Smartphone Contract Job Trends in Cardiff
Smartphone
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smartphone in contract job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Smartphone over the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | - | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -6 |
| Contract jobs citing Smartphone | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 0.31% | - | 0.41% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.87% | - | 1.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | - | £230 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -32.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £158 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £155 | - | £188 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -44.85% |
All Generic Skills
Cardiff
Smartphone falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing generic IT skills in Cardiff.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 115 | 93 | 92 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 35.71% | 38.91% | 37.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 64 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £192 | £137 |
| 25th Percentile | £306 | £253 | £210 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £318 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.36% | -25.29% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £434 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £521 | £628 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £400 | £309 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.55% | -27.35% | +21.34% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £22.20 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £24.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £13.08 | £25.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +236.09% | -48.91% | +28.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £26.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £15.82 | £27.50 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £43.96 | £20.50 | £25.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +114.44% | -19.92% | -36.00% |
Smartphone Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Smartphone relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Smartphone Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Smartphone.
Smartphone Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Smartphone.
Smartphone Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft 365 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft Copilot | 100.0% | 1 |