Computer Science Degree Contracts in South Wales

Computer Science Degree
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 39 57
Rank change year-on-year +22 +18 +14
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 18 3 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 7.44% 0.90% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.07% 3.37% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 3 0
10th Percentile £216 £190 -
25th Percentile £250 £261 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £288 £380 -
Median % change year-on-year -24.34% - -
75th Percentile £455 £478 -
90th Percentile £480 £536 -
Wales median daily rate £288 £403 -
% change year-on-year -28.57% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

Computer Science 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 South Wales.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 112 89 191
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 46.28% 26.57% 36.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 65 140
10th Percentile £177 £220 £210
25th Percentile £285 £481 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £550 £537
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +2.42% -2.36%
75th Percentile £489 £646 £616
90th Percentile £613 £725 £669
Wales median daily rate £400 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -23.08% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 14 16
10th Percentile - £11.01 -
25th Percentile £20.12 £15.35 £16.98
Median hourly rate £22.50 £23.93 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +31.92% -60.78%
75th Percentile £41.25 £85.75 £20.10
90th Percentile £45.00 £87.80 £49.38
Wales median hourly rate £22.00 £22.68 £18.14
% change year-on-year -3.00% +25.03% -60.78%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings citing Computer Science Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree in South Wales

Computer Science Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science Degree in South Wales.

Daily rate trend for Computer Science Degree in South Wales

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in South Wales over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science Degree in South Wales

Computer Science Degree
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science Degree within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cardiff +13 10 £257 -32.39% 21
Newport - 7 £288 - 7
Gwent - 1 £290 - 1
Computer Science Degree
Wales

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.56%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 13 (72.22%) AWS
1 13 (72.22%) Azure
2 9 (50.00%) GCP
3 3 (16.67%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (11.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (33.33%) Network Security
1 6 (33.33%) Wireless
2 5 (27.78%) BGP
2 5 (27.78%) Cisco IOS
2 5 (27.78%) IPsec
2 5 (27.78%) OSPF
2 5 (27.78%) SD-WAN
3 3 (16.67%) 802.11
3 3 (16.67%) HSRP
4 2 (11.11%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (16.67%) Metadata
1 3 (16.67%) Metadata Repository
2 1 (5.56%) Big Data
2 1 (5.56%) Data Lake
2 1 (5.56%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 11 (61.11%) Social Skills
2 7 (38.89%) Public Sector
3 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (11.11%) Digital Health
4 2 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (5.56%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 7 (38.89%) Architect
2 6 (33.33%) Network Engineer
3 3 (16.67%) Cloud Architect
3 3 (16.67%) Lead
3 3 (16.67%) Technical Architect
4 2 (11.11%) Data Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) GCP Architect
4 2 (11.11%) Lead Architect
4 2 (11.11%) Migration Architect
4 2 (11.11%) Principal Architect
4 2 (11.11%) Principal Solutions Architect
4 2 (11.11%) Senior
4 2 (11.11%) Solutions Architect
4 2 (11.11%) Technical Leader
5 1 (5.56%) Infrastructure Architect
5 1 (5.56%) Junior Architect
5 1 (5.56%) Junior Technical Architect
5 1 (5.56%) Research Scientist
5 1 (5.56%) Senior Data Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (16.67%) 802.1X
2 1 (5.56%) CSS
2 1 (5.56%) Jest
2 1 (5.56%) Node.js
2 1 (5.56%) Puppeteer
2 1 (5.56%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (22.22%) Cloud Native
1 4 (22.22%) NHS
2 2 (11.11%) Cyberattack
2 2 (11.11%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 7 (38.89%) Roadmaps
3 6 (33.33%) Cloud Security
4 5 (27.78%) Analytics
4 5 (27.78%) Data Analytics
4 5 (27.78%) Network Design
5 4 (22.22%) Agile
5 4 (22.22%) Data Privacy
5 4 (22.22%) DevSecOps
5 4 (22.22%) Enterprise Architecture
5 4 (22.22%) IT Strategy
5 4 (22.22%) ITIL
5 4 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (22.22%) Strategic Roadmap
5 4 (22.22%) TOGAF
6 3 (16.67%) Architectural Patterns
6 3 (16.67%) Data Engineering
6 3 (16.67%) Data Modelling
6 3 (16.67%) Data Science
6 3 (16.67%) Metadata Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.11%) Python
2 1 (5.56%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 18 (100.00%) Degree
2 11 (61.11%) Master's Degree
3 9 (50.00%) AWS Certification
3 9 (50.00%) Azure Certification
4 8 (44.44%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (33.33%) CCNP
6 5 (27.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (22.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 4 (22.22%) CITP
8 2 (11.11%) CCNA
8 2 (11.11%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) Accessibility
1 1 (5.56%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (27.78%) Cacti
Vendors
1 9 (50.00%) Google
1 9 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (38.89%) Cisco
3 5 (27.78%) SolarWinds
4 4 (22.22%) VMware
5 3 (16.67%) Cloudera
5 3 (16.67%) Databricks
6 1 (5.56%) Remedy