Public Sector Contracts in Somerset

Public Sector
South West > Somerset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 9 9
Rank change year-on-year -6 0 +3
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 14 27 33
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 7.04% 13.17% 16.18%
As % of the General category 12.50% 23.68% 28.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 20 26
10th Percentile £228 £178 £276
25th Percentile £275 £348 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £532 £411 £425
Median % change year-on-year +29.36% -3.24% -10.53%
75th Percentile £588 £642 £529
90th Percentile £613 £685 £597
South West median daily rate £570 £568 £475
% change year-on-year +0.44% +19.47% -3.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £40.00 -
South West median hourly rate £16.06 £40.00 £63.50
% change year-on-year -59.85% -37.01% +262.86%

All General Skills
Somerset

Public Sector is in the General Skills 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 common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 112 114 116
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 56.28% 55.61% 56.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 90 83
10th Percentile £221 £162 £272
25th Percentile £398 £363 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £647 £538
90th Percentile £606 £724 £625
South West median daily rate £525 £540 £486
% change year-on-year -2.78% +11.05% +4.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 9 6
10th Percentile £12.50 £18.05 £48.00
25th Percentile £20.25 £31.25 -
Median hourly rate £25.00 £40.00 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% -19.60% +4.87%
75th Percentile £40.00 £50.00 £54.63
90th Percentile - £64.60 £60.00
South West median hourly rate £45.00 £61.10 £44.50
% change year-on-year -26.35% +37.30% +11.25%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Somerset

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Somerset

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Somerset over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in Somerset

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in Somerset

Public Sector
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 Public Sector within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Taunton +4 4 £600 +14.29%
Bridgwater - 4 £491 -
Yeovil -5 3 £260 -59.22%
Bath -7 1 - -
Portishead - 1 £160 -
Public Sector
South West

Public Sector
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:

Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) DHCP
1 1 (7.14%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Power BI
General
1 6 (42.86%) Finance
2 5 (35.71%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (28.57%) Manufacturing
4 3 (21.43%) Electronics
4 3 (21.43%) Marketing
4 3 (21.43%) Telecoms
5 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (14.29%) Change Manager
1 2 (14.29%) Desktop Engineer
1 2 (14.29%) Support Engineer
2 1 (7.14%) Business Manager
2 1 (7.14%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (7.14%) Deskside Engineer
2 1 (7.14%) Desktop Support
2 1 (7.14%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (7.14%) Digital Project Manager
2 1 (7.14%) Facilities Manager
2 1 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 1 (7.14%) Mechanical Engineer
2 1 (7.14%) Network Engineer
2 1 (7.14%) Network Support
2 1 (7.14%) Network Support Engineer
2 1 (7.14%) Project Manager
2 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
2 1 (7.14%) Senior Technical Support
2 1 (7.14%) Support Technician
2 1 (7.14%) Technical Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Handset
1 1 (7.14%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Windows
2 1 (7.14%) Linux
2 1 (7.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (21.43%) Agile
2 3 (21.43%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (21.43%) Programme Management
2 3 (21.43%) Project Management
3 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (14.29%) Lean Six Sigma
3 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (14.29%) Six Sigma
4 1 (7.14%) ANOVA
4 1 (7.14%) Case Management
4 1 (7.14%) Compliance Management
4 1 (7.14%) Contract Management
4 1 (7.14%) Cost Control
4 1 (7.14%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (7.14%) Scrum
4 1 (7.14%) SEO
4 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Identification
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 2 (14.29%) Degree
3 2 (14.29%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 1 (7.14%) DBS Check
4 1 (7.14%) DV Cleared
4 1 (7.14%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (7.14%) Master's Degree
4 1 (7.14%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (14.29%) SCCM
2 1 (7.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft
1 4 (28.57%) SAP
2 2 (14.29%) McAfee
3 1 (7.14%) Foundry
3 1 (7.14%) VMware