The median Senior daily rate in Newport is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, 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 |
13 |
10 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
-3 |
+20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior |
10 |
12 |
19 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newport |
17.86% |
13.04% |
14.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
20.41% |
16.22% |
14.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
7 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£474 |
| 25th Percentile |
£713 |
£575 |
£500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£725 |
£600 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.83% |
+9.09% |
+4.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£738 |
£625 |
£619 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£651 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£450 |
£600 |
£549 |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.00% |
+9.29% |
+6.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£45.00 |
£84.50 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-46.75% |
- |
- |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£45.00 |
£84.50 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-46.75% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newport. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Newport with a recognized job title |
49 |
74 |
128 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
87.50% |
80.43% |
96.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
24 |
42 |
85 |
| 10th Percentile |
£148 |
£138 |
£274 |
| 25th Percentile |
£185 |
£206 |
£431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£413 |
£419 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.49% |
-20.24% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£603 |
£625 |
£631 |
| 90th Percentile |
£708 |
£636 |
£695 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£400 |
£460 |
£460 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.04% |
- |
-3.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
16 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
£20.12 |
£14.78 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£24.13 |
£19.31 |
£16.98 |
| Median hourly rate |
£37.50 |
£23.93 |
£18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+56.71% |
+31.92% |
-30.23% |
| 75th Percentile |
£45.00 |
£85.25 |
£19.98 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£87.80 |
£49.38 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£22.50 |
£22.68 |
£18.14 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.79% |
+25.03% |
-8.89% |
