Systems Engineering
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Systems Engineering skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Systems Engineering | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | - | - | 0.44% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | - | - | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.65% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Cardiff
Systems 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 | 182 | 169 | 204 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 90.10% | 75.78% | 90.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 140 | 115 | 157 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £140 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £303 | £200 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £405 | £425 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.71% | -5.56% | -6.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £501 | £550 | £551 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £630 | £638 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £400 | £400 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -15.79% | -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 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.39% | -2.46% | +30.00% |
Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Systems Engineering
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Systems Engineering.
