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 22 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 4 15
Rank change year-on-year -2 +11 -7
Contract jobs citing Degree 7 18 13
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 21.88% 26.87% 10.92%
As % of the Qualifications category 41.18% 38.30% 14.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 10 8
10th Percentile - £384 £513
25th Percentile £713 - £578
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £400 £600
Median % change year-on-year +81.25% -33.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £738 - -
90th Percentile - - £615
South Wales median daily rate £303 £400 £263
% change year-on-year -24.38% +52.38% -50.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 4
10th Percentile - - £48.78
25th Percentile - £20.12 £50.69
Median hourly rate - £20.24 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year - -62.18% +168.71%
75th Percentile - £20.35 £55.25
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median hourly rate £30.00 £20.24 £53.50
% change year-on-year +48.26% -62.18% +146.49%

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 17 47 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 53.13% 70.15% 73.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 16 69
10th Percentile £296 £226 £450
25th Percentile £500 £327 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £400 £600
Median % change year-on-year +68.75% -33.33% +5.26%
75th Percentile £713 - £644
90th Percentile £728 £419 £675
South Wales median daily rate £424 £400 £532
% change year-on-year +5.94% -24.74% -5.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 25 7
10th Percentile £78.25 £15.20 £13.03
25th Percentile £79.38 £20.12 £24.79
Median hourly rate £82.50 £25.18 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +227.64% -49.64% +150.56%
75th Percentile £84.38 £48.75 £55.25
90th Percentile £84.75 £52.25 -
South Wales median hourly rate £22.84 £25.18 £37.50
% change year-on-year -9.29% -32.85% +87.50%

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
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:

Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (42.86%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Azure
1 4 (57.14%) Azure DevOps
1 4 (57.14%) Dynamics 365
1 4 (57.14%) GitHub
1 4 (57.14%) Power Platform
2 3 (42.86%) Miro
Development Applications
1 4 (57.14%) JMeter
1 4 (57.14%) MSTest
1 4 (57.14%) Selenium
1 4 (57.14%) Visual Studio
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) 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 3 (42.86%) User Researcher
4 2 (28.57%) Lead
5 1 (14.29%) Senior User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (57.14%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) 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 3 (42.86%) AI
3 3 (42.86%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 3 (42.86%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (42.86%) Machine Learning
3 3 (42.86%) Product Roadmap
3 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
3 3 (42.86%) Service Design
3 3 (42.86%) Sprint Planning
3 3 (42.86%) User Research
3 3 (42.86%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (28.57%) Acceptance Criteria
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) C#
1 4 (57.14%) JavaScript
1 4 (57.14%) Python
1 4 (57.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
3 4 (57.14%) ISTQB
3 4 (57.14%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
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