Social Skills Job Trends in Blandford Forum

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Dorset > Blandford Forum

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in permanent job vacancies in Blandford Forum. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 25 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Social Skills 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Blandford Forum 9.09% - 28.57%
As % of the General category 16.67% - 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,000 - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 - £52,500
75th Percentile £39,000 - £58,750
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median annual salary £41,250 £40,000 £54,439
% change year-on-year +3.13% -26.52% -11.12%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Blandford Forum.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6 7 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blandford Forum 54.55% 77.78% 28.57%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £44,550 - -
25th Percentile £55,875 - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,500 - £52,500
75th Percentile £97,875 - £58,750
90th Percentile £109,650 - -
Dorset median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.81% -10.64%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Blandford Forum

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Blandford Forum.

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Blandford Forum

Social Skills
Salary Trend in Blandford Forum

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blandford Forum citing Social Skills.

Salary 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Commissioning Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CCTV
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management