B2B Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Business-to-Business (B2B)
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Somerset citing B2B skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Contract jobs citing B2B 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.88% - 0.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.18% - 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £336 - -
25th Percentile £336 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 - £475
75th Percentile £339 - £488
90th Percentile £340 - -
South West median daily rate £500 - £475
% change year-on-year - - -29.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38.00 - -
Median hourly rate £39.00 - -
75th Percentile £40.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £39.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Somerset

B2B falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Somerset.

6 months to
4 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills 338 158 140
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 74.45% 86.34% 75.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 191 101 92
10th Percentile £263 £160 £200
25th Percentile £450 £225 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £370 £450
Median % change year-on-year +48.65% -17.78% -7.69%
75th Percentile £663 £538 £624
90th Percentile £750 £649 £723
South West median daily rate £540 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +4.85% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 15 6
10th Percentile £19.40 £18.51 £12.50
25th Percentile £53.75 £34.33 £13.25
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year - +204.88% -60.49%
75th Percentile £90.00 £63.75 £41.88
90th Percentile £100.00 £64.20 £57.50
South West median hourly rate £57.35 £25.15 £65.00
% change year-on-year +128.03% -61.31% +8.33%

B2B Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing B2B relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

B2B job vacancy trend in Somerset

B2B Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing B2B.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing B2B

B2B Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing B2B.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing B2B

B2B 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 B2B within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 4 November 2026. 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Taunton - 2 £338 -
B2B
South West

B2B Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.