Analytics Contract Job Trends in Cardiff
Analytics
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Analytics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 27 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -5 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Analytics | 20 | 5 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 6.17% | 2.39% | 4.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 8.30% | 2.78% | 5.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £344 | £521 |
| 25th Percentile | £311 | £405 | £529 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £410 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.76% | -25.45% | +7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £643 | £438 | £589 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £580 | £601 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -22.73% | +6.02% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £150.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £150.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £150.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £150.50 | £30.00 | £20.24 |
| % change year-on-year | +401.67% | +48.26% | -22.17% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Cardiff
Analytics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cardiff.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 241 | 180 | 170 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 74.38% | 86.12% | 73.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 177 | 132 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £226 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £209 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £414 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.92% | -2.71% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £503 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £643 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £500 | £413 | £406 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.21% | +1.54% | -9.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 8 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.60 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £13.08 | £15.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £14.54 | £20.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +202.34% | -27.59% | -22.77% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £18.36 | £25.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £22.82 | £25.79 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £43.96 | £17.50 | £25.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +151.20% | -30.50% | -15.60% |
Analytics Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Analytics Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Analytics.
Analytics Daily Rate Histogram in Cardiff
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytics in Cardiff over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Analytics Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Analytics.
Analytics Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 40.0% | 8 |
| 2 | Data Pipeline | 35.0% | 7 |
| 3 | Data Modelling | 25.0% | 5 |
| 3 | Insurtech | 25.0% | 5 |
| 3 | Migration | 25.0% | 5 |
| 6 | Data Engineering | 20.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Data Ingestion | 20.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Data Science | 20.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Data Validation | 20.0% | 4 |
| 6 | ETL | 20.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Lakehouse | 20.0% | 4 |
| 6 | Validation | 20.0% | 4 |
| 13 | CI/CD | 15.0% | 3 |
| 13 | Data Integration | 15.0% | 3 |
| 13 | Machine Learning | 15.0% | 3 |
| 13 | Translating Business Requirements | 15.0% | 3 |
| 17 | Actionable Insight | 10.0% | 2 |
| 17 | Analytical Modelling | 10.0% | 2 |
| 17 | Data Visualisation | 10.0% | 2 |
| 17 | Decision-Making | 10.0% | 2 |