The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cloud Native in contract job vacancies in Taunton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cloud Native over the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cloud Native falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Taunton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
14
1
9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton
56.00%
4.17%
26.47%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
1
9
10th Percentile
£500
-
£580
25th Percentile
£550
£663
£613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£675
£677
Median % change year-on-year
-11.11%
-0.22%
+200.67%
75th Percentile
£715
£688
£750
90th Percentile
-
-
£751
Somerset median daily rate
£438
£563
£550
% change year-on-year
-22.22%
+2.27%
+29.41%
Cloud Native Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cloud Native relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
Cloud Native Daily Rate Trend in Taunton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Taunton citing Cloud Native.
Cloud Native Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton
For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cloud Native 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 Taunton region with a requirement for Cloud Native.
Cloud Native 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:
