The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Patch Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Patch Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
206
187
215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
85.83%
75.40%
91.10%
Number of daily rates quoted
155
131
168
10th Percentile
£219
£140
£172
25th Percentile
£291
£210
£220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£425
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-5.88%
-
-5.56%
75th Percentile
£494
£550
£538
90th Percentile
£644
£650
£629
South Wales median daily rate
£400
£425
£450
% change year-on-year
-5.88%
-5.56%
-10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
10
6
10th Percentile
-
-
£17.50
25th Percentile
£13.08
£15.48
£18.81
Median hourly rate
£16.00
£23.30
£24.25
Median % change year-on-year
-31.32%
-3.94%
+34.72%
75th Percentile
£20.50
£25.60
£26.38
90th Percentile
£22.24
£27.50
£34.50
South Wales median hourly rate
£17.99
£25.18
£26.00
% change year-on-year
-28.56%
-3.15%
+30.29%
Patch Management Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Patch Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Patch Management Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Patch Management.
Patch Management Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Patch Management 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 Patch Management.
Patch Management 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:
