The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring knowledge or experience of Micro Focus products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Micro Focus over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 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 Micro Focus.
Micro Focus 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
104
97
103
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
44.64%
38.80%
44.59%
Number of daily rates quoted
74
68
70
10th Percentile
£246
£140
£192
25th Percentile
£293
£210
£276
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£440
£406
Median % change year-on-year
-14.68%
+8.18%
-14.47%
75th Percentile
£495
£550
£600
90th Percentile
£645
£636
£700
South Wales median daily rate
£375
£400
£500
% change year-on-year
-6.25%
-20.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
3
4
10th Percentile
£15.04
£23.12
-
25th Percentile
£15.11
£24.05
£16.00
Median hourly rate
£16.44
£25.60
£18.00
Median % change year-on-year
-35.80%
+42.22%
-
75th Percentile
£19.08
£26.55
£23.00
90th Percentile
£19.93
£27.12
£24.80
South Wales median hourly rate
£20.50
£50.00
£23.92
% change year-on-year
-59.00%
+109.07%
+32.86%
Micro Focus Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Micro Focus relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Micro Focus Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Micro Focus.
Micro Focus Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Micro Focus.
Micro Focus Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Micro Focus 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 Micro Focus.
Micro Focus 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:
