Telecommunications
Somerset > Taunton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Taunton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 8 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +6 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Telecoms | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Taunton | - | 12.90% | 8.33% |
| As % of the General category | - | 21.05% | 13.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £570 | £336 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £581 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £600 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +60.00% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £631 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £665 | - |
| Somerset median daily rate | £525 | £600 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +60.00% | -10.71% |
All General Skills
Taunton
Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Taunton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton | 36.36% | 61.29% | 61.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 14 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £606 | £564 | £430 |
| 25th Percentile | £615 | £570 | £569 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £620 | £594 | £673 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.42% | -11.78% | +29.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £753 | £606 | £734 |
| 90th Percentile | £991 | £613 | £783 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £620 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.48 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.50 | £16.81 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £13.00 | £18.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -28.77% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £14.25 | £19.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £15.60 | £19.43 |
| Somerset median hourly rate | £14.42 | £25.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.32% | -37.50% | -26.61% |
Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Taunton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Taunton.
Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Taunton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Taunton.