Computer Science Contracts in South Wales

Computer Science
Wales > South Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for Computer Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Science over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 38 44 68
Rank change year-on-year +6 +24 -11
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 3 13 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 0.88% 2.50% 1.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.10% 2.83% 1.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 8 3
10th Percentile £190 £408 £131
25th Percentile £261 £513 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 £550 £145
Median % change year-on-year -30.91% +279.31% -72.38%
75th Percentile £478 £578 £343
90th Percentile £536 £595 £460
Wales median daily rate £403 £550 £145
% change year-on-year -26.82% +279.31% -69.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
Median hourly rate - £18.82 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year - -5.50% -
Wales median hourly rate - £18.82 £19.91
% change year-on-year - -5.50% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales

Computer Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 272 459 756
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 80.24% 88.44% 83.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 194 352 558
10th Percentile £160 £190 £255
25th Percentile £352 £333 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £575
90th Percentile £667 £650 £650
Wales median daily rate £490 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +3.16% - +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 24 28
10th Percentile £11.21 £13.97 £14.31
25th Percentile £15.35 £16.98 £19.46
Median hourly rate £22.68 £18.14 £23.75
Median % change year-on-year +25.03% -23.62% +15.85%
75th Percentile £52.31 £21.29 £31.97
90th Percentile £87.62 £49.63 £47.40
Wales median hourly rate £22.50 £18.14 £25.00
% change year-on-year +24.04% -27.44% +29.87%

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 26 April 2024.

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
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 26 April 2024. 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 +10 3 £380 -33.91% 10
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 2 (66.67%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) SPSS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Data Mining
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Data Scientist
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Credit Risk
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Data Science
1 2 (66.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Mathematics
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Product Strategy
1 2 (66.67%) Statistical Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Statistics
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Matching
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) SIEM
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Python
1 2 (66.67%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) LogRhythm
1 1 (33.33%) Splunk