Break/Fix Contracts in Somerset

Break/Fix
South West > Somerset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for Break/Fix skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Break/Fix over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs citing Break/Fix 3 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 1.47% - 1.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.91% - 2.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £210
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.00%
75th Percentile - - £215
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £110 £200 £200
% change year-on-year -45.00% - +42.86%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Somerset

Break/Fix is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 157 182 172
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 76.96% 90.55% 85.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 135 117
10th Percentile £176 £248 £268
25th Percentile £396 £393 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £525
90th Percentile £615 £738 £596
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 17 10
10th Percentile £12.50 £17.60 £38.81
25th Percentile - £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 £50.65 £75.70 £58.96
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £48.75
% change year-on-year -8.33% +23.08% +12.06%

Break/Fix
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings citing Break/Fix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for Break/Fix in Somerset

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in Somerset.

Daily rate trend for Break/Fix in Somerset

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in Somerset.

Hourly rate trend for Break/Fix in Somerset

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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 Break/Fix within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 7 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 - 2 - - 1
Break/Fix
South West

Break/Fix
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 3 (100.00%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Desktop Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 3 (100.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 3 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Network Management
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Server Management
1 3 (100.00%) Software Deployment
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory