Accountant Contract Job Trends in Taunton

Accountant
Somerset > Taunton

The median Accountant daily rate in Taunton is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
11 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Accountant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Taunton 2.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £263 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 - -
75th Percentile £288 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Somerset median daily rate £338 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Taunton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Taunton. 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 Taunton with a recognized job title 86 17 33
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.73% 100.00% 94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 16 27
10th Percentile £405 £535 £425
25th Percentile £431 £615 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £713 £588
Median % change year-on-year -36.84% +21.28% -12.96%
75th Percentile £650 £879 £600
90th Percentile £730 £950 £613
Somerset median daily rate £523 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -0.48% +16.67% -2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £12.50
Median hourly rate - £12.45 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year - -4.23% -
75th Percentile - - £14.25
90th Percentile - - £15.60
Somerset median hourly rate £57.50 £21.01 £25.00
% change year-on-year +173.68% -15.96% -50.74%

Accountant Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton

For the 6 months to 11 July 2026, Accountant 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 Taunton region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ERP

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
Accountant jobs