Decision-Making Contracts in Somerset

Decision-Making
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset requiring Decision-Making skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Decision-Making over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 10 33
Rank change year-on-year -5 +23 -7
Contract jobs citing Decision-Making 9 17 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 6.47% 8.37% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.92% 11.04% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 6 1
10th Percentile £344 - -
25th Percentile £406 £490 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £540 £463
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +16.76% -19.39%
75th Percentile £650 £598 £464
90th Percentile £697 £628 -
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £525
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 8 0
Median hourly rate - £40.00 -
South West median hourly rate £69.35 £40.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +73.38% -38.46% +34.66%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Somerset

Decision-Making 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 130 154 186
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 93.53% 75.86% 89.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 86 140
10th Percentile £263 £159 £234
25th Percentile £413 £397 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £675 £597 £664
90th Percentile £775 £613 £724
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £549
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.37% +9.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 29 16
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.50 £17.38
25th Percentile - - £32.11
Median hourly rate £18.51 £25.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.96% -50.00% +0.50%
75th Percentile - £40.00 £61.09
90th Percentile - £50.65 £76.84
South West median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £61.50
% change year-on-year +26.00% -18.70% +26.16%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings citing Decision-Making as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for Decision-Making in Somerset

Decision-Making
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Decision-Making in Somerset.

Daily rate trend for Decision-Making in Somerset

Decision-Making
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in Somerset over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Decision-Making in Somerset

Decision-Making
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Decision-Making in Somerset.

Hourly rate trend for Decision-Making in Somerset

Decision-Making
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 Decision-Making within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 1 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
Bath -3 5 £600 - 44
Bridgwater +2 3 £250 -52.83% 2
Decision-Making
South West

Decision-Making
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:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (44.44%) AWS
2 2 (22.22%) Azure
2 2 (22.22%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) BGP
1 2 (22.22%) Firewall
1 2 (22.22%) MPLS
1 2 (22.22%) OSPF
1 2 (22.22%) SD-WAN
1 2 (22.22%) VLAN
1 2 (22.22%) VPN
1 2 (22.22%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (22.22%) GIS
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (22.22%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Tech for Good
4 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
4 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Architect
2 2 (22.22%) Business Architect
2 2 (22.22%) Developer
2 2 (22.22%) GIS Developer
2 2 (22.22%) Network Architect
2 2 (22.22%) Python Developer
2 2 (22.22%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Digital Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) DV Cleared Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Lead
3 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Senior
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (22.22%) PostGIS
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Cloud Native
1 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (11.11%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Business Analysis
1 3 (33.33%) Business Case
1 3 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
1 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (33.33%) Project Management
2 2 (22.22%) Budget Management
2 2 (22.22%) Business Development
2 2 (22.22%) Change Management
2 2 (22.22%) ETL
2 2 (22.22%) IT Governance
2 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2
2 2 (22.22%) Process Management
2 2 (22.22%) Roadmaps
2 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (22.22%) Strategic Roadmap
2 2 (22.22%) Supplier Management
2 2 (22.22%) Time Management
2 2 (22.22%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Security Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) DV Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 2 (22.22%) AWS Certification
3 2 (22.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 2 (22.22%) Azure Certification
3 2 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (22.22%) CCIE
3 2 (22.22%) CCNP
3 2 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (22.22%) JNCIE
3 2 (22.22%) JNCIP
4 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Docker
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Cisco
1 2 (22.22%) ESRI
1 2 (22.22%) Fortinet
1 2 (22.22%) Google
1 2 (22.22%) Juniper
1 2 (22.22%) Palo Alto
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) SAP