IT Support Contracts in Somerset

IT Support
South West > Somerset

The median IT Support daily rate in Somerset is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 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
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 23 28
Rank change year-on-year +4 +5 -4
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an IT Support 10 5 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 5.65% 2.60% 1.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.62% 2.99% 1.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 3
10th Percentile - - £146
25th Percentile - £188 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £195 £165
Median % change year-on-year -28.21% +18.18% -1.49%
75th Percentile - £203 £184
90th Percentile £199 - £191
South West median daily rate £210 £195 £180
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £16.00 -
South West median hourly rate £18.26 £13.85 £15.90
% change year-on-year +31.81% -12.89% -2.71%

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 151 167 181
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.31% 86.98% 97.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 121 126
10th Percentile £215 £200 £176
25th Percentile £368 £275 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £450 £460
Median % change year-on-year +15.56% -2.17% -
75th Percentile £675 £600 £621
90th Percentile £745 £638 £715
South West median daily rate £500 £508 £525
% change year-on-year -1.48% -3.33% +1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 9 27
10th Percentile £14.87 - £31.94
25th Percentile £18.51 £12.50 £41.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £16.00 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year +57.19% -69.17% +3.78%
75th Percentile £60.00 £47.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £62.50 £67.47
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year -62.74% +8.00% +15.74%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Somerset

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Somerset

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Somerset

IT Support
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 within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 28 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
Bath -5 4 £140 -28.21% 1
Yeovil - 4 £225 - 1
Portishead - 2 - -
IT Support
South West

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, IT Support 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 in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
1 6 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 5 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (40.00%) Windows
3 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 4 (40.00%) A+ Certification
3 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (40.00%) ITIL
3 4 (40.00%) Asset Management
3 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 4 (40.00%) Mac OS
4 2 (20.00%) Line Management
4 2 (20.00%) Police
5 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (10.00%) GDPR
5 1 (10.00%) Traceability Matrix
5 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (10.00%) Impact Assessments
5 1 (10.00%) Business Process Improvement
5 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
5 1 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (10.00%) Data Protection
5 1 (10.00%) Agile
5 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
5 1 (10.00%) PRINCE2
5 1 (10.00%) Configuration Management

IT Support 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:

Applications
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Police
4 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 4 (40.00%) Mac OS
1 4 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 5 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Asset Management
3 4 (40.00%) ITIL
4 2 (20.00%) Line Management
5 1 (10.00%) Agile
5 1 (10.00%) Business Process Improvement
5 1 (10.00%) Configuration Management
5 1 (10.00%) Data Protection
5 1 (10.00%) Impact Assessments
5 1 (10.00%) PRINCE2
5 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
5 1 (10.00%) Project Management
5 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
5 1 (10.00%) Traceability Matrix
5 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) A+ Certification
1 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft