Military Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Military
South West > Somerset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 32 26
Rank change year-on-year +1 -6 +8
Contract jobs citing Military 1 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.55% 0.53% 2.63%
As % of the General category 1.08% 0.95% 5.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £350 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £450 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £558 £638 £554
% change year-on-year -12.55% +15.12% +5.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £48.32
Median hourly rate - - £51.89
75th Percentile - - £55.47
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £52.67 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -18.97% +8.33% -7.69%

All General Skills
Somerset

Military falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Somerset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 93 105 97
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 51.38% 55.56% 51.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 71 64
10th Percentile £185 £210 £158
25th Percentile £225 £281 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -34.55% +2.23% -2.98%
75th Percentile £495 £649 £618
90th Percentile £649 £830 £711
South West median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 14
10th Percentile - - £23.45
25th Percentile £61.50 - £35.00
Median hourly rate £63.00 £25.00 £46.09
Median % change year-on-year +152.00% -45.76% -11.37%
75th Percentile £64.50 - £55.47
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £24.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -56.36% - -8.33%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Military relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Military job vacancy trend in Somerset

Military
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Military.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Military

Military
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Military.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Military

Military
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 Military within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
Taunton - 1 £400 - 1
Military
South West

Military
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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) HP