Software Engineering
South Wales > Newport
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 16 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -2 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newport | - | 9.33% | 6.45% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 9.72% | 7.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £227 | £524 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £385 | £541 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £535 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.94% | +3.07% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £597 | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £614 | £661 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £519 | £503 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.23% | -6.51% | -5.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £48.78 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £50.69 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £53.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £55.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | - | £52.50 | £53.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.87% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Newport
Software Engineering 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 | 36 | 72 | 81 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport | 81.82% | 96.00% | 87.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 31 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £265 | £163 | £192 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £200 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £400 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.38% | -30.43% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £584 | £409 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £619 | £688 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £408 | £419 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.69% | -6.94% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 32 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £79.00 | £15.69 | £14.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £81.25 | £20.12 | £21.34 |
| Median hourly rate | £85.00 | £23.59 | £32.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +260.32% | -27.04% | +59.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £87.50 | £40.00 | £55.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.00 | £48.75 | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £18.69 | £25.18 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.79% | -3.15% | +30.59% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport.
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Daily Rate Trend in Newport
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Software Engineering.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Newport
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Software Engineering.
