Break/Fix Contracts in Wales

Break/Fix
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Break/Fix skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Break/Fix over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 55 66
Rank change year-on-year +14 +11 -5
Contract jobs citing Break/Fix 4 8 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 1.02% 1.26% 1.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.29% 1.45% 1.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 7 11
10th Percentile - £102 £140
25th Percentile - £104 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £130 £295
Median % change year-on-year - -55.93% +195.00%
75th Percentile - £145 £298
90th Percentile - £171 -
UK median daily rate £170 £167 £190
% change year-on-year +1.80% -12.11% +26.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £11.75 - -
Median hourly rate £13.50 - -
75th Percentile £15.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £17.70 £16.28
% change year-on-year -1.13% +8.71% +38.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

Break/Fix is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 309 550 842
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 78.63% 86.48% 83.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 421 615
10th Percentile £165 £183 £201
25th Percentile £358 £325 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £485
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.06% +7.78%
75th Percentile £574 £573 £575
90th Percentile £668 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 28 31
10th Percentile £11.75 £14.78 £14.31
25th Percentile £14.78 £16.98 £19.02
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.82 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +19.59% -16.38% +15.38%
75th Percentile £51.75 £26.50 £29.25
90th Percentile £86.00 £49.13 £47.40
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £36.42 £25.00
% change year-on-year -2.53% +45.69% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Break/Fix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Break/Fix in Wales

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in Wales.

Daily rate trend for Break/Fix in Wales

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Break/Fix in Wales

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Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Break/Fix within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Wales - 3 - -
South Wales +10 1 - -
Break/Fix
UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving