The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Taunton requiring AWS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited AWS over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
AWS falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Taunton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills
1
8
18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton
6.25%
24.24%
36.73%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
4
17
10th Percentile
-
-
£599
25th Percentile
-
£550
£625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£710
£575
£685
Median % change year-on-year
+23.48%
-16.06%
+31.73%
75th Percentile
-
£600
£725
90th Percentile
-
-
£750
Somerset median daily rate
£450
£475
£513
% change year-on-year
-5.26%
-7.32%
+13.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
3
0
Median hourly rate
-
£13.00
-
Somerset median hourly rate
£65.00
£13.00
£42.40
% change year-on-year
+400.00%
-69.34%
+97.20%
AWS Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Job postings citing AWS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
AWS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Taunton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing AWS in Taunton.
AWS Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Taunton
For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing AWS also mentioned 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 Taunton region with a requirement for AWS.
AWS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Taunton 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:
