Computer Science
Somerset > Taunton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Taunton requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Computer Science | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Taunton | - | - | 1.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 1.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £715 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £730 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £745 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Somerset median daily rate | - | £400 | £730 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -45.21% | +108.57% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Taunton
Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Taunton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 11 | 30 | 53 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton | 100.00% | 96.77% | 96.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 25 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £520 | £550 | £469 |
| 25th Percentile | £605 | £569 | £602 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £743 | £600 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.75% | -11.11% | +31.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £900 | £606 | £724 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,015 | £620 | £799 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.48 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.50 | £16.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £12.45 | £13.00 | £18.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.23% | -28.77% | -2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £14.25 | £19.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £15.60 | £19.43 |
| Somerset median hourly rate | £18.51 | £25.00 | £50.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.96% | -50.74% | +1.50% |
Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
