Computer Science
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Computer Science skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 31 | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +14 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Computer Science | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | 3.58% | 3.38% | 1.72% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.05% | 4.14% | 1.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £426 | £270 | £433 |
| 25th Percentile | £447 | £311 | £538 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £380 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.71% | -33.91% | +53.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £480 | £478 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £484 | £536 | £610 |
| Wales median daily rate | £463 | £380 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.71% | -33.91% | +100.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.12 | £16.98 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £20.24 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.55% | -8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £28.70 | £19.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £43.73 | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | - | £20.24 | £18.14 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.55% | -8.89% |
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 | 247 | 290 | 356 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 88.53% | 81.69% | 87.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 178 | 150 | 266 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £161 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £283 | £210 | £305 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £400 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.79% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £538 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £649 | £638 | £650 |
| Wales median daily rate | £396 | £419 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.37% | -6.94% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 40 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.95 | £15.48 | £16.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.37 | £20.12 | £19.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.65 | £25.36 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.35% | -2.46% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.75 | £41.88 | £40.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.53 | £53.75 | £55.25 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £20.50 | £25.36 | £24.96 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.16% | +1.61% | +31.67% |
Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Computer Science.
Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Computer Science.
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 October 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 | +7 | 10 | £463 | -0.54% | 4 |
| Computer Science Wales |
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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: