Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
South West > Somerset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring WSUS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 29 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing WSUS | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Somerset | 0.51% | 0.61% | - |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 3.33% | 3.23% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £388 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
All Systems Management Skills
Somerset
WSUS falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in Somerset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 30 | 31 | 36 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 15.15% | 19.02% | 20.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 13 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £425 | £233 |
| 25th Percentile | £366 | £450 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.39% | - | +0.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £555 | £715 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £855 | £751 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £540 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -1.82% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.50 | £12.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £63.00 | £13.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +384.62% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £64.50 | £15.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £15.90 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £86.00 | £45.00 | £72.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +91.11% | -37.93% | +11.54% |
WSUS
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WSUS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
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Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing WSUS.
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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: