The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Web Services skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Web Services falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Somerset.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
21
32
53
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset
10.99%
18.60%
29.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
17
29
10th Percentile
£413
£400
£361
25th Percentile
£433
£425
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-
+10.00%
-12.97%
75th Percentile
£624
£638
£650
90th Percentile
£649
£642
£734
South West median daily rate
£540
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-1.82%
+4.76%
-4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
9
10th Percentile
£60.15
-
£46.14
25th Percentile
£60.38
£42.50
£48.32
Median hourly rate
£61.50
£45.00
£51.89
Median % change year-on-year
+36.67%
-13.28%
+3.78%
75th Percentile
£63.38
£47.50
£55.47
90th Percentile
£64.05
-
-
South West median hourly rate
£65.00
£66.50
£51.89
% change year-on-year
-2.26%
+28.16%
-20.17%
Web Services Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Web Services relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Web Services Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Web Services.
Web Services Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Web Services.
Web Services 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 Web Services within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 29 November 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
Web Services Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Web Services also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Web Services.
Web Services 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:
