Requirements Gathering Contract Job Trends in Taunton
Requirements Gathering (Requirements Elicitation)
Somerset > Taunton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Taunton requiring Requirements Gathering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Requirements Gathering | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Taunton | 0.97% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.06% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| Somerset median daily rate | £525 | - | £350 |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Taunton
Requirements Gathering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Taunton.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 94 | 25 | 23 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton | 91.26% | 92.59% | 95.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 19 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £490 | £455 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £510 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -4.35% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £605 | £715 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £800 | £935 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £550 | £425 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.41% | -14.57% | -5.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.85 | - | - |
| Somerset median hourly rate | £62.25 | £61.25 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.63% | +145.00% | -51.82% |
Requirements Gathering Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Requirements Gathering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
Requirements Gathering Daily Rate Trend in Taunton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Taunton citing Requirements Gathering.
Requirements Gathering 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 | Acceptance Criteria | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Business Analysis | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Business Transformation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CRM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Customer Engagement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Discovery | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Migration | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Modelling | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Transformation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GAP Analysis | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Migration | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Requirements Analysis | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | System Integration Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Translating Business Requirements | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | User Acceptance Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | User Stories | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Validation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Workshop Facilitation | 100.0% | 1 |