The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Requirements Engineering skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Requirements Engineering 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
178
171
203
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
89.90%
75.33%
90.22%
Number of daily rates quoted
137
117
155
10th Percentile
£226
£140
£205
25th Percentile
£303
£209
£313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£405
£450
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
-
-6.15%
75th Percentile
£500
£550
£558
90th Percentile
£675
£638
£638
South Wales median daily rate
£400
£419
£475
% change year-on-year
-4.48%
-11.84%
-9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
10
6
10th Percentile
£12.21
-
£19.13
25th Percentile
-
£15.48
£21.25
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£20.08
£24.25
Median % change year-on-year
-34.86%
-17.20%
+34.72%
75th Percentile
£17.00
£25.60
£26.38
90th Percentile
£22.04
£25.79
£34.50
South Wales median hourly rate
£14.61
£25.36
£27.17
% change year-on-year
-42.39%
-6.64%
+35.83%
Requirements Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Requirements Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Requirements Engineering Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Requirements Engineering.
Requirements Engineering Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 22 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Requirements Engineering 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 Requirements Engineering.
Requirements Engineering 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:
