Computer Science Degree
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 30 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 4.78% | 1.31% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 18.52% | 4.92% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £426 | £539 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £447 | £560 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £594 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.14% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £480 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £484 | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £463 | £572 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -19.14% | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cardiff
Computer Science Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cardiff.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 54 | 61 | 64 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 25.84% | 26.64% | 27.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 37 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £226 | £122 | £157 |
| 25th Percentile | £278 | £160 | £190 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £434 | £400 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.38% | -5.88% | -10.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £600 | £680 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £433 | £400 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.31% | -23.81% | -6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.30 | £37.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £21.59 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.42% | -46.03% | +70.21% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £22.89 | £42.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £21.02 | £23.68 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.25% | -36.85% | +87.50% |
Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computer Science Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Computer Science Degree.
Computer Science Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: