Social Skills Contract Job Trends in Stirling

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > Stirling

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Stirling. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - 1
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Stirling 5.88% - 100.00%
As % of the General category 16.67% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £281
25th Percentile £213 - £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - £420
Median % change year-on-year - - +237.35%
75th Percentile £238 - £430
90th Percentile - - £495
Scotland median daily rate £442 £462 £450
% change year-on-year -4.33% +2.72% -2.91%

All General Skills
Stirling

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 Stirling.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6 6 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stirling 35.29% 85.71% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 5
10th Percentile - £355 £281
25th Percentile £213 - £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £400 £420
Median % change year-on-year -43.75% -4.76% +237.35%
75th Percentile £238 - £430
90th Percentile - £471 £495
Scotland median daily rate £463 £463 £475
% change year-on-year - -2.63% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36.25 - -
Median hourly rate £37.50 - -
75th Percentile £38.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £16.25 £22.00 £19.17
% change year-on-year -26.14% +14.76% +3.62%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Stirling

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

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Stirling

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Stirling

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stirling citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Stirling

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stirling citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Stirling

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 Stirling region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Stirlingshire - 1 £225 - 1
Social Skills
Scotland

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stirling 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Project Support Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Support Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Document Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO