Technical Support Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Technical Support
South West > Somerset

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Technical Support daily rate in Somerset.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 29 29
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Support 4 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 2.09% 0.59% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.27% 0.66% 0.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £800 -
South West median daily rate £160 £550 £250
% change year-on-year -70.91% +120.00% -5.21%

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 176 152 173
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.15% 89.94% 96.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 105 112
10th Percentile £186 £203 £143
25th Percentile £254 £263 £216
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £345 £450 £413
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +9.09% -22.35%
75th Percentile £494 £615 £575
90th Percentile £600 £688 £650
South West median daily rate £525 £520 £538
% change year-on-year +0.96% -3.26% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 27
10th Percentile £22.06 - £29.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £12.50 £45.50
Median hourly rate £44.00 £14.50 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year +203.45% -72.06% +3.78%
75th Percentile £60.00 £24.25 £61.30
90th Percentile £62.70 £38.20 £65.00
South West median hourly rate £33.50 £65.00 £56.91
% change year-on-year -48.46% +14.22% -12.45%

Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Technical Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Technical Support job vacancy trend in Somerset

Technical Support
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in Somerset

Technical Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in Somerset.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Support job vacancies in Somerset

Technical Support Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Technical Support 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 Technical Support in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) JDO
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Technical Support 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) JDO
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft