Degree Contracts in Wales

Academic Degree
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 19 30
Rank change year-on-year +9 +11 +16
Contract jobs citing Degree 42 50 58
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 10.47% 7.92% 5.73%
As % of the Qualifications category 41.58% 22.62% 17.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 38 44
10th Percentile £380 £163 £363
25th Percentile £496 £188 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £513 £509
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% +0.79% +61.43%
75th Percentile £623 £550 £625
90th Percentile £625 £586 £696
UK median daily rate £508 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -3.33% +2.41% +7.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 1
10th Percentile £11.02 £22.90 -
25th Percentile £19.17 £26.56 -
Median hourly rate £25.18 £34.30 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year -26.59% +72.28% -16.17%
75th Percentile £85.00 £43.70 -
90th Percentile £87.80 £48.35 -
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £45.00 £35.50
% change year-on-year -11.11% +26.76% -2.74%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications 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 academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 101 221 341
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 25.19% 35.02% 33.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 160 248
10th Percentile £220 £185 £245
25th Percentile £466 £386 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £625
90th Percentile £724 £663 £688
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 17 13
10th Percentile £11.01 - £19.98
25th Percentile £15.51 £16.98 £20.75
Median hourly rate £22.68 £18.14 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year +25.03% -60.78% +150.88%
75th Percentile £85.50 £20.47 £47.40
90th Percentile £87.80 £49.25 -
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.06%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Wales

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Wales.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Wales

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Wales over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Wales

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Wales

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Wales

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Wales over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Wales

Degree
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 Degree within the Wales region over the 6 months to 27 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
South Wales +12 36 £530 +0.95% 77
North Wales +2 2 - - 19
West Wales 0 1 £175 +1.45% 9
Degree
UK

Degree
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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (23.81%) SharePoint
2 2 (4.76%) SAS
Applications
1 19 (45.24%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (23.81%) Acrobat
3 3 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (4.76%) SPSS
5 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (2.38%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 14 (33.33%) Azure
2 11 (26.19%) GitHub
2 11 (26.19%) GitHub Actions
3 3 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.38%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.38%) Firewall
1 1 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (26.19%) MySQL
2 1 (2.38%) Data Mining
2 1 (2.38%) MongoDB
2 1 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (2.38%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (21.43%) JIRA
2 1 (2.38%) Git
2 1 (2.38%) GitLab
2 1 (2.38%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (2.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 21 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 13 (30.95%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (23.81%) Local Government
3 10 (23.81%) Marketing
4 7 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (9.52%) Finance
6 3 (7.14%) Legal
7 2 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.38%) Digital Healthcare
8 1 (2.38%) Health Technology
8 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.38%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 18 (42.86%) Project Manager
2 11 (26.19%) Migration Manager
2 11 (26.19%) Migration Project Manager
3 10 (23.81%) Bid Manager
4 9 (21.43%) Senior
5 8 (19.05%) Senior Bid Manager
5 8 (19.05%) Senior Manager
6 5 (11.90%) Software Project Manager
7 4 (9.52%) Agile Project Manager
7 4 (9.52%) Analyst
8 3 (7.14%) Development Manager
8 3 (7.14%) Development Project Manager
8 3 (7.14%) Software Development Manager
8 3 (7.14%) Software Development Project Manager
8 3 (7.14%) Software Manager
9 2 (4.76%) Agile Development Manager
9 2 (4.76%) Data Scientist
9 2 (4.76%) Developer
10 1 (2.38%) Azure Engineer
10 1 (2.38%) Software Delivery Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.38%) ADO
1 1 (2.38%) CSS
1 1 (2.38%) CSS3
1 1 (2.38%) GraphQL
1 1 (2.38%) HTML
1 1 (2.38%) HTML5
1 1 (2.38%) MobX
1 1 (2.38%) Next.js
1 1 (2.38%) Node.js
1 1 (2.38%) React
1 1 (2.38%) Redux
1 1 (2.38%) RESTful
1 1 (2.38%) WPF
1 1 (2.38%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.29%) Product Ownership
2 2 (4.76%) Credit Risk
2 2 (4.76%) Management Information System
2 2 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.38%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.76%) Windows
2 1 (2.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (45.24%) Agile
1 19 (45.24%) Project Management
2 18 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (42.86%) Scrum
3 17 (40.48%) SDLC
4 13 (30.95%) PRINCE2
5 12 (28.57%) Containerisation
5 12 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (26.19%) Cybersecurity
6 11 (26.19%) Migration
7 10 (23.81%) Critical Thinking
7 10 (23.81%) Psychology
7 10 (23.81%) Risk Management
7 10 (23.81%) Value Proposition
8 8 (19.05%) Project Governance
9 6 (14.29%) Kalman Filter
10 5 (11.90%) Computer Science
10 5 (11.90%) Kanban
11 4 (9.52%) DevOps
11 4 (9.52%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 11 (26.19%) PHP
2 3 (7.14%) Python
3 2 (4.76%) R
4 1 (2.38%) C#
4 1 (2.38%) C++
4 1 (2.38%) Java
4 1 (2.38%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 11 (26.19%) PMI Certification
2 11 (26.19%) PMP
2 11 (26.19%) SC Cleared
3 5 (11.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (4.76%) Postgraduate
5 1 (2.38%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (2.38%) Docker
1 1 (2.38%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (26.19%) Argo
2 1 (2.38%) Terraform
Vendors
1 26 (61.90%) Microsoft
2 17 (40.48%) Atlassian
3 10 (23.81%) Adobe
4 2 (4.76%) Progress
5 1 (2.38%) LogRhythm
5 1 (2.38%) Planview
5 1 (2.38%) Splunk