National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) South Wales> Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring NCSC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NCSC over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
NCSC 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
19
37
45
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
11.88%
17.45%
13.35%
Number of daily rates quoted
13
33
32
10th Percentile
£186
£373
£212
25th Percentile
£303
£494
£342
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£390
£526
£501
Median % change year-on-year
-25.78%
+4.84%
+5.53%
75th Percentile
£438
£588
£578
90th Percentile
£529
£663
£613
South Wales median daily rate
£370
£513
£500
% change year-on-year
-27.80%
+2.50%
-
NCSC Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
NCSC Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NCSC in Cardiff.
NCSC Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NCSC 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 NCSC.
NCSC 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:
