Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Dorset > Blandford Forum
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Blandford Forum. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1 | - | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Social Skills | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Blandford Forum | 83.33% | - | 16.67% |
| As % of the General category | 100.00% | - | 25.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £510 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £571 | - | - |
| Dorset median daily rate | £525 | £488 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -27.78% | +58.82% |
All General Skills
Blandford Forum
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 common skills in Blandford Forum.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blandford Forum | 83.33% | - | 66.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £510 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | - | £325 |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £571 | - | - |
| Dorset median daily rate | £525 | £488 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -18.75% | +26.32% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Blandford Forum
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Blandford Forum.
Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Blandford Forum
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Blandford Forum citing Social Skills.
Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blandford Forum 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: