Drivers' Licence
South West > Somerset
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 27 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 31 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -2 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Driving Licence | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Somerset | 0.49% | 0.61% | 1.09% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.56% | 2.17% | 4.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £147 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £154 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £163 | £180 | £167 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.44% | +8.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £182 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £190 |
| South West median daily rate | £170 | £160 | £225 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -28.89% | -18.18% |
All Generic Skills
Somerset
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 | 64 | 46 | 43 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 31.07% | 28.05% | 23.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 43 | 27 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £183 | £168 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £369 | £409 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £575 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.83% | +6.88% | -10.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £643 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £770 | £652 |
| South West median daily rate | £533 | £549 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.01% | -0.18% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +84.21% |
| South West median hourly rate | £33.50 | £60.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.63% | -3.20% | +4.17% |
Driving Licence
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Driving Licence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
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Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Driving Licence.
Driving Licence
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Driving Licence.
Driving Licence
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 Driving Licence within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | +5 | 1 | £163 | -9.44% | 5 |
| Driving Licence South West |
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