The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Digital Economy over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Digital Economy is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
72 |
159 |
300 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff |
34.12% |
47.04% |
56.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
49 |
116 |
234 |
| 10th Percentile |
£143 |
£161 |
£215 |
| 25th Percentile |
£210 |
£372 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£420 |
£450 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.67% |
- |
+12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£530 |
£577 |
£537 |
| 90th Percentile |
£590 |
£619 |
£638 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£450 |
£456 |
£480 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.37% |
-4.95% |
+14.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
2 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£11.32 |
£13.50 |
£14.01 |
| 25th Percentile |
£11.75 |
£14.26 |
£16.65 |
| Median hourly rate |
£13.50 |
£15.53 |
£20.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.07% |
-24.70% |
+42.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£53.75 |
£16.82 |
£24.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£60.50 |
£17.58 |
£25.15 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£23.93 |
£10.92 |
£21.63 |
| % change year-on-year |
+119.14% |
-49.50% |
+21.83% |
