Influencing Skills Contract Job Trends in Taunton
Influencing Skills
Somerset > Taunton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Taunton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 12 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Taunton | 3.74% | 3.57% | - |
| As % of the General category | 7.69% | 7.69% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £560 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £600 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Somerset median daily rate | £570 | £613 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +53.13% | -27.27% |
All General Skills
Taunton
Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing general skills in Taunton.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing general skills | 52 | 13 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Taunton | 48.60% | 46.43% | 66.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 9 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £312 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £500 | £519 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £600 | £638 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | -5.88% | -3.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £732 | £791 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £830 | £1,100 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £525 | £379 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.61% | -31.14% | +2.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.85 | - | - |
| Somerset median hourly rate | £62.25 | £63.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.19% | +152.00% | -45.76% |
Influencing Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Influencing Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
Influencing Skills Daily Rate Trend in Taunton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Taunton citing Influencing Skills.
Influencing Skills Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
General
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Sector | 100.0% | 4 |