The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Taunton requiring Big Data skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Big Data over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Big Data falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Taunton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
10
4
7
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton
45.45%
12.90%
22.58%
Number of daily rates quoted
10
4
6
10th Percentile
£595
-
£681
25th Percentile
£620
£550
£703
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£693
£575
£728
Median % change year-on-year
+20.43%
-20.96%
+27.74%
75th Percentile
£715
£600
£749
90th Percentile
£717
-
£750
Somerset median daily rate
£531
£450
£461
% change year-on-year
+18.06%
-2.44%
-2.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
Median hourly rate
-
-
£11.87
Somerset median hourly rate
-
-
£40.40
% change year-on-year
-
-
-19.21%
Big Data Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Job postings citing Big Data as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
Big Data Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Taunton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Big Data in Taunton.
Big Data Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Taunton
For the 6 months to 18 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Big Data 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 Big Data.
Big Data 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: