1st Line Support Contracts in Somerset

First Line Support
South West > Somerset

The median First Line Support daily rate in Somerset is £120 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 31 31
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 +2
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 1 2 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 0.48% 0.98% 2.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.99% 2.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - - £146
25th Percentile - £213 £189
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £120 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year -46.67% - +48.76%
75th Percentile - £238 £238
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £155 £138 £130
% change year-on-year +12.73% +5.77% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Somerset. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Somerset with a recognized job title 191 202 196
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.27% 98.54% 97.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 153 136
10th Percentile £172 £201 £225
25th Percentile £273 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £488 £427
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +14.17% -5.90%
75th Percentile £580 £650 £525
90th Percentile £609 £723 £590
South West median daily rate £515 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -1.90% +5.00% +8.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 17 10
10th Percentile £12.28 £17.60 £38.81
25th Percentile £15.23 £32.40 £47.13
Median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +0.50% +14.37%
75th Percentile £40.00 £60.13 £54.69
90th Percentile £48.00 £75.70 £58.96
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £47.25
% change year-on-year -15.38% +37.57% +11.18%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings that featured 1st Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support in Somerset

1st Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support in Somerset.

Daily rate trend for 1st Line Support in Somerset

1st Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support in Somerset.

Hourly rate trend for 1st Line Support in Somerset

1st Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Support within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 6 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
Bridgwater - 1 £120 -
1st Line Support
South West

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, 1st Line Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Somerset region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory