National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
South Wales > Cardiff
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for NIST skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited NIST over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 42 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +15 | - |
| Contract jobs citing NIST | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | - | 1.19% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 8.89% | 2.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £538 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £613 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | - | £575 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.55% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Cardiff
NIST is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance 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 quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 37 | 45 | 49 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 17.37% | 13.39% | 9.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 32 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £373 | £212 | £330 |
| 25th Percentile | £494 | £342 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £526 | £501 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.84% | +5.53% | +26.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £578 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £613 | £650 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £12.24 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £12.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £12.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £15.61 | £10.92 | £12.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.93% | -12.61% | -32.22% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NIST in Cardiff.