Social Housing Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Social Housing
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Housing in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Housing over the 6 months leading up to 25 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 - 115
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Social Housing 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.042% - 0.11%
As % of the General category 0.067% - 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £449
25th Percentile - - £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £563
75th Percentile - - £634
90th Percentile - - £666
UK median daily rate £500 £450 £425
% change year-on-year +11.11% +5.88% +30.77%

All General Skills
Scotland

Social Housing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,495 1,112 1,206
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 62.55% 68.90% 63.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 805 638 718
10th Percentile £228 £219 £165
25th Percentile £363 £370 £321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £470 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +4.44% -5.26%
75th Percentile £564 £538 £538
90th Percentile £653 £600 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 53 45
10th Percentile - £16.02 £12.30
25th Percentile £13.45 £17.08 £13.64
Median hourly rate £16.11 £19.23 £16.92
Median % change year-on-year -16.22% +13.65% -31.19%
75th Percentile £40.48 £25.15 £24.18
90th Percentile £58.00 £59.50 £43.42
UK median hourly rate £29.50 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +17.30% -28.14% +27.27%

Social Housing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Housing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Social Housing job vacancy trend in Scotland

Social Housing
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Social Housing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Social Housing

Social Housing
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Housing within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 September 2026. 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
Edinburgh - 1 £500 -
Social Housing
UK

Social Housing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) ERP Manager
1 1 (100.00%) ERP Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IFS
1 1 (100.00%) Infor
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP