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 28 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 28 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 19 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +9 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 1.80% | 3.17% | 2.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.16% | 3.61% | 2.14% |
| 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 | £598 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.77% | +13.81% | -8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £90.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £70.00 | £50.00 | £78.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -35.90% | +7.59% |
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 | 139 | 166 | 187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 83.23% | 87.83% | 97.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 92 | 118 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £208 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £313 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £450 | £461 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.78% | -2.44% | +2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £600 | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | £769 | £625 | £715 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +2.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.48 | £12.33 | £31.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.14 | £12.50 | £39.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.08 | £32.50 | £51.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.98% | -37.13% | +3.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.29 | £48.00 | £64.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.25 | £65.63 | £68.09 |
| South West median hourly rate | £26.28 | £65.00 | £63.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.57% | +3.17% | +30.23% |
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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 28 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 28 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 | -10 | 1 | £500 | - | 5 |
| Street | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 28 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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