Technical Support
South West > Somerset
The median Technical Support daily rate in Somerset is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 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 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | 16 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Support | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 3.05% | 3.43% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.68% | 3.92% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £225 | £413 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £445 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.82% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £275 | £478 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £263 | £153 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | +71.57% | -27.14% | -44.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £13.00 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | - | £13.00 | - |
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 | 136 | 153 | 179 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 82.93% | 87.43% | 97.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 111 | 129 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £208 | £202 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £297 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £599 | £629 |
| 90th Percentile | £733 | £625 | £723 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.48 | £12.45 | £31.71 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.14 | £12.50 | £37.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.08 | £16.00 | £51.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.25% | -68.93% | +3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.29 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.25 | £69.00 | £68.70 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £65.00 | £64.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.31% | +1.56% | +31.29% |
Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings that featured Technical Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Technical Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Support in Somerset.
Technical Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Support in Somerset.
Technical Support
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 Technical Support within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 4 August 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 |
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| Bath | - | 4 | £250 | - | |
| Portishead | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Technical Support South West |
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Technical Support Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, Technical Support 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 Technical Support in the job title.
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Technical Support 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:
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