Data Analysis Contracts in Somerset

Data Analysis
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset requiring Data Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 16 29
Rank change year-on-year -4 +13 +2
Contract jobs citing Data Analysis 6 11 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 3.97% 5.39% 1.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.29% 7.01% 1.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile £223 - -
25th Percentile £318 £550 £138
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £618 £600 £145
Median % change year-on-year +2.92% +313.79% -71.84%
75th Percentile £942 £650 £153
90th Percentile £1,067 - -
South West median daily rate £475 £519 £475
% change year-on-year -8.43% +9.21% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 9 1
Median hourly rate - £25.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - -50.00% +0.50%
South West median hourly rate - £25.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - -61.54% +36.84%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Somerset

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 140 157 172
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 92.72% 76.96% 91.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 89 130
10th Percentile £263 £198 £202
25th Percentile £410 £406 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £675 £600 £675
90th Percentile £775 £625 £738
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 29 15
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.50 £23.60
25th Percentile - - £34.95
Median hourly rate £18.51 £25.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.96% -50.00% +0.50%
75th Percentile - £40.00 £62.06
90th Percentile - £50.65 £77.97
South West median hourly rate £58.75 £55.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +6.82% -8.33% +24.03%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings citing Data Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analysis in Somerset

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in Somerset.

Daily rate trend for Data Analysis in Somerset

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Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in Somerset over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analysis in Somerset

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in Somerset.

Hourly rate trend for Data Analysis 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 Data Analysis within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 19 May 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
Bridgwater - 2 £370 -
Taunton - 2 £983 - 1
Bath -9 1 - - 4
Data Analysis
South West

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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 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (16.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (16.67%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Power BI
2 1 (16.67%) Oracle Reports
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Head of AI
1 2 (33.33%) Head of Data Science
2 1 (16.67%) Business Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Data Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
1 1 (16.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Data Science
2 2 (33.33%) EAM
2 2 (33.33%) Exploratory Data Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 2 (33.33%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) A/B Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Active Listening
3 1 (16.67%) Business Case
3 1 (16.67%) Business Process Modelling
3 1 (16.67%) Business Transformation
3 1 (16.67%) DataOps
3 1 (16.67%) Decision Tree
3 1 (16.67%) Deep Learning
3 1 (16.67%) ERP
3 1 (16.67%) Generative AI
3 1 (16.67%) Line Management
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Random Forest
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) C++
1 2 (33.33%) Python
1 2 (33.33%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Oracle
2 1 (16.67%) Salesforce