Public Sector Contracts in South Wales

Public Sector
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 17 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 -12 +1
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 27 44 184
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 7.96% 8.49% 20.40%
As % of the General category 18.62% 17.60% 35.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 39 150
10th Percentile £160 £140 £199
25th Percentile £193 £203 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £425 £503
Median % change year-on-year +14.12% -15.56% +25.83%
75th Percentile £622 £513 £575
90th Percentile £683 £600 £627
Wales median daily rate £500 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 11
10th Percentile - - £18.13
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.03 £20.12
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.06 £20.75
Median % change year-on-year +24.58% -12.96% +9.21%
75th Percentile £23.75 £18.09 £25.00
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median hourly rate £22.50 £18.06 £20.75
% change year-on-year +24.58% -12.96% +13.70%

All General Skills
South Wales

Public Sector 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 South Wales with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 145 250 513
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 42.77% 48.26% 56.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 179 399
10th Percentile £143 £173 £212
25th Percentile £200 £323 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £463 £485
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -4.64% +15.82%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £575
90th Percentile £625 £626 £638
Wales median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 12 22
10th Percentile £11.02 - £14.51
25th Percentile £12.78 - £19.93
Median hourly rate £23.93 £10.92 £21.63
Median % change year-on-year +119.14% -49.50% +21.83%
75th Percentile £62.19 £14.27 £25.56
90th Percentile £87.80 £48.11 £47.40
Wales median hourly rate £22.68 £11.56 £23.75
% change year-on-year +96.19% -51.33% +43.83%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in South Wales

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in South Wales.

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in South Wales

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in South Wales over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in South Wales

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in South Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in South Wales

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
Newport +11 11 £491 -10.27% 5
Cardiff -3 11 £500 +17.65% 13
Rhondda Cynon Taff +1 2 £171 -16.46%
Bridgend -2 2 £615 +26.15% 2
Gwent +2 1 £166 - 4
Public Sector
Wales

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 (3.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.41%) Azure
1 2 (7.41%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (7.41%) Cloud Computing
1 2 (7.41%) GitHub
2 1 (3.70%) Azure Pipelines
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.41%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (7.41%) LoadRunner
2 1 (3.70%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (3.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (14.81%) Social Skills
2 2 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (7.41%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 5 (18.52%) Senior
2 3 (11.11%) Analyst
2 3 (11.11%) Developer
2 3 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 3 (11.11%) Project Manager
3 2 (7.41%) Architect
3 2 (7.41%) Business Architect
3 2 (7.41%) IT Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) Programme Manager
3 2 (7.41%) Senior Developer
3 2 (7.41%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) Senior Storage Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) Storage Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Deployment Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Field Service Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) IT Analyst
4 1 (3.70%) SC Cleared SharePoint Developer
4 1 (3.70%) Service Desk Officer
4 1 (3.70%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.41%) .NET
1 2 (7.41%) PySpark
2 1 (3.70%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.41%) Driving Licence
1 2 (7.41%) NHS
2 1 (3.70%) Cyberattack
2 1 (3.70%) Data Structures
2 1 (3.70%) LIMS
2 1 (3.70%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (18.52%) Windows
2 4 (14.81%) Unix
3 2 (7.41%) Data ONTAP
3 2 (7.41%) Linux
4 1 (3.70%) Windows 10
4 1 (3.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (18.52%) Agile
1 5 (18.52%) Project Management
2 3 (11.11%) Business Strategy
2 3 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 3 (11.11%) Statistics
3 2 (7.41%) Agile Project Management
3 2 (7.41%) Business Transformation
3 2 (7.41%) Configuration Management
3 2 (7.41%) Data Analysis
3 2 (7.41%) Data Science
3 2 (7.41%) Decision-Making
3 2 (7.41%) DevOps
3 2 (7.41%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (7.41%) Mentoring
3 2 (7.41%) Performance Testing
3 2 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (7.41%) Refactoring
3 2 (7.41%) Roadmaps
3 2 (7.41%) Service Design
3 2 (7.41%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (11.11%) Python
1 3 (11.11%) SQL
2 2 (7.41%) T-SQL
3 1 (3.70%) R
Qualifications
1 8 (29.63%) SC Cleared
1 8 (29.63%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (3.70%) DBS Check
2 1 (3.70%) Degree
2 1 (3.70%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.41%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (7.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (7.41%) NetBackup
2 1 (3.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (11.11%) Dell
1 3 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.41%) Brocade
2 2 (7.41%) Cisco
2 2 (7.41%) NetApp
2 2 (7.41%) Oracle
2 2 (7.41%) Veritas
3 1 (3.70%) Citrix
3 1 (3.70%) HP
3 1 (3.70%) InterSystems
3 1 (3.70%) RedGate
3 1 (3.70%) SolarWinds