Switch Engineer
South West > Somerset
The median Switch Engineer daily rate in Somerset is £633, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 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 11 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Switch Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 1.20% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.41% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £616 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £633 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £649 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £633 | - | £425 |
All Contract 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.
| Contract vacancies in Somerset with a recognized job title | 142 | 201 | 176 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.54% | 89.73% | 98.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 98 | 125 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £205 | £203 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £313 | £372 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £450 | £469 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -4.00% | +10.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £588 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £604 | £723 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 33 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.87 | £12.30 | £33.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £15.50 | £37.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.01 | £25.00 | £51.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.96% | -51.46% | +3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £40.00 | £60.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £58.60 | £69.74 |
| South West median hourly rate | £46.73 | £55.00 | £64.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.04% | -14.06% | +37.63% |
Switch Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings that featured Switch Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Switch 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 Switch Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 11 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | - | 2 | £633 | - | 1 |
| Switch Engineer South West |
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Switch Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 11 June 2025, Switch Engineer 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 Switch Engineer in the job title.
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Switch Engineer 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: