Degree Contract Job Trends in Newport

Academic Degree
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newport with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 1 6
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 0
Contract jobs citing Degree 7 24 15
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 10.94% 35.82% 17.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 20.00% 50.00% 53.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 8
10th Percentile £398 - -
25th Percentile £450 £285 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £290 £600
Median % change year-on-year +89.66% -51.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £635 £625
90th Percentile £703 £839 -
South Wales median daily rate £373 £290 £515
% change year-on-year +28.45% -43.69% -6.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 8 7
10th Percentile - £20.39 £17.20
25th Percentile - £24.81 £23.22
Median hourly rate £50.00 £37.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -25.00% +180.27%
75th Percentile - £42.19 £55.25
90th Percentile - £45.00 £68.27
South Wales median hourly rate £41.25 £37.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +10.00% -25.00% +144.26%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newport

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Newport.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 35 48 28
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 54.69% 71.64% 32.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 15 14
10th Percentile £376 £148 £520
25th Percentile £525 £210 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £413 £600
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -31.25% +9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £580 £634
90th Percentile £713 £633 £743
South Wales median daily rate £500 £413 £530
% change year-on-year +21.21% -22.17% -0.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 18 12
10th Percentile £40.54 £18.64 £11.16
25th Percentile - £20.12 £13.14
Median hourly rate £50.00 £21.50 £37.59
Median % change year-on-year +132.56% -42.80% +92.87%
75th Percentile £82.50 £38.13 £62.94
90th Percentile £85.50 £42.38 £87.62
South Wales median hourly rate £43.69 £21.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year +108.05% -36.36% +69.32%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Newport

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Degree

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Newport

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Newport over the 6 months to 26 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Newport

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Degree

Degree
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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (71.43%) Azure
2 4 (57.14%) Azure DevOps
2 4 (57.14%) Dynamics 365
2 4 (57.14%) GitHub
2 4 (57.14%) Power Platform
3 1 (14.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Big Data
1 1 (14.29%) DynamoDB
1 1 (14.29%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 4 (57.14%) JMeter
1 4 (57.14%) MSTest
1 4 (57.14%) Selenium
1 4 (57.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (14.29%) Marketing
1 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Senior
2 4 (57.14%) Automation Tester
2 4 (57.14%) Senior Automation Tester
2 4 (57.14%) Senior Tester
2 4 (57.14%) Tester
3 2 (28.57%) Research Scientist
4 1 (14.29%) Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Java Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Research Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Research Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (57.14%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Algorithms
2 1 (14.29%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) AI
1 5 (71.43%) Machine Learning
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) Architectural Design
2 4 (57.14%) Data Modelling
2 4 (57.14%) Design Patterns
2 4 (57.14%) DevOps
2 4 (57.14%) Non-Functional Testing
2 4 (57.14%) Test Automation
2 4 (57.14%) Test Strategy
2 4 (57.14%) Unit Testing
3 2 (28.57%) Acceptance Criteria
3 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (28.57%) Knowledge Transfer
3 2 (28.57%) Mathematics
3 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 1 (14.29%) Physics
4 1 (14.29%) Scalability Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) Python
2 4 (57.14%) C#
2 4 (57.14%) JavaScript
2 4 (57.14%) SQL
3 1 (14.29%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) ISTQB
1 4 (57.14%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Master's Degree
3 2 (28.57%) PhD
3 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (14.29%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 4 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft