Computer Science Contracts in South Wales

Computer Science
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science 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 10 36 46
Rank change year-on-year +26 +10 +17
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 26 4 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 10.66% 1.19% 2.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.93% 1.49% 2.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 3 7
10th Percentile £224 £190 £513
25th Percentile £252 £261 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £290 £380 £550
Median % change year-on-year -23.68% -30.91% +66.67%
75th Percentile £480 £478 £581
90th Percentile £556 £536 £598
Wales median daily rate £290 £403 £550
% change year-on-year -27.95% -26.82% +66.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £29.25 - £17.18
25th Percentile £33.75 - £17.48
Median hourly rate £37.50 - £18.82
75th Percentile £41.25 - £19.81
90th Percentile £43.50 - £19.91
Wales median hourly rate £37.50 - £18.82
% change year-on-year - - -5.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales

Computer Science 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 South Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 218 269 461
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 89.34% 80.06% 88.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 190 351
10th Percentile £185 £160 £190
25th Percentile £285 £356 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -17.50% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £530 £588 £575
90th Percentile £630 £668 £650
Wales median daily rate £420 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -16.00% +5.26% -2.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 22 23
10th Percentile £15.30 £11.21 £16.37
25th Percentile £19.09 £15.35 £16.98
Median hourly rate £20.62 £22.68 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +25.03% -16.12%
75th Percentile £41.25 £52.31 £22.11
90th Percentile £45.00 £87.62 £49.75
Wales median hourly rate £21.01 £22.50 £18.82
% change year-on-year -6.62% +19.59% -16.38%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in South Wales

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in South Wales

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in South Wales over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in South Wales

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in South Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in South Wales

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in South Wales

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science in South Wales over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Computer Science in South Wales

Computer Science
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 within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 1 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
Newport +20 14 £290 - 8
Cardiff +13 11 £351 -7.51% 24
Gwent - 1 £290 - 1
Computer Science
Wales

Computer Science
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 (3.85%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 18 (69.23%) Azure
2 14 (53.85%) AWS
3 9 (34.62%) GCP
4 4 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (11.54%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (7.69%) PaaS
7 1 (3.85%) GitHub
7 1 (3.85%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 8 (30.77%) Firewall
1 8 (30.77%) Network Security
2 6 (23.08%) Wireless
3 5 (19.23%) BGP
3 5 (19.23%) Cisco IOS
3 5 (19.23%) IPsec
3 5 (19.23%) OSPF
3 5 (19.23%) SD-WAN
4 3 (11.54%) 802.11
4 3 (11.54%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.54%) Metadata
1 3 (11.54%) Metadata Repository
2 1 (3.85%) Big Data
2 1 (3.85%) Data Lake
2 1 (3.85%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (3.85%) JIRA
General
1 16 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 7 (26.92%) Public Sector
3 4 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (15.38%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (7.69%) Digital Health
5 1 (3.85%) Legal
5 1 (3.85%) Marketing
5 1 (3.85%) Multimedia
5 1 (3.85%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 7 (26.92%) Architect
2 6 (23.08%) Network Engineer
3 4 (15.38%) 2nd Line Support
3 4 (15.38%) Lead
3 4 (15.38%) Senior
3 4 (15.38%) Support Specialist
4 3 (11.54%) Cloud Architect
4 3 (11.54%) Technical Architect
5 2 (7.69%) Data Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) GCP Architect
5 2 (7.69%) Lead Architect
5 2 (7.69%) Migration Architect
5 2 (7.69%) Principal Architect
5 2 (7.69%) Principal Solutions Architect
5 2 (7.69%) Solutions Architect
5 2 (7.69%) Technical Leader
6 1 (3.85%) Junior Technical Architect
6 1 (3.85%) Lead Data Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) Migration Engineer
6 1 (3.85%) Site Reliability Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (11.54%) 802.1X
2 1 (3.85%) CSS
2 1 (3.85%) Elastic Stack
2 1 (3.85%) Jest
2 1 (3.85%) Node.js
2 1 (3.85%) Puppeteer
2 1 (3.85%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (15.38%) Cloud Native
1 4 (15.38%) Cyberattack
1 4 (15.38%) Data Centre
1 4 (15.38%) NHS
1 4 (15.38%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (7.69%) Blog
2 2 (7.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (3.85%) Linked Data
3 1 (3.85%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.85%) Public Cloud
3 1 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (15.38%) Windows
2 1 (3.85%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (30.77%) Analytics
2 8 (30.77%) Cloud Security
2 8 (30.77%) ITIL
2 8 (30.77%) Roadmaps
3 7 (26.92%) Data Analytics
4 5 (19.23%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (19.23%) Network Design
5 4 (15.38%) Agile
5 4 (15.38%) Application Packaging
5 4 (15.38%) Customer Service
5 4 (15.38%) Data Privacy
5 4 (15.38%) DevSecOps
5 4 (15.38%) Enterprise Architecture
5 4 (15.38%) Incident Management
5 4 (15.38%) IT Strategy
5 4 (15.38%) Migration
5 4 (15.38%) Strategic Roadmap
5 4 (15.38%) TOGAF
6 3 (11.54%) Architectural Patterns
Programming Languages
1 4 (15.38%) Python
2 2 (7.69%) Rust
3 1 (3.85%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 26 (100.00%) Degree
2 18 (69.23%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (53.85%) Master's Degree
4 10 (38.46%) AWS Certification
4 10 (38.46%) Cisco Certification
5 9 (34.62%) Azure Certification
6 6 (23.08%) CCNP
7 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (15.38%) A+ Certification
8 4 (15.38%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (15.38%) CCNA
8 4 (15.38%) CITP
8 4 (15.38%) Network+ Certification
8 4 (15.38%) PhD
9 2 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (3.85%) CSSLP
10 1 (3.85%) SC Cleared
10 1 (3.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) Accessibility
1 1 (3.85%) Data Quality
1 1 (3.85%) QA
System Software
1 4 (15.38%) Active Directory
1 4 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (3.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (19.23%) Cacti
2 4 (15.38%) Jamf Pro
2 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (3.85%) Argo
3 1 (3.85%) Grafana
3 1 (3.85%) Kubernetes
3 1 (3.85%) Nagios
3 1 (3.85%) Prometheus
3 1 (3.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 9 (34.62%) Cisco
2 9 (34.62%) Google
3 5 (19.23%) SolarWinds
4 4 (15.38%) ServiceNow
4 4 (15.38%) VMware
5 3 (11.54%) Cloudera
5 3 (11.54%) Databricks
6 1 (3.85%) Remedy