The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Driving Licence in contract job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Driving Licence over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Driving Licence falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Somerset.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
53
52
65
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset
38.13%
25.62%
31.40%
Number of daily rates quoted
35
22
51
10th Percentile
£333
£138
£180
25th Percentile
£478
£343
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£625
£500
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+25.00%
-4.76%
+23.53%
75th Percentile
£675
£570
£675
90th Percentile
-
£606
£700
South West median daily rate
£535
£545
£550
% change year-on-year
-1.83%
-0.91%
+10.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
13
4
10th Percentile
-
£12.10
£16.93
25th Percentile
-
£12.50
£17.94
Median hourly rate
£21.01
£40.00
£25.75
Median % change year-on-year
-47.48%
+55.34%
-48.24%
75th Percentile
-
-
£37.81
90th Percentile
-
-
£45.13
South West median hourly rate
£50.00
£45.00
£9.80
% change year-on-year
+11.11%
+359.18%
-80.30%
Driving Licence Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings citing Driving Licence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Driving Licence Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Driving Licence in Somerset.
Driving Licence Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Driving Licence in Somerset.
Driving Licence Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Driving Licence also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Driving Licence.
Driving Licence 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:
