The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Postgraduate falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cardiff.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
57
59
47
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
30.00%
25.76%
21.66%
Number of daily rates quoted
41
42
39
10th Percentile
£230
£123
£179
25th Percentile
£305
£162
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£331
£445
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-25.58%
-15.24%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£480
£584
£625
90th Percentile
£650
£643
£700
South Wales median daily rate
£375
£400
£550
% change year-on-year
-6.25%
-27.27%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
2
1
10th Percentile
-
£11.96
-
25th Percentile
-
£13.35
£37.50
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£16.62
£40.00
Median % change year-on-year
-21.28%
-58.46%
+66.67%
75th Percentile
-
£20.23
£42.50
90th Percentile
-
£21.82
-
South Wales median hourly rate
£13.08
£25.36
£18.14
% change year-on-year
-48.42%
+39.80%
-14.45%
Postgraduate Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Postgraduate as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Postgraduate Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Postgraduate in Cardiff.
Postgraduate Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Postgraduate 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 Postgraduate.
Postgraduate 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:
