Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
South West > Dorset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills 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 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +1 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing Social Skills | 39 | 21 | 31 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 39.80% | 12.73% | 14.35% |
| As % of the General category | 62.90% | 27.63% | 29.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 8 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £301 | - | £206 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £175 | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £681 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.94% | +18.48% | +27.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £769 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | - | £676 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.45 | £6.57 | £30.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.90 | - | £54.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.78 | £11.87 | £56.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.36% | -78.92% | +11.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.65 | £57.33 | £60.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.08 | £57.36 | £72.98 |
| South West median hourly rate | £58.75 | £28.50 | £61.10 |
| % change year-on-year | +106.14% | -53.36% | +25.32% |
All General Skills
Dorset
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 Dorset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 62 | 76 | 106 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 63.27% | 46.06% | 49.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 43 | 33 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £193 | £241 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £325 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £438 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -20.45% | +11.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £750 | £676 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £545 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -3.67% | +11.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 33 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.56 | £11.87 | £14.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.78 | £13.69 | £17.79 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.31 | £15.62 | £56.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.98% | -72.25% | +11.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.92 | £47.83 | £61.35 |
| 90th Percentile | £17.79 | £57.33 | £69.08 |
| South West median hourly rate | £60.00 | £46.39 | £60.35 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.34% | -23.13% | +34.98% |
Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing Social Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Dorset.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Dorset
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Skills in Dorset over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Social Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Skills in Dorset.
Social Skills
Contract Job Locations in Dorset
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 Dorset region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | +11 | 19 | £525 | - | 172 |
| Blandford Forum | -1 | 9 | £550 | - | |
| Dorchester | - | 1 | £675 | - | 5 |
| Poole | - | 1 | £700 | - | 12 |
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Social Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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: