Agile Contract Job Trends in Newport

Agile Software Development
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring Agile skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 18 12
Rank change year-on-year +17 -6 -7
Contract jobs citing Agile 13 2 13
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 40.63% 3.08% 11.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 41.94% 3.23% 13.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 13
10th Percentile £306 - £560
25th Percentile £366 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £719 - £638
90th Percentile £730 - £668
South Wales median daily rate £410 £500 £488
% change year-on-year -18.00% +2.56% -11.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £22.00 -
South Wales median hourly rate - £25.60 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Newport

Agile 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 Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31 62 100
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 96.88% 95.38% 86.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 22 76
10th Percentile £265 £178 £273
25th Percentile £400 £210 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £400 £563
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -28.89% -1.32%
75th Percentile £594 - £638
90th Percentile £713 £510 £663
South Wales median daily rate £405 £419 £450
% change year-on-year -3.28% -6.94% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 29 9
10th Percentile £78.25 £15.20 £13.18
25th Percentile £79.38 £20.12 £27.08
Median hourly rate £82.50 £25.36 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +225.32% -49.28% +147.04%
75th Percentile £84.38 £47.50 £55.25
90th Percentile £84.75 £50.75 £55.50
South Wales median hourly rate £17.65 £25.27 £29.83
% change year-on-year -30.16% -15.29% +49.50%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Agile relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Agile job vacancy trend in Newport

Agile
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Agile.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Agile

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in Newport

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in Newport over the 6 months to 30 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in Newport

Agile
Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Agile.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Agile

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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:

Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (23.08%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (61.54%) Azure
1 8 (61.54%) Azure DevOps
2 7 (53.85%) Dynamics 365
3 6 (46.15%) Power Platform
4 5 (38.46%) GitHub
5 3 (23.08%) Miro
6 2 (15.38%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (15.38%) Azure Service Bus
6 2 (15.38%) Power Automate
6 2 (15.38%) PowerApps
7 1 (7.69%) Azure App Service
7 1 (7.69%) Azure Monitor
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 5 (38.46%) JMeter
1 5 (38.46%) MSTest
1 5 (38.46%) Selenium
1 5 (38.46%) Visual Studio
2 3 (23.08%) Git
General
1 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
2 2 (15.38%) Military
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Senior
2 5 (38.46%) Automation Tester
2 5 (38.46%) Tester
3 4 (30.77%) Senior Automation Tester
3 4 (30.77%) Senior Tester
4 3 (23.08%) User Researcher
5 2 (15.38%) Developer
5 2 (15.38%) Dynamics 365 Developer
5 2 (15.38%) Lead
5 2 (15.38%) Power Platform Developer
5 2 (15.38%) Senior Developer
5 2 (15.38%) Senior Dynamics 365 Developer
6 1 (7.69%) Analyst
6 1 (7.69%) Business Analyst
6 1 (7.69%) Clinical Project Manager
6 1 (7.69%) DevOps Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) NHS Project Manager
6 1 (7.69%) Project Manager
6 1 (7.69%) Senior DevOps Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (53.85%) Web Services
2 2 (15.38%) HTML5 Canvas
2 2 (15.38%) RESTful
3 1 (7.69%) .NET
3 1 (7.69%) Node.js
3 1 (7.69%) React
3 1 (7.69%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (7.69%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) DevOps
2 6 (46.15%) Test Automation
2 6 (46.15%) Unit Testing
3 5 (38.46%) Acceptance Criteria
3 5 (38.46%) Architectural Design
3 5 (38.46%) Data Modelling
3 5 (38.46%) Design Patterns
3 5 (38.46%) Non-Functional Testing
3 5 (38.46%) Test Strategy
4 4 (30.77%) AI
4 4 (30.77%) Machine Learning
5 3 (23.08%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 3 (23.08%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (23.08%) Product Roadmap
5 3 (23.08%) Project Delivery
5 3 (23.08%) Roadmaps
5 3 (23.08%) Scrum
5 3 (23.08%) Sprint Planning
5 3 (23.08%) User Research
5 3 (23.08%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 7 (53.85%) C#
1 7 (53.85%) JavaScript
2 6 (46.15%) SQL
3 5 (38.46%) Python
4 2 (15.38%) TypeScript
5 1 (7.69%) Bash
5 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) Security Cleared
2 7 (53.85%) Degree
3 6 (46.15%) SC Cleared
4 4 (30.77%) ISTQB
4 4 (30.77%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (53.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (38.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 4 (30.77%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft