Consultant
South West > Somerset
The median Consultant daily rate in Somerset is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 25 | 21 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 1.81% | 3.08% | 2.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.17% | 3.49% | 2.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £490 | £385 | £378 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £475 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £500 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | +25.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £525 | £419 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £569 | £423 |
| South West median daily rate | £575 | £575 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +9.52% | -8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £90.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £70.00 | £50.00 | £77.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -35.28% | +6.55% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Somerset with a recognized job title | 138 | 172 | 178 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 83.13% | 88.21% | 98.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 94 | 121 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £254 | £208 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £313 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £450 | £461 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -2.44% | +2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £757 | £625 | £723 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.48 | £12.25 | £33.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.14 | £12.50 | £46.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.08 | £25.00 | £51.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.68% | -51.82% | +3.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.29 | £48.00 | £64.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.25 | £63.75 | £69.94 |
| South West median hourly rate | £26.96 | £65.00 | £64.15 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.52% | +1.33% | +37.95% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Somerset.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Somerset over the 6 months to 25 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant 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 Consultant within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 25 July 2025. 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 |
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| Bath | -11 | 1 | £500 | - | 6 |
| Street | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 25 July 2025, Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Somerset region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
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:
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