Sparx
South West > Somerset
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset requiring knowledge or experience of Sparx products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Sparx over the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Sparx Systems.
| 6 months to 20 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Sparx | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Somerset | 0.71% | - | - |
| As % of the Vendors category | 1.77% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £556 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £563 | - | £470 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -27.69% |
All Vendors
Somerset
Sparx falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Somerset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 113 | 56 | 71 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 40.07% | 46.67% | 36.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 40 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £246 | £172 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £406 | £224 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £481 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.24% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £639 | £603 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 1 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.25 | - | £13.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £21.01 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +173.68% | -47.48% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.50 | £62.50 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +31.58% | -24.60% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Sparx 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 Sparx.
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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 Sparx within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 20 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | - | 2 | £563 | - | 3 |
| Sparx South West |
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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:
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