The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in contract job vacancies in Newport. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Documentation Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Newport.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
21
48
58
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport
61.76%
70.59%
48.74%
Number of daily rates quoted
12
18
37
10th Percentile
£279
£204
£192
25th Percentile
£405
£363
£305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£431
£400
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+7.81%
-33.33%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£479
-
£650
90th Percentile
£584
£597
£688
South Wales median daily rate
£388
£363
£450
% change year-on-year
+6.90%
-19.44%
-10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
22
11
10th Percentile
£78.25
£15.20
£13.33
25th Percentile
£79.38
£20.12
£21.34
Median hourly rate
£82.50
£21.12
£37.50
Median % change year-on-year
+290.67%
-43.69%
+85.28%
75th Percentile
£84.38
£42.25
£55.25
90th Percentile
£84.75
£53.38
-
South Wales median hourly rate
£16.90
£24.00
£26.58
% change year-on-year
-29.59%
-9.72%
+32.12%
Documentation Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Documentation Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.
Documentation Skills Daily Rate Trend in Newport
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Documentation Skills.
Documentation Skills Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport
For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Documentation Skills also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newport region with a requirement for Documentation Skills.
Documentation Skills 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:
