The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Cyber Essentials falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
48
48
37
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
20.00%
19.35%
15.68%
Number of daily rates quoted
33
38
24
10th Percentile
£199
£161
£166
25th Percentile
£275
£211
£213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£393
£456
£488
Median % change year-on-year
-13.97%
-6.41%
-9.72%
75th Percentile
£503
£544
£570
90th Percentile
£529
£550
£650
South Wales median daily rate
£413
£488
£463
% change year-on-year
-15.38%
+5.41%
-11.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
2
1
10th Percentile
-
£21.91
-
25th Percentile
-
£22.53
£37.50
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£24.80
£40.00
Median % change year-on-year
-47.26%
-38.00%
+194.93%
75th Percentile
-
£26.28
£42.50
90th Percentile
-
£26.41
-
South Wales median hourly rate
£13.08
£25.36
£23.92
% change year-on-year
-48.42%
+6.04%
+18.16%
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Cyber Essentials Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials 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:
