Google
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring knowledge or experience of Google products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Google over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Google.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +1 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Google | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 2.80% | 2.67% | 2.60% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 6.80% | 6.52% | 6.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £349 | £180 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £200 | £333 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £430 | £213 | £340 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +102.23% | -37.46% | -38.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £473 | £375 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £481 | £390 | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £430 | £388 | £340 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.97% | +13.97% | -45.60% |
All Vendors
Cardiff
Google falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Cardiff.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 103 | 92 | 97 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 41.20% | 40.89% | 41.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 66 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £162 | £201 |
| 25th Percentile | £290 | £211 | £293 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £405 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.20% | -10.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £550 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £633 | £640 | £693 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £414 | £400 | £508 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.50% | -21.18% | +12.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.05 | £23.12 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.30 | £24.05 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.22 | £25.60 | £16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.65% | +60.00% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.36 | £26.55 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £19.65 | £27.12 | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £20.50 | £38.75 | £23.92 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.10% | +62.03% | +32.86% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Google relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Google.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cardiff
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Google in Cardiff over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.
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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: