HMG Security Policy Framework Contract Job Trends in Newport

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 20.00% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 42.86% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £638 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £725 - -
90th Percentile £733 - -
South Wales median daily rate £675 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Newport

HMG Security Policy Framework falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 14 10 20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 46.67% 15.15% 16.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 10
10th Percentile £493 - £272
25th Percentile £586 - £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - £388
Median % change year-on-year - - -24.06%
75th Percentile £719 - £575
90th Percentile £730 - -
South Wales median daily rate £435 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +2.35% -5.56% -10.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 7 3
10th Percentile £78.25 £15.12 £12.73
25th Percentile £79.38 £18.60 £12.96
Median hourly rate £82.50 £25.36 £13.33
Median % change year-on-year +225.32% +90.25% -41.07%
75th Percentile £84.38 £37.63 £20.29
90th Percentile £84.75 £48.75 £24.46
South Wales median hourly rate £13.08 £25.36 £23.92
% change year-on-year -48.42% +6.04% +18.16%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HMG Security Policy Framework relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.

HMG Security Policy Framework job vacancy trend in Newport

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
1 6 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
2 5 (83.33%) GitHub
3 4 (66.67%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (66.67%) Power Platform
Development Applications
1 6 (100.00%) JMeter
1 6 (100.00%) MSTest
1 6 (100.00%) Selenium
1 6 (100.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (16.67%) SpecFlow
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Automation Tester
1 5 (83.33%) Senior
1 5 (83.33%) Tester
2 4 (66.67%) Senior Automation Tester
2 4 (66.67%) Senior Tester
3 1 (16.67%) Automation Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) DevOps Automation Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) DevOps Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Automation Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Senior DevOps
3 1 (16.67%) Senior DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (83.33%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 6 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 6 (100.00%) DevOps
1 6 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 6 (100.00%) Test Strategy
2 5 (83.33%) Agile
2 5 (83.33%) Data Modelling
2 5 (83.33%) Non-Functional Testing
3 4 (66.67%) AI
3 4 (66.67%) Machine Learning
3 4 (66.67%) Unit Testing
4 3 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
5 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
6 1 (16.67%) API Testing
6 1 (16.67%) Build Automation
6 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
6 1 (16.67%) Code Quality
6 1 (16.67%) SDET
6 1 (16.67%) SOLID
6 1 (16.67%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C#
1 6 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 5 (83.33%) SQL
3 4 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 4 (66.67%) ISTQB
2 4 (66.67%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (66.67%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft