Social Science
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Science in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Science 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 | - | 127 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Social Science | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | - | 0.090% | - |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.14% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £221 | - |
| UK median daily rate | £300 | £221 | £250 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.76% | -11.61% | -54.02% |
All General Skills
Scotland
Social Science 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 Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 1,171 | 1,442 | 1,887 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 72.06% | 65.04% | 65.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 713 | 864 | 1,390 |
| 10th Percentile | £240 | £182 | £236 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.21% | - | +3.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £588 | £570 |
| 90th Percentile | £612 | £675 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +2.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 73 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.30 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.52 | £16.00 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.44 | £19.17 | £19.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.04% | -3.57% | -23.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.22 | £60.00 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £55.74 | £69.00 | £66.84 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.50 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -14.29% | +59.31% |
Social Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Social Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Social Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Science in Scotland.