Operational Technology (OT)
Somerset > Taunton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Taunton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
9 |
8 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
- |
- |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Operational Technology |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Taunton |
4.55% |
3.23% |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
11.11% |
16.67% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£750 |
£675 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
- |
- |
| Somerset median daily rate |
£750 |
£688 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
Operational Technology falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Taunton.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
9 |
6 |
4 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton |
40.91% |
19.35% |
12.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
9 |
3 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£590 |
- |
£636 |
| 25th Percentile |
£620 |
- |
£654 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£675 |
£600 |
£705 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.50% |
-14.89% |
+213.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£715 |
£644 |
£750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£722 |
£670 |
£750 |
| Somerset median daily rate |
£633 |
£500 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.50% |
- |
+25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£13.00 |
- |
| Somerset median hourly rate |
£43.01 |
£19.00 |
£33.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
+126.34% |
-43.70% |
-13.11% |
