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 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 4 11
Rank change year-on-year +3 +7 -4
Contract jobs citing Degree 20 26 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newport 54.05% 27.37% 12.66%
As % of the Qualifications category 74.07% 54.17% 15.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 15 15
10th Percentile - - £505
25th Percentile £285 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £288 £400 £550
Median % change year-on-year -28.13% -27.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £293 £625 £600
90th Percentile £294 - £630
South Wales median daily rate £305 £400 £537
% change year-on-year -23.63% -25.51% -5.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 10 2
10th Percentile - £19.21 £22.90
25th Percentile - £20.12 £26.56
Median hourly rate £45.00 £22.71 £34.30
Median % change year-on-year +98.17% -33.80% +72.28%
75th Percentile - £70.09 £43.70
90th Percentile - £87.80 £48.35
South Wales median hourly rate £45.00 £22.71 £34.30
% change year-on-year +98.17% -33.80% +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 27 48 129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 72.97% 50.53% 81.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 20 95
10th Percentile £152 £256 £450
25th Percentile £223 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £290 £400 £550
Median % change year-on-year -27.50% -27.27% -
75th Percentile £519 £625 £638
90th Percentile £563 - £675
South Wales median daily rate £388 £495 £549
% change year-on-year -21.72% -9.84% -0.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 22 15
10th Percentile £27.40 £15.26 -
25th Percentile £34.00 £20.12 £16.98
Median hourly rate £45.00 £35.18 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year +27.91% +93.94% -60.78%
75th Percentile - £68.75 £20.23
90th Percentile - £87.62 £49.50
South Wales median hourly rate £23.00 £35.18 £18.14
% change year-on-year -34.62% +93.94% -28.86%

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
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

Degree
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:

Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (10.00%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.00%) AWS
1 3 (15.00%) Azure
2 2 (10.00%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (10.00%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 7 (35.00%) Network Security
2 5 (25.00%) Wireless
3 4 (20.00%) BGP
3 4 (20.00%) Cisco IOS
3 4 (20.00%) Firewall
3 4 (20.00%) IPsec
3 4 (20.00%) OSPF
3 4 (20.00%) SD-WAN
4 2 (10.00%) 802.11
4 2 (10.00%) HSRP
General
1 8 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (35.00%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 9 (45.00%) Senior
2 8 (40.00%) Research Scientist
3 5 (25.00%) Network Engineer
4 3 (15.00%) Security Researcher
5 2 (10.00%) User Researcher
6 1 (5.00%) Lead
6 1 (5.00%) Senior User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.00%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 7 (35.00%) Algorithms
2 4 (20.00%) Cyberattack
3 3 (15.00%) Blog
4 2 (10.00%) Onboarding
4 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (5.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (65.00%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (60.00%) Roadmaps
3 9 (45.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 9 (45.00%) Computer Science
3 9 (45.00%) Machine Learning
4 8 (40.00%) Knowledge Transfer
5 5 (25.00%) Analytics
6 4 (20.00%) Cloud Security
6 4 (20.00%) Network Design
7 3 (15.00%) Data Analytics
8 2 (10.00%) Agile
8 2 (10.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
8 2 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (10.00%) Product Roadmap
8 2 (10.00%) Psychology
8 2 (10.00%) Security Operations
8 2 (10.00%) Service Design
8 2 (10.00%) Sprint Planning
8 2 (10.00%) User Research
8 2 (10.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 7 (35.00%) Python
2 5 (25.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 9 (45.00%) Cisco Certification
1 9 (45.00%) Master's Degree
1 9 (45.00%) PhD
2 7 (35.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (25.00%) CCNP
4 4 (20.00%) CCNA
4 4 (20.00%) Postgraduate
5 3 (15.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
6 2 (10.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (15.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (20.00%) Cacti
Vendors
1 8 (40.00%) Cisco
2 4 (20.00%) SolarWinds
3 3 (15.00%) VMware