Synthetic Environment Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Synthetic Environment
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Synthetic Environment skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Synthetic Environment 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 1.15% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.62% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52.50 - -
Median hourly rate £55.00 - -
75th Percentile £57.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -0.38%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Somerset

Synthetic Environment falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Somerset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 247 139 160
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 71.18% 92.67% 76.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 85 91
10th Percentile £350 £263 £200
25th Percentile £413 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £675 £600
90th Percentile £675 £775 £613
South West median daily rate £525 £514 £525
% change year-on-year +2.19% -2.14% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 17 30
10th Percentile £24.80 £14.42 £12.50
25th Percentile £50.00 - -
Median hourly rate £57.50 £18.51 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +210.64% -25.96% -50.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 - £40.00
90th Percentile - - £61.88
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £48.46 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.65% -11.89% -8.33%

Synthetic Environment
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Synthetic Environment job vacancy trend in Somerset

Synthetic Environment
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Synthetic Environment.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Synthetic Environment

Synthetic Environment
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 Synthetic Environment within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Yeovil - 4 - - 2
Synthetic Environment
South West

Synthetic Environment
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 4 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared