Economics Contract Job Trends in Newport

Economics
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring Economics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - 20
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Contract jobs citing Economics 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 1.37% - 2.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.79% - 2.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £21.72
25th Percentile £31.00 - £22.28
Median hourly rate £34.00 - £23.93
75th Percentile £37.00 - £24.96
90th Percentile - - £25.15
South Wales median hourly rate £34.00 - £23.93

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newport

Economics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 56 52 83
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 76.71% 88.14% 89.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 21 43
10th Percentile £363 £160 £133
25th Percentile £413 £185 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £413 £425
Median % change year-on-year +12.12% -2.94% -22.73%
75th Percentile £581 £600 £625
90th Percentile £716 £638 £635
South Wales median daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year - -5.56% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 17 17
10th Percentile £40.54 £18.15 £13.02
25th Percentile £47.63 £20.12 £15.81
Median hourly rate £50.00 £25.18 £22.68
Median % change year-on-year +98.57% +11.02% +16.37%
75th Percentile £83.13 £41.25 £55.25
90th Percentile £87.25 £45.00 £87.80
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £22.00 £22.68
% change year-on-year -3.41% -3.00% +25.03%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Economics job vacancy trend in Newport

Economics
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Economics

Economics
Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Economics

Economics
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Humanities
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) e-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree