Designer Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Designer
South West > Somerset

The median Designer daily rate in Somerset is £447, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 30 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Designer 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.97% 1.22% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% 1.32% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 - -
South West median daily rate £600 £600 £433
% change year-on-year - +38.73% -11.28%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 195 151 175
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 92.07% 95.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 101 114
10th Percentile £208 £205 £143
25th Percentile £261 £263 £223
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £450 £430
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +4.65% -21.82%
75th Percentile £538 £623 £575
90th Percentile £600 £688 £646
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £526
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.99% +0.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 26
10th Percentile £23.09 - £30.00
25th Percentile £30.70 £12.50 £45.25
Median hourly rate £40.54 £13.00 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year +211.85% -74.95% +15.31%
75th Percentile £52.25 £15.00 £62.11
90th Percentile £61.80 £15.90 £65.00
South West median hourly rate £40.00 £65.00 £59.68
% change year-on-year -38.46% +8.91% -8.18%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Designer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Designer job vacancy trend in Somerset

Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Somerset

Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Somerset

Designer
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 Designer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 29 December 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
Yeovil - 1 - - 1
Bath - 1 £447 - 9
Designer
South West

Designer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Designer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Somerset region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Foundry
1 1 (50.00%) Instructional Design
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Scorecard
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning

Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Instructional Design
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Scorecard
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Foundry