Big Data
South West > Somerset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Big Data skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 23 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Big Data | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Somerset | 0.30% | 1.43% | - |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 1.45% | 9.09% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £436 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £472 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £597 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £629 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £644 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.56% | +43.06% | -21.74% |
All Database & BI Skills
Somerset
Big Data falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Somerset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 69 | 22 | 21 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 20.54% | 15.71% | 10.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 19 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £401 | £245 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £411 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +11.11% | -16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £532 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £655 | £595 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | - | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £44.00 | £68.75 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.00% | +71.88% | -38.46% |
Big Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Big Data relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Big Data
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Big Data.
Big Data
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 Big Data within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 5 May 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | -3 | 1 | £525 | +23.53% | 1 |
| Big Data South West |
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Big Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: