The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Digital Economy over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Digital Economy is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for common skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
72 |
155 |
294 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff |
34.29% |
46.27% |
56.11% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
49 |
112 |
228 |
10th Percentile |
£143 |
£164 |
£223 |
25th Percentile |
£210 |
£375 |
£363 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£420 |
£450 |
£450 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-6.67% |
- |
+12.50% |
75th Percentile |
£530 |
£577 |
£538 |
90th Percentile |
£590 |
£624 |
£638 |
South Wales median daily rate |
£450 |
£475 |
£487 |
% change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
-2.39% |
+17.26% |
Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
2 |
4 |
10th Percentile |
£11.32 |
£13.50 |
£14.01 |
25th Percentile |
£11.75 |
£14.26 |
£16.65 |
Median hourly rate |
£13.50 |
£15.53 |
£20.63 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-13.07% |
-24.70% |
+42.09% |
75th Percentile |
£53.75 |
£16.82 |
£24.25 |
90th Percentile |
£60.50 |
£17.58 |
£25.15 |
South Wales median hourly rate |
£23.93 |
£10.92 |
£21.63 |
% change year-on-year |
+119.14% |
-49.50% |
+20.14% |