Degree Contracts 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 10 13
Rank change year-on-year +9 +3 -1
Contract jobs citing Degree 24 15 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newport 42.86% 16.30% 12.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.54% 45.45% 15.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 8 11
10th Percentile - - £500
25th Percentile £285 £575 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £290 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -51.67% +14.29% -7.08%
75th Percentile £635 £625 £550
90th Percentile £839 - £575
South Wales median daily rate £305 £530 £525
% change year-on-year -42.36% +0.95% +2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 2
10th Percentile £23.95 £17.20 £22.90
25th Percentile £30.00 £23.22 £26.56
Median hourly rate £37.50 £25.36 £34.30
Median % change year-on-year +47.87% -26.06% +72.28%
75th Percentile £43.13 £86.40 £43.70
90th Percentile £45.00 £87.80 £48.35
South Wales median hourly rate £37.50 £25.27 £34.30
% change year-on-year +48.40% -26.33% +72.28%

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 41 33 101
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 73.21% 35.87% 76.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 15 66
10th Percentile £146 £434 £298
25th Percentile £192 £536 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -30.21% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £590 £625 £650
90th Percentile £634 £728 £700
South Wales median daily rate £400 £550 £549
% change year-on-year -27.27% +0.18% -0.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 13 15
10th Percentile - £11.84 -
25th Percentile £20.12 £15.81 £16.98
Median hourly rate £23.00 £25.18 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -8.66% +38.81% -60.78%
75th Percentile £41.25 £86.00 £20.23
90th Percentile £44.25 £87.80 £49.50
South Wales median hourly rate £22.50 £23.93 £18.14
% change year-on-year -5.98% +31.92% -60.78%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Newport

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Newport.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Newport

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Newport

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Newport over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Newport

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Newport.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Newport

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Newport

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Newport over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Newport

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 7 (29.17%) Azure
2 4 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (12.50%) AWS
4 2 (8.33%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 8 (33.33%) Firewall
2 7 (29.17%) Network Security
3 5 (20.83%) Wireless
4 4 (16.67%) BGP
4 4 (16.67%) Cisco IOS
4 4 (16.67%) IPsec
4 4 (16.67%) OSPF
4 4 (16.67%) SD-WAN
5 2 (8.33%) 802.11
5 2 (8.33%) HSRP
General
1 14 (58.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (29.17%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (8.33%) Marketing
6 1 (4.17%) Legal
6 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
6 1 (4.17%) Publishing
6 1 (4.17%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 8 (33.33%) Research Scientist
1 8 (33.33%) Senior
2 5 (20.83%) Network Engineer
3 4 (16.67%) 2nd Line Support
3 4 (16.67%) Support Specialist
4 3 (12.50%) Security Researcher
5 1 (4.17%) Coordinator
5 1 (4.17%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 7 (29.17%) Algorithms
2 4 (16.67%) Cyberattack
2 4 (16.67%) Data Centre
2 4 (16.67%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (12.50%) Blog
4 2 (8.33%) Onboarding
4 2 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (4.17%) Linked Data
5 1 (4.17%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 4 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (58.33%) Computer Science
2 13 (54.17%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (41.67%) Roadmaps
4 9 (37.50%) Artificial Intelligence
4 9 (37.50%) Machine Learning
5 8 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
6 6 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (20.83%) Analytics
8 4 (16.67%) Application Packaging
8 4 (16.67%) Cloud Security
8 4 (16.67%) Customer Service
8 4 (16.67%) Incident Management
8 4 (16.67%) ITIL
8 4 (16.67%) Network Design
9 3 (12.50%) Data Analytics
10 2 (8.33%) Behavioural Analytics
10 2 (8.33%) Performance Metrics
10 2 (8.33%) Psychology
10 2 (8.33%) Security Operations
10 2 (8.33%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 7 (29.17%) Python
2 5 (20.83%) Rust
Qualifications
1 10 (41.67%) Master's Degree
2 9 (37.50%) Cisco Certification
2 9 (37.50%) PhD
3 7 (29.17%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (20.83%) CCNP
5 4 (16.67%) A+ Certification
5 4 (16.67%) CCNA
5 4 (16.67%) Network+ Certification
5 4 (16.67%) Postgraduate
6 3 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (8.33%) SC Cleared
7 2 (8.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 3 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (16.67%) Cacti
1 4 (16.67%) Jamf Pro
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (33.33%) Cisco
2 4 (16.67%) ServiceNow
2 4 (16.67%) SolarWinds
3 3 (12.50%) VMware