Degree Contracts in Somerset

Academic Degree
South West > Somerset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 25 24
Rank change year-on-year +19 -1 -1
Contract jobs citing Degree 25 5 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 12.08% 2.59% 5.83%
As % of the Qualifications category 30.12% 5.68% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 10
10th Percentile £177 £252 £265
25th Percentile £293 £329 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £532 £465 £394
Median % change year-on-year +14.41% +18.10% +31.25%
75th Percentile £675 £609 £428
90th Percentile £700 £691 £471
South West median daily rate £528 £550 £475
% change year-on-year -4.09% +15.79% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 2
10th Percentile - £35.00 £54.50
25th Percentile - £40.63 £55.63
Median hourly rate £40.00 £50.00 £58.75
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -14.89% +47.50%
75th Percentile - £60.59 £61.88
90th Percentile - £66.94 £63.00
South West median hourly rate £57.44 £65.00 £55.42
% change year-on-year -11.63% +17.29% +26.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Somerset

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 83 88 72
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 40.10% 45.60% 34.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 64 51
10th Percentile £182 £363 £265
25th Percentile £313 £500 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £631 £467
Median % change year-on-year -8.91% +35.17% -1.16%
75th Percentile £622 £704 £532
90th Percentile £643 £749 £711
South West median daily rate £550 £579 £524
% change year-on-year -5.01% +10.60% +10.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 11 4
10th Percentile - £18.50 £43.92
25th Percentile £25.00 £34.38 £47.67
Median hourly rate £32.50 £50.00 £52.38
Median % change year-on-year -35.00% -4.53% +16.39%
75th Percentile £40.00 £65.65 £58.13
90th Percentile - £82.50 £61.50
South West median hourly rate £61.00 £65.00 £63.50
% change year-on-year -6.15% +2.36% +41.11%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Somerset

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Somerset.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Somerset

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Somerset over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Somerset

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Somerset.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Somerset

Degree
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 Degree within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 11 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
Yeovil +1 10 - - 10
Bridgwater - 8 £490 - 28
Bath +3 4 £700 +250.00% 21
Street - 1 £195 - 24
Degree
South West

Degree
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 9 (36.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Primavera
1 1 (4.00%) SAP CO
1 1 (4.00%) SAP FI
1 1 (4.00%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (4.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (4.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (32.00%) DHCP
1 8 (32.00%) DNS
1 8 (32.00%) LAN
1 8 (32.00%) MPLS
1 8 (32.00%) SAN
1 8 (32.00%) WAN
1 8 (32.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (8.00%) Network Security
2 2 (8.00%) Tactical Data Link
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (32.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Git
1 2 (8.00%) JIRA
1 2 (8.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 14 (56.00%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (52.00%) Social Skills
3 10 (40.00%) Aerospace
4 3 (12.00%) Finance
4 3 (12.00%) Legal
4 3 (12.00%) Manufacturing
5 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
6 1 (4.00%) General Ledger
6 1 (4.00%) Marketing
6 1 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (32.00%) Analyst
1 8 (32.00%) Infrastructure Analyst
1 8 (32.00%) IT Analyst
1 8 (32.00%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
2 2 (8.00%) Commercial Officer
2 2 (8.00%) Consultant
2 2 (8.00%) Developer
2 2 (8.00%) Security Engineer
2 2 (8.00%) Software Developer
2 2 (8.00%) Support Engineer
3 1 (4.00%) 2nd Line Support
3 1 (4.00%) Desktop Engineer
3 1 (4.00%) Desktop Support
3 1 (4.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 1 (4.00%) Mobile Engineer
3 1 (4.00%) SAP CO Consultant
3 1 (4.00%) SAP Consultant
3 1 (4.00%) SAP FI Consultant
3 1 (4.00%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
3 1 (4.00%) Site Controller
Miscellaneous
1 9 (36.00%) Data Centre
2 8 (32.00%) Client/Server
2 8 (32.00%) Clustering
3 2 (8.00%) Operational Technology
3 2 (8.00%) SCADA
4 1 (4.00%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (4.00%) Animation
4 1 (4.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 11 (44.00%) Windows
2 8 (32.00%) Unix
3 2 (8.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Asset Management
2 9 (36.00%) Decision-Making
3 8 (32.00%) Application Packaging
3 8 (32.00%) Business Transformation
3 8 (32.00%) Capacity Management
3 8 (32.00%) Capacity Planning
3 8 (32.00%) Data Migration
3 8 (32.00%) Data Protection
3 8 (32.00%) Migration
3 8 (32.00%) Network Management
3 8 (32.00%) Server Management
4 4 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (16.00%) Project Management
5 3 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (12.00%) Validation
6 2 (8.00%) Agile
6 2 (8.00%) Project Planning
6 2 (8.00%) Scrum
6 2 (8.00%) Software Engineering
6 2 (8.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (32.00%) PowerShell
2 2 (8.00%) Java
3 1 (4.00%) Python
3 1 (4.00%) R
3 1 (4.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (16.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (16.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (8.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (4.00%) PMP
3 1 (4.00%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) GDPR
1 2 (8.00%) ISA99
1 2 (8.00%) NIST
1 2 (8.00%) NIST 800
2 1 (4.00%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (36.00%) Active Directory
2 8 (32.00%) Virtual Servers
2 8 (32.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (32.00%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft Clustering
1 8 (32.00%) Nagios
1 8 (32.00%) NetBackup
1 8 (32.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (32.00%) Hitachi
1 8 (32.00%) NetApp
1 8 (32.00%) VMware
2 6 (24.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (8.00%) LogRhythm
3 2 (8.00%) SAP
4 1 (4.00%) Foundry