Lead Contracts in Somerset

Leader
South West > Somerset

The median Leader daily rate in Somerset is £430 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 21 25
Rank change year-on-year +7 +4 0
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 16 8 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 7.51% 4.19% 5.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.21% 4.26% 5.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 8 10
10th Percentile £313 £304 £393
25th Percentile £350 £470 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £600 £489
Median % change year-on-year -28.33% +22.76% -2.35%
75th Percentile £475 £664 £506
90th Percentile £600 £728 £529
South West median daily rate £550 £618 £560
% change year-on-year -10.93% +10.27% +6.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Somerset. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Somerset with a recognized job title 195 188 195
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.55% 98.43% 97.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 147 138
10th Percentile £201 £197 £213
25th Percentile £313 £369 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £437
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +8.70% -2.89%
75th Percentile £586 £658 £523
90th Percentile £606 £730 £582
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 15 14
10th Percentile £12.30 £23.60 £17.26
25th Percentile £15.50 £34.95 £42.63
Median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +0.50% +24.91%
75th Percentile £40.00 £62.06 £56.00
90th Percentile £58.60 £77.97 £57.78
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £64.07 £47.00
% change year-on-year -14.16% +36.32% +10.59%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Somerset

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Daily rate trend for Lead in Somerset

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Somerset over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in Somerset

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Somerset

Lead
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 Lead within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 23 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
Bridgwater - 7 £338 - 4
Taunton +9 4 £594 -19.49%
Bath 0 2 - - 5
Lead
South West

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, Lead contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Somerset region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (18.75%) MS Visio
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft
1 3 (18.75%) Programme Management
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (18.75%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
1 3 (18.75%) Finance
2 2 (12.50%) Project Delivery
2 2 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 2 (12.50%) ERP
3 1 (6.25%) Java
3 1 (6.25%) SharePoint
3 1 (6.25%) Active Directory
3 1 (6.25%) Risk Management
3 1 (6.25%) Facilities Management
3 1 (6.25%) Resource Management
3 1 (6.25%) Data Migration
3 1 (6.25%) Data Management
3 1 (6.25%) Document Management
3 1 (6.25%) Data Analysis
3 1 (6.25%) Data Architecture
3 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (6.25%) Data Governance
3 1 (6.25%) Data Quality
3 1 (6.25%) Data Transformation
3 1 (6.25%) Onboarding

Lead Skill Set
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 1 (6.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (18.75%) MS Visio
General
1 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (18.75%) Finance
1 3 (18.75%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.25%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (18.75%) Programme Management
2 2 (12.50%) ERP
2 2 (12.50%) Project Delivery
3 1 (6.25%) Data Analysis
3 1 (6.25%) Data Architecture
3 1 (6.25%) Data Governance
3 1 (6.25%) Data Management
3 1 (6.25%) Data Migration
3 1 (6.25%) Data Strategy
3 1 (6.25%) Data Transformation
3 1 (6.25%) Document Management
3 1 (6.25%) Facilities Management
3 1 (6.25%) Migration
3 1 (6.25%) Resource Management
3 1 (6.25%) Risk Management
3 1 (6.25%) Security Operations
3 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (6.25%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) Data Quality
1 1 (6.25%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft