Degree Contracts in Somerset

Academic Degree
South West > Somerset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 22 25
Rank change year-on-year +16 +3 -2
Contract jobs citing Degree 26 6 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 11.98% 3.14% 5.53%
As % of the Qualifications category 30.59% 6.74% 16.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 9
10th Percentile £179 £277 £265
25th Percentile £328 £392 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £587 £388
Median % change year-on-year -16.57% +51.48% +29.17%
75th Percentile £663 £668 £400
90th Percentile £700 £714 £464
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 2
10th Percentile - £35.00 £54.50
25th Percentile - £40.63 £55.63
Median hourly rate £40.00 £50.00 £58.75
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -14.89% +111.60%
75th Percentile - £60.59 £61.88
90th Percentile - £66.94 £63.00
South West median hourly rate £57.33 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -11.80% +18.18% +22.22%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Somerset

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 85 89 65
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 39.17% 46.60% 32.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 67 48
10th Percentile £211 £363 £264
25th Percentile £387 £508 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £465
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +39.86% -0.85%
75th Percentile £619 £715 £527
90th Percentile £640 £747 £682
South West median daily rate £550 £587 £523
% change year-on-year -6.30% +12.18% +10.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 11 5
10th Percentile - £18.50 £45.66
25th Percentile £25.00 £34.38 £52.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £50.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -7.41% +23.75%
75th Percentile - £65.65 £56.25
90th Percentile £44.25 £82.50 £60.75
South West median hourly rate £63.50 £65.00 £61.50
% change year-on-year -2.31% +5.69% +33.33%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Somerset

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Somerset.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Somerset

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Somerset over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Somerset

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Somerset.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Somerset

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yeovil +1 10 - - 10
Bridgwater - 8 £490 - 18
Bath +3 5 £650 +225.00% 19
Street - 1 £195 - 23
Degree
South West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (34.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.85%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.85%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Primavera
1 1 (3.85%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (3.85%) SAP CO
1 1 (3.85%) SAP FI
1 1 (3.85%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (3.85%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (3.85%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (30.77%) DHCP
1 8 (30.77%) DNS
1 8 (30.77%) LAN
1 8 (30.77%) MPLS
1 8 (30.77%) SAN
1 8 (30.77%) WAN
1 8 (30.77%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (7.69%) Network Security
2 2 (7.69%) Tactical Data Link
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (30.77%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.85%) Power BI
2 1 (3.85%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (11.54%) JIRA
2 2 (7.69%) Git
2 2 (7.69%) Rational DOORS
General
1 15 (57.69%) Analytical Skills
2 14 (53.85%) Social Skills
3 10 (38.46%) Aerospace
4 4 (15.38%) Manufacturing
5 3 (11.54%) Finance
5 3 (11.54%) Legal
6 2 (7.69%) Marketing
6 2 (7.69%) Public Sector
7 1 (3.85%) General Ledger
7 1 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (3.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 9 (34.62%) Analyst
2 8 (30.77%) Infrastructure Analyst
2 8 (30.77%) IT Analyst
2 8 (30.77%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
3 2 (7.69%) Commercial Officer
3 2 (7.69%) Consultant
3 2 (7.69%) Developer
3 2 (7.69%) Security Engineer
3 2 (7.69%) Software Developer
3 2 (7.69%) Support Engineer
4 1 (3.85%) 2nd Line Support
4 1 (3.85%) Business Analyst
4 1 (3.85%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (3.85%) Desktop Support
4 1 (3.85%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (3.85%) Mechanical Engineer
4 1 (3.85%) SAP CO Consultant
4 1 (3.85%) SAP Consultant
4 1 (3.85%) SAP FI Consultant
4 1 (3.85%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (34.62%) Data Centre
2 8 (30.77%) Client/Server
2 8 (30.77%) Clustering
3 2 (7.69%) Operational Technology
3 2 (7.69%) SCADA
4 1 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.85%) Animation
4 1 (3.85%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 11 (42.31%) Windows
2 8 (30.77%) Unix
3 2 (7.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (42.31%) Asset Management
2 9 (34.62%) Decision-Making
3 8 (30.77%) Application Packaging
3 8 (30.77%) Business Transformation
3 8 (30.77%) Capacity Management
3 8 (30.77%) Capacity Planning
3 8 (30.77%) Data Migration
3 8 (30.77%) Data Protection
3 8 (30.77%) Migration
3 8 (30.77%) Network Management
3 8 (30.77%) Server Management
4 4 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (15.38%) Project Management
5 3 (11.54%) Computer Science
5 3 (11.54%) OO
5 3 (11.54%) OOD
5 3 (11.54%) UML
5 3 (11.54%) Validation
6 2 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 8 (30.77%) PowerShell
2 2 (7.69%) Java
2 2 (7.69%) SQL
3 1 (3.85%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.85%) Python
3 1 (3.85%) R
Qualifications
1 4 (15.38%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (15.38%) Master's Degree
2 2 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (7.69%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.85%) HND
3 1 (3.85%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.85%) PMP
3 1 (3.85%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.69%) GDPR
1 2 (7.69%) ISA99
1 2 (7.69%) NIST
1 2 (7.69%) NIST 800
2 1 (3.85%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (34.62%) Active Directory
2 8 (30.77%) Virtual Servers
2 8 (30.77%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (30.77%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 8 (30.77%) Microsoft Clustering
1 8 (30.77%) Nagios
1 8 (30.77%) NetBackup
1 8 (30.77%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (30.77%) Hitachi
1 8 (30.77%) NetApp
1 8 (30.77%) VMware
2 6 (23.08%) Microsoft
3 2 (7.69%) LogRhythm
3 2 (7.69%) SAP
4 1 (3.85%) Foundry
4 1 (3.85%) Salesforce