The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring SAS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SAS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
SAS falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills
13
20
53
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
8.13%
9.43%
15.73%
Number of daily rates quoted
7
14
29
10th Percentile
£243
£268
£162
25th Percentile
£337
£408
£281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£530
£463
£425
Median % change year-on-year
+14.59%
+8.82%
-0.49%
75th Percentile
£638
£531
£500
90th Percentile
£650
£536
£578
South Wales median daily rate
£409
£513
£500
% change year-on-year
-20.24%
+2.50%
+10.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
£12.25
£18.03
Median hourly rate
-
£12.50
£18.06
Median % change year-on-year
-
-30.79%
-
75th Percentile
-
£12.75
£18.09
90th Percentile
-
-
-
South Wales median hourly rate
£20.24
£87.80
£18.06
% change year-on-year
-76.95%
+386.16%
-10.77%
SAS Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing SAS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
SAS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAS in Cardiff.
SAS Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SAS 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 SAS.
SAS 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:
