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Sports players demand is falling in Dorset.
ONS recorded 6 new online adverts for sports players in Dorset in Q4 2025. That is 25.0% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Dorset for the broader culture, media and sports occupations is £28,100.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Sports players hiring demand
New online job adverts for sports players in Dorset
Comparable observations are not available for this range.
6
Oct 2025 · Dorset
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for culture, media and sports occupations in Dorset
Advertised pay is 0.4% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£28,100
Jan 2025 · Dorset
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 61.8% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 58.1% | |
| 3 | Sports and Physical Education | 32.2% | |
| 4 | Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance | 27.9% | |
| 5 | Marketing and Sales | 26.5% | |
| 6 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 22.0% | |
| 7 | Information Technology and Programming | 21.4% | |
| 8 | Sports and Recreation | 19.5% | |
| 9 | Risk and Safety | 19.4% | |
| 10 | Organizational Development | 18.6% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.8 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 72.9% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 6.1% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 5.2% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 3.9% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 11.8% |
Dorset compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
An aligned ONS comparison is unavailable for this location.
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 58 | |
| 2 | Somerset | 13 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 13 | |
| 4 | Leeds | 11 | |
| 5 | West Northamptonshire | 9 | |
| 6 | Manchester | 9 | |
| 7 | Glasgow City | 9 | |
| 8 | Chichester | 8 | |
| 9 | City of Edinburgh | 7 | |
| 10 | Cherwell | 7 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Culture, media and sports occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry City and Strabane | £62,400 | |
| 2 | Broadland | £53,700 | |
| 3 | Elmbridge | £50,900 | |
| 4 | Redcar and Cleveland | £47,800 | |
| 5 | Rother | £45,900 | |
| 6 | Dover | £45,500 | |
| 7 | Blaenau Gwent | £44,200 | |
| 8 | Flintshire | £43,800 | |
| 9 | Newport | £43,200 | |
| 10 | Brentwood | £43,100 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 343) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sports coaches, instructors and officials Sports official · Golf coach · Swim coach — 49.4% of group adverts | 1,556 | -28.9% | |
| 2 | Fitness and wellbeing instructors Fitness instructor · Yoga tutor · Yoga teacher — 46.7% of group adverts | 1,470 | +17.5% | |
| 3 | Sports playersYou’re viewing this Player · Event rider · Show jumper — 3.9% of group adverts | 123 | -44.3% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.