The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring P3O skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
P3O 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 |
51 |
46 |
34 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff |
20.99% |
18.70% |
14.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
36 |
36 |
24 |
| 10th Percentile |
£198 |
£161 |
£166 |
| 25th Percentile |
£248 |
£199 |
£213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£384 |
£456 |
£488 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.89% |
-6.41% |
-9.72% |
| 75th Percentile |
£501 |
£544 |
£570 |
| 90th Percentile |
£528 |
£550 |
£650 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£413 |
£488 |
£463 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.38% |
+5.41% |
-11.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£21.91 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£22.53 |
£37.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£13.08 |
£24.80 |
£40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-47.26% |
-38.00% |
+194.93% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£26.28 |
£42.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£26.41 |
- |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£13.08 |
£25.36 |
£23.92 |
| % change year-on-year |
-48.42% |
+6.04% |
+18.16% |
