Social Skills Contracts in Perth and Kinross

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > Perth and Kinross

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Perth and Kinross. 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 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +7
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 4 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Perth and Kinross 66.67% 100.00% 40.00%
As % of the General category 80.00% 100.00% 66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £443
25th Percentile - £513 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +2.44% +19.00%
75th Percentile - £538 £556
90th Percentile - - £583
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £463
% change year-on-year - -2.70% +8.82%

All General Skills
Perth and Kinross

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 Perth and Kinross.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5 1 3
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Perth and Kinross 83.33% 100.00% 60.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £443
25th Percentile - £513 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +2.44% +15.91%
75th Percentile - £538 £556
90th Percentile - - £583
Scotland median daily rate £465 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.21% - +3.83%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Perth and Kinross

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Perth and Kinross.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in Perth and Kinross

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Perth and Kinross

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Perth and Kinross.

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in Perth and Kinross

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Perth and Kinross

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 Perth and Kinross 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
Auchterarder - 4 £450 -
Social Skills
Scotland

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Perth and Kinross 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) 1st Line Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) 1st Line Support
2 1 (25.00%) 1st Line Support Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (25.00%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
1 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (75.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (50.00%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
3 2 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
3 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory