The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring MySQL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited MySQL over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
MySQL falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
18
55
56
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
11.25%
25.94%
16.62%
Number of daily rates quoted
17
48
40
10th Percentile
£185
£381
£309
25th Percentile
£200
£444
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£236
£528
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-55.26%
+0.48%
+13.51%
75th Percentile
£288
£588
£650
90th Percentile
£381
£652
£675
South Wales median daily rate
£247
£515
£550
% change year-on-year
-52.00%
-6.36%
+6.80%
MySQL Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing MySQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
MySQL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MySQL in Cardiff.
MySQL Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing MySQL also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for MySQL.
MySQL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
