Financial
Somerset > Taunton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Taunton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
26 |
- |
3 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+12 |
| Contract jobs citing Finance |
3 |
0 |
8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Taunton |
3.41% |
- |
22.86% |
| As % of the General category |
7.50% |
- |
36.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£301 |
- |
£578 |
| 25th Percentile |
£359 |
- |
£588 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
- |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£559 |
- |
£856 |
| 90th Percentile |
£614 |
- |
£1,100 |
| Somerset median daily rate |
£550 |
£650 |
£541 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.38% |
+20.15% |
+3.05% |
Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Taunton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
40 |
5 |
22 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton |
45.45% |
29.41% |
62.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
22 |
5 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£608 |
£566 |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
- |
£572 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£620 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-23.39% |
+3.33% |
-11.21% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£710 |
£613 |
| 90th Percentile |
£730 |
£974 |
£894 |
| Somerset median daily rate |
£516 |
£625 |
£515 |
| % change year-on-year |
-17.40% |
+21.36% |
+0.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£12.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£14.85 |
- |
£13.00 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£14.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£15.60 |
| Somerset median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£14.42 |
£25.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+246.74% |
-42.32% |
-45.76% |
Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Taunton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Taunton citing Finance.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Taunton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Taunton over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Taunton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Taunton citing Finance.
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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:
