Social Skills Contracts in West Lothian

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in West Lothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Skills over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 1 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 0
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 25 21 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Lothian 71.43% 45.65% 34.09%
As % of the General category 80.65% 65.63% 62.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 16 10
10th Percentile £51 £114 £98
25th Percentile £131 £120 £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £174 £130 £425
Median % change year-on-year +33.85% -69.41% +13.33%
75th Percentile £360 £483 £480
90th Percentile £497 £623 £500
Scotland median daily rate £425 £470 £425
% change year-on-year -9.53% +10.53% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £24.83 £21.78 -
25th Percentile £28.69 £30.81 £17.25
Median hourly rate £37.25 £46.25 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.46% +137.18% -
75th Percentile £43.69 £61.31 £21.75
90th Percentile £46.28 £70.13 -
Scotland median hourly rate £19.50 £17.47 £26.43
% change year-on-year +11.65% -33.91% +51.00%

All General Skills
West Lothian

Social Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in West Lothian with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 31 32 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian 88.57% 69.57% 54.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 24 18
10th Percentile £68 £120 £127
25th Percentile £135 £129 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 £280 £400
Median % change year-on-year -33.04% -30.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £438 £575 £474
90th Percentile £562 £624 £500
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile £24.83 £27.80 -
25th Percentile £28.69 £45.88 £17.25
Median hourly rate £37.25 £76.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.99% +289.74% +38.99%
75th Percentile £43.69 £81.75 £21.75
90th Percentile £46.28 £85.20 -
Scotland median hourly rate £18.13 £19.88 £32.14
% change year-on-year -8.80% -38.15% +83.66%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.

Job vacancy trend for Social Skills in West Lothian

Social Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in West Lothian.

Daily rate trend for Social Skills in West Lothian

Social Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in West Lothian

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in West Lothian over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Social Skills in West Lothian

Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Lothian

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in West Lothian.

Hourly rate trend for Social Skills in West Lothian

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in West Lothian

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Skills in West Lothian over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Skills in West Lothian

Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in West Lothian

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 West Lothian region over the 6 months to 31 May 2024. 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
Livingston 0 25 £174 +33.85% 11
Social Skills
Scotland

Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (16.00%) Confluence
2 2 (8.00%) Apache
Communications & Networking
1 4 (16.00%) Internet
2 1 (4.00%) Broadband
2 1 (4.00%) Firewall
2 1 (4.00%) LAN
2 1 (4.00%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (12.00%) Oracle Database
2 1 (4.00%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 5 (20.00%) JIRA
2 4 (16.00%) Cucumber
2 4 (16.00%) Git
2 4 (16.00%) Jenkins
2 4 (16.00%) JUnit
2 4 (16.00%) Postman
3 3 (12.00%) IntelliJ
3 3 (12.00%) Maven
General
1 3 (12.00%) Finance
1 3 (12.00%) Italian Language
2 2 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (8.00%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (40.00%) Analyst
2 6 (24.00%) Developer
2 6 (24.00%) Senior
3 5 (20.00%) Business Analyst
3 5 (20.00%) Project Manager
4 4 (16.00%) IT Analyst
4 4 (16.00%) Java Developer
4 4 (16.00%) Senior Developer
5 3 (12.00%) Change Analyst
5 3 (12.00%) Senior Java Developer
5 3 (12.00%) Service Analyst
5 3 (12.00%) Service Desk Analyst
5 3 (12.00%) Technical Manager
5 3 (12.00%) Technical Project Manager
6 2 (8.00%) Business IT Analyst
6 2 (8.00%) Help Desk Analyst
6 2 (8.00%) IT Business Analyst
7 1 (4.00%) ERP Project Manager
7 1 (4.00%) Help Desk Support
7 1 (4.00%) Technical Services Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (28.00%) REST
1 7 (28.00%) Spring
1 7 (28.00%) Spring Boot
2 4 (16.00%) Apache Camel
2 4 (16.00%) J2EE
2 4 (16.00%) Kafka
3 3 (12.00%) React
3 3 (12.00%) Spring Batch
3 3 (12.00%) Web Services
4 1 (4.00%) Java EE
4 1 (4.00%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 6 (24.00%) Wiki
2 3 (12.00%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (8.00%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (4.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (4.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.00%) Unix
1 1 (4.00%) Windows
1 1 (4.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (52.00%) Project Management
2 9 (36.00%) Agile
3 7 (28.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (24.00%) Business Analysis
4 6 (24.00%) Change Management
4 6 (24.00%) Roadmaps
4 6 (24.00%) Target Operating Model
4 6 (24.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 4 (16.00%) Continuous Integration
5 4 (16.00%) End-to-End Testing
5 4 (16.00%) Scrum
6 3 (12.00%) Customer Service
6 3 (12.00%) ERP
6 3 (12.00%) Financial Analysis
6 3 (12.00%) MVC
6 3 (12.00%) Resource Allocation
6 3 (12.00%) Scenario Testing
6 3 (12.00%) Software Testing
6 3 (12.00%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 8 (32.00%) Java
2 5 (20.00%) SQL
3 2 (8.00%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (16.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.00%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (4.00%) Accessibility
System Software
1 5 (20.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (8.00%) Kibana
Vendors
1 6 (24.00%) Oracle
2 1 (4.00%) Avaya
2 1 (4.00%) Extreme Networks
2 1 (4.00%) Fortinet