Degree Contracts in South Wales

Academic Degree
Wales > South Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 22 29
Rank change year-on-year +13 +7 +17
Contract jobs citing Degree 36 37 53
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 10.62% 7.14% 5.86%
As % of the Qualifications category 40.45% 19.47% 16.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 28 42
10th Percentile £445 £196 £364
25th Percentile £505 £390 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £525 £509
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% +3.09% +103.70%
75th Percentile £625 £550 £625
90th Percentile - £586 £699
Wales median daily rate £515 £525 £509
% change year-on-year -1.90% +3.24% +61.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 1
10th Percentile £11.02 £22.90 -
25th Percentile £18.76 £26.56 -
Median hourly rate £25.27 £34.30 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year -26.33% +72.28% -20.36%
75th Percentile £85.70 £43.70 -
90th Percentile £87.80 £48.35 -
Wales median hourly rate £25.18 £34.30 £19.91
% change year-on-year -26.59% +72.28% -16.17%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications 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 academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 89 190 316
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 26.25% 36.68% 34.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 139 229
10th Percentile £220 £210 £293
25th Percentile £481 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £549 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.18% -0.18% +15.79%
75th Percentile £646 £619 £625
90th Percentile £725 £669 £680
Wales median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 16 13
10th Percentile £11.01 - £19.98
25th Percentile £15.35 £16.98 £20.75
Median hourly rate £23.93 £18.14 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year +31.92% -60.78% +111.96%
75th Percentile £85.75 £20.10 £47.40
90th Percentile £87.80 £49.38 -
Wales median hourly rate £22.68 £18.14 £46.25
% change year-on-year +25.03% -60.78% +150.88%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in South Wales

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Degree in South Wales

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in South Wales over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in South Wales

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Degree in South Wales

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in South Wales

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in South Wales over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in South Wales

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 Degree within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 28 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 +12 21 £515 +5.21% 35
Newport +4 15 £600 +14.29% 15
Degree
Wales

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 10 (27.78%) SharePoint
2 2 (5.56%) SAS
Applications
1 17 (47.22%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (27.78%) Acrobat
3 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (5.56%) SPSS
5 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (2.78%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 12 (33.33%) Azure
2 9 (25.00%) GitHub
2 9 (25.00%) GitHub Actions
3 3 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.78%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.78%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (22.22%) MySQL
2 1 (2.78%) Data Mining
2 1 (2.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (25.00%) JIRA
2 1 (2.78%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (2.78%) Visual Studio
General
1 19 (52.78%) Social Skills
2 13 (36.11%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (27.78%) Local Government
3 10 (27.78%) Marketing
4 6 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (11.11%) Finance
6 3 (8.33%) Legal
7 2 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.78%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.78%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 16 (44.44%) Project Manager
2 10 (27.78%) Bid Manager
3 9 (25.00%) Migration Manager
3 9 (25.00%) Migration Project Manager
3 9 (25.00%) Senior
4 8 (22.22%) Senior Bid Manager
4 8 (22.22%) Senior Manager
5 5 (13.89%) Software Project Manager
6 4 (11.11%) Agile Project Manager
7 3 (8.33%) Analyst
7 3 (8.33%) Development Manager
7 3 (8.33%) Development Project Manager
7 3 (8.33%) Software Development Manager
7 3 (8.33%) Software Development Project Manager
7 3 (8.33%) Software Manager
8 2 (5.56%) Agile Development Manager
8 2 (5.56%) Data Scientist
9 1 (2.78%) Azure Engineer
9 1 (2.78%) SOC Analyst
9 1 (2.78%) Software Delivery Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.78%) ADO
1 1 (2.78%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.67%) Product Ownership
2 2 (5.56%) Credit Risk
2 2 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.78%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.78%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.78%) Windows
1 1 (2.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (50.00%) Project Management
2 16 (44.44%) Agile
2 16 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (41.67%) Scrum
3 15 (41.67%) SDLC
4 12 (33.33%) PRINCE2
4 12 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (30.56%) Cybersecurity
6 10 (27.78%) Critical Thinking
6 10 (27.78%) Psychology
6 10 (27.78%) Risk Management
6 10 (27.78%) Value Proposition
7 9 (25.00%) Containerisation
7 9 (25.00%) Migration
8 7 (19.44%) Project Governance
9 6 (16.67%) Kalman Filter
10 5 (13.89%) Kanban
11 4 (11.11%) Statistics
12 3 (8.33%) Computer Science
12 3 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 9 (25.00%) PHP
2 2 (5.56%) Python
2 2 (5.56%) R
3 1 (2.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 11 (30.56%) PMI Certification
2 11 (30.56%) PMP
2 11 (30.56%) SC Cleared
3 3 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (5.56%) Postgraduate
5 1 (2.78%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.78%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 9 (25.00%) Argo
2 1 (2.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (69.44%) Microsoft
2 15 (41.67%) Atlassian
3 10 (27.78%) Adobe
4 2 (5.56%) Progress
5 1 (2.78%) LogRhythm
5 1 (2.78%) Planview
5 1 (2.78%) Splunk