Social Skills Contract Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 2 16
Rank change year-on-year -1 +14 -7
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 8 3 14
As % of all contract jobs in South Lanarkshire 33.33% 60.00% 8.38%
As % of the General category 53.33% 100.00% 14.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 8
10th Percentile £314 - £473
25th Percentile £391 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £588
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -14.89% +46.88%
75th Percentile £691 - £600
90th Percentile £771 - £626
Scotland median daily rate £448 £438 £467
% change year-on-year +2.40% -6.32% +3.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £16.71
Scotland median hourly rate £15.09 £22.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year -31.41% +12.82% +16.64%

All General Skills
South Lanarkshire

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 general skills in South Lanarkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 15 3 95
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire 62.50% 60.00% 56.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 33
10th Percentile £349 - £260
25th Percentile £478 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £619 - £660
90th Percentile £743 - £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £484
% change year-on-year - -7.02% +1.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £16.71
Scotland median hourly rate £17.87 £24.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -25.54% -7.69% +53.53%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire.

Social Skills job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in South Lanarkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in South Lanarkshire over the 6 months to 6 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in South Lanarkshire

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

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 South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 6 February 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
East Kilbride -1 8 £538 +7.50% 3
Social Skills
Scotland

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) GCP
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Military
Job Titles
1 2 (25.00%) Architect
1 2 (25.00%) IT Engineer
1 2 (25.00%) IT Support
1 2 (25.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 2 (25.00%) Solutions Architect
1 2 (25.00%) Support Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Desktop Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Desktop Support
2 1 (12.50%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Senior
2 1 (12.50%) Senior User Researcher
2 1 (12.50%) Service Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
2 1 (12.50%) Windows
2 1 (12.50%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) ITIL
2 3 (37.50%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (25.00%) DevOps
3 2 (25.00%) ITSM
3 2 (25.00%) Open Source
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (12.50%) Analytics
4 1 (12.50%) Containerisation
4 1 (12.50%) Data Migration
4 1 (12.50%) Inventory Management
4 1 (12.50%) Migration
4 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
4 1 (12.50%) Service Design
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (12.50%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Google