Observability Contract Job Trends in Taunton
Observability
Somerset > Taunton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Taunton citing Observability skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 9 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Observability | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Taunton | 12.04% | 8.00% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.00% | 8.70% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Somerset median daily rate | £600 | £550 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Taunton
Observability falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Taunton.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 100 | 23 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Taunton | 92.59% | 92.00% | 95.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 16 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £475 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £422 | £500 | £519 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | -11.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £715 | £647 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £723 | £1,058 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £550 | £350 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | +57.14% | -29.65% | +2.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.85 | - | - |
| Somerset median hourly rate | £66.25 | £62.50 | £20.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.00% | +204.88% | -60.49% |
Observability Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Observability relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
Observability Daily Rate Trend in Taunton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Taunton citing Observability.
Observability Daily Rate Histogram in Taunton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Observability in Taunton over the 6 months to 9 November 2026.
Observability 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure as Code | 100.0% | 13 |
| 2 | Agile | 84.6% | 11 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 84.6% | 11 |
| 2 | Containerisation | 84.6% | 11 |
| 2 | DevSecOps | 84.6% | 11 |
| 2 | Event-Driven | 84.6% | 11 |
| 7 | Application Performance Monitoring | 69.2% | 9 |
| 7 | Continuous Improvement | 69.2% | 9 |
| 7 | Deployment Automation | 69.2% | 9 |
| 7 | DevOps | 69.2% | 9 |
| 7 | Event-Driven Architecture | 69.2% | 9 |
| 7 | Identity Management | 69.2% | 9 |
| 7 | Performance Management | 69.2% | 9 |
| 7 | Performance Monitoring | 69.2% | 9 |
| 7 | Release Management | 69.2% | 9 |
| 7 | Software Delivery | 69.2% | 9 |
| 7 | User Acceptance Testing | 69.2% | 9 |
| 18 | API Design | 15.4% | 2 |
| 18 | Architectural Patterns | 15.4% | 2 |
| 18 | Decision-Making | 15.4% | 2 |