The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Taunton requiring Data Lake skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Data Lake 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
6
11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton
40.00%
25.00%
32.35%
Number of daily rates quoted
9
4
10
10th Percentile
£540
-
£643
25th Percentile
£600
£550
£672
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£710
£575
£723
Median % change year-on-year
+23.48%
-20.42%
-3.67%
75th Percentile
£715
£600
£749
90th Percentile
£718
-
£750
Somerset median daily rate
£513
£425
£625
% change year-on-year
+20.59%
-32.00%
+25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
Median hourly rate
-
-
£11.87
Somerset median hourly rate
£63.00
-
£46.00
% change year-on-year
-
-
-8.00%
Data Lake Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Lake relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
Data Lake Daily Rate Trend in Taunton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Taunton citing Data Lake.
Data Lake Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton
For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Lake 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 Data Lake.
Data Lake 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:
