Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) South Wales> Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring SD-WAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
SD-WAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
26
18
33
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
11.45%
7.23%
14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted
20
12
22
10th Percentile
£189
£236
£120
25th Percentile
£278
£306
£300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£295
£394
£333
Median % change year-on-year
-25.08%
+18.42%
-26.11%
75th Percentile
£328
£550
£503
90th Percentile
£421
£573
£625
South Wales median daily rate
£290
£325
£395
% change year-on-year
-10.77%
-17.72%
-21.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£26.00
-
South Wales median hourly rate
£12.82
£47.50
-
% change year-on-year
-73.01%
-
-
SD-WAN Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SD-WAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
SD-WAN Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing SD-WAN.
SD-WAN Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SD-WAN 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 SD-WAN.
SD-WAN 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:
