Master's Degree Contracts in Newport

Master's Degree
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newport with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Contract jobs citing Master's Degree 10 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newport 17.86% - 0.76%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.39% - 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £925 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £950 - -
75th Percentile £975 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £309 - £549
% change year-on-year - - -26.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
Median hourly rate £45.00 - £20.47
South Wales median hourly rate £45.00 - £20.47
% change year-on-year - - +2.81%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newport

Master's 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 41 33 101
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 73.21% 35.87% 76.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 15 66
10th Percentile £146 £434 £298
25th Percentile £192 £536 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -30.21% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £590 £625 £650
90th Percentile £634 £728 £700
South Wales median daily rate £400 £550 £549
% change year-on-year -27.27% +0.18% -0.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 13 15
10th Percentile - £11.84 -
25th Percentile £20.12 £15.81 £16.98
Median hourly rate £23.00 £25.18 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -8.66% +38.81% -60.78%
75th Percentile £41.25 £86.00 £20.23
90th Percentile £44.25 £87.80 £49.50
South Wales median hourly rate £22.50 £23.93 £18.14
% change year-on-year -5.98% +31.92% -60.78%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Job postings citing Master's Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in Newport

Master's Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in Newport.

Daily rate trend for Master's Degree in Newport

Master's Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in Newport.

Hourly rate trend for Master's Degree in Newport

Master's 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Firewall
2 2 (20.00%) Network Security
General
1 7 (70.00%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Marketing
4 1 (10.00%) Legal
4 1 (10.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Senior
2 4 (40.00%) Research Scientist
3 3 (30.00%) Security Researcher
4 1 (10.00%) Coordinator
4 1 (10.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Cyberattack
2 3 (30.00%) Algorithms
2 3 (30.00%) Blog
3 2 (20.00%) Onboarding
3 2 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (10.00%) Linked Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (60.00%) Roadmaps
3 5 (50.00%) Analytics
3 5 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 5 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 5 (50.00%) Machine Learning
4 4 (40.00%) Cloud Security
4 4 (40.00%) Knowledge Transfer
5 3 (30.00%) Data Analytics
6 2 (20.00%) Behavioural Analytics
6 2 (20.00%) Psychology
6 2 (20.00%) Security Operations
7 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (10.00%) Migration
7 1 (10.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 7 (70.00%) Python
2 5 (50.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) Degree
2 9 (90.00%) PhD
3 4 (40.00%) CCNA
3 4 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (30.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
6 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Cisco