IT Support Specialist
South West > Somerset
The median IT Support Specialist daily rate in Somerset is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 23 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an IT Support Specialist | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 1.14% | 1.11% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.34% | 1.27% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £188 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £225 | £195 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £238 | £203 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £225 | £475 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.63% | +18.75% | +247.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £16.00 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £34.34 | £16.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +114.63% | - | - |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Somerset with a recognized job title | 149 | 157 | 181 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 84.66% | 87.22% | 97.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 93 | 117 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £205 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £281 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £450 | £460 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.89% | -2.17% | +2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £588 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £746 | £625 | £715 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -2.38% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.48 | - | £31.71 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.14 | £12.50 | £46.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.08 | £16.00 | £51.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.25% | -69.17% | +3.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.29 | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.25 | £62.50 | £68.70 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £65.50 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.60% | +6.50% | +23.00% |
IT Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings that featured IT Support Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
IT Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Specialist job vacancies in Somerset.
IT Support Specialist
DemandTrendContract 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 IT Support Specialist within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 19 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Yeovil | - | 2 | £225 | - | 1 |
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IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 19 August 2025, IT Support Specialist contract job roles required 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 featuring IT Support Specialist in the job title.
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IT Support Specialist Skill Set
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:
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