Senior Platform Engineer
South West > Somerset
The median Senior Platform Engineer daily rate in Somerset is £670, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 47 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Platform Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Somerset | 0.50% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £670 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £623 | - | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -27.93% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
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.
| Contract vacancies in Somerset with a recognized job title | 376 | 143 | 201 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.30% | 83.63% | 88.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 187 | 100 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £244 | £261 | £203 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £409 | £323 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £525 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.48% | +16.67% | -2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £639 | £675 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £721 | £617 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -3.85% | -0.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 93 | 5 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.72 | £14.87 | £12.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £18.51 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £21.01 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +173.68% | -15.96% | -50.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £60.00 | £40.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £67.50 | £58.60 |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.50 | £32.50 | £56.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.92% | -41.96% | -10.48% |
Senior Platform Engineer
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 Senior Platform Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 9 July 2026. 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 |
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| Yeovil | - | 1 | £670 | - | |
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Senior Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 9 July 2026, Senior Platform Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Somerset region featuring Senior Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Platform Engineer Skill Set
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: