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Somerset Council takes home prestigious national highways award
Somerset Council has won a prestigious national award thanks to dedicated teamwork with its term service surfacing contractor, Heidelberg Materials, in delivering the M5 Junction 26 Chelston Link project. The Council's Infrastructure Programmes Group (IPG
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Somerset homelessness health service wins second national award
Somerset's specialist outreach healthcare service for people experiencing homelessness has been recognised nationally, winning the Public Sector Impact Award at the Professional Development Group (PDG) Awards Evening at the House of Lords on 24 September
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Somerset's Local Plan: What happens next
The first consultation in the process that will lead to Somerset's new Local Plan has been completed with responses now being analysed. The Local Plan Scoping Consultation enabled people to have their say on how Somerset could change in future and marked
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Somerset's Best Cadets honoured by King's representative
Four of the county's best military cadets have been appointed as Lord-Lieutenant cadets in Somerset. The award goes to those cadets who have excelled in the role and shown remarkable leadership. In their new role they will assist Mohammed Saddiq, the Lord
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Parking proposals aim to create fairer, more consistent system across Somerset
Somerset Council's Executive will meet next week to consider proposals for a revised and phased move towards a fairer and more consistent approach to parking charges across the county. There are currently different rates and charging principles applied ac
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Take the first step into fostering and help a local child stay close to home
Fostering in Somerset are inviting residents to drop in on their friendly information event in Frome this October, to discover how they could make a real difference to a local child's life. The session is a valuable opportunity to learn more about fosteri
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Taunton flood alleviation scheme enabling works set to begin
Enabling works start next month in readiness for a vital £6 million flood alleviation project to help protect homes and businesses in Taunton. Somerset Council and the Environment Agency are working in partnership to replace and improve the river flood de
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Autumn and winter opening times begin at Somerset recycling sites
Somerset Council's 16 recycling sites will move to their autumn and winter opening hours from Thursday, 1 October 2026. Sites will be open from 9am to 5pm on weekdays and from 9am to 4pm at weekends. The autumn and winter timetable will apply until 31 Mar
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Council leaders see progress on UK's largest battery manufacturing investment
The Leader of Somerset Council, Cllr Bill Revans, and Chief Executive Duncan Sharkey joined Agratas Chairman Mr N. Chandrasekaran for a visit to the Agratas battery manufacturing facility at the Gravity Smart Campus near Bridgwater. Agratas, part of the T
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Somerset residents invited to plan ahead at free health and social care information event
Somerset residents are being encouraged to think about their future care needs at a free health and social care information day near Taunton. The event, organised by Somerset Council with local partners, will take place at Trull Village Memorial Hall on T
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Somerset Council over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
3
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
71/100
Languages
SQL
Cloud & platforms
Power BI
SAP BusinessObjects
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$41k
Typical range
$34k – $63k
Open positions
10
6
Jobs
Senior
66.7%
Staff
33.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 4 | $46k | $34k – $63k |
| Staff | 2 | $40k | $35k – $45k |
Highest paying role
Senior Estate Surveyor
$63k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Somerset Council
By role, level and city, against the market · 10 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
66/100
Growing
Open positions
19
13 opened / 7 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
15 days
faster than 62% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~13 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
28% ▼
Administrative
13% ▲
Industrial Engineering
13% ▲
Education
9% ▲
HR
6% ▲
Management
6% ▲
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+8 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+6 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
New location: Shepton Mallet
Oct 2026
Added SharePoint to stack
Oct 2026
Added Outlook to stack
Oct 2026
+5 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
4
Countries
1
Busiest office
Taunton
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Taunton
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Somerset's SEND Local Offer
13 open roles 22 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $47k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Administrative, Education
PPC302, Somerset Council, County Hall, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY
Bridgwater
United Kingdom
2 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $40k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Education
Yeovil
United Kingdom
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management, Field & Service
Shepton Mallet
United Kingdom
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $35k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Field & Service