year -0.72% +24.14% -20.81%

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 10 11 11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Fife 45.45% 78.57% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 4 6
10th Percentile £70 - £246
25th Percentile £130 - £324
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £153 £140 £413
Median % change year-on-year +9.29% -66.06% +122.97%
75th Percentile £488 £186 £511
90th Percentile - £270 £541
Scotland median daily rate £472 £448 £475
% change year-on-year +5.47% -5.79% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £13.25 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £13.50 £59.03
Median % change year-on-year +381.48% -77.13% -
75th Percentile - £13.75 £62.71
90th Percentile - - £69.33
Scotland median hourly rate £19.23 £16.92 £24.59
% change year-on-year +13.65% -31.19% +30.11%

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
Daily Rate Trend in Fife

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Fife citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Fife citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Fife

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Fife citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Fife citing Social Skills

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 28 September 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 - 2 £70 - 2
St Andrews - 2 £153 -
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 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 2 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (50.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Desktop Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Desktop Migration Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Engineering Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Migration Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Programme Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Windows Engineer
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Change Management
2 2 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 2 (50.00%) Time Management
2 2 (50.00%) Workflow
2 2 (50.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft