Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > Highlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in the Highlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Social Skills | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Highlands | 15.00% | - | - |
| As % of the General category | 75.00% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £413 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £428 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -10.53% | +11.76% |
All General Skills
Highlands
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 the Highlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Highlands | 20.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £280 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £285 | £293 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £301 | £295 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.79% | +1.86% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £413 | £322 | £298 |
| 90th Percentile | £428 | £331 | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £470 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -5.26% | - |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Highlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Social Skills.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the Highlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in the Highlands over the 6 months to 14 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Highlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Social Skills.
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Contract Job Locations in the Highlands
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 Highlands region over the 6 months to 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | - | 3 | £375 | - | 4 |
| Social Skills Scotland |
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Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Highlands 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:
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