National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Somerset > Taunton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Taunton requiring NIST 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.
| 6 months to 15 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NIST | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Taunton | 4.00% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 16.67% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| Somerset median daily rate | £550 | £650 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Taunton
NIST falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Taunton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton | 24.00% | - | 5.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £515 | - | £613 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | - | £615 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £631 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +28.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | - | £659 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | - | £669 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £275 | £575 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.17% | +4.55% | +8.37% |
NIST
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: