ISEB Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for ISEB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 38 49
Rank change year-on-year +2 +11 +13
Contract jobs citing ISEB 5 6 1
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 1.58% 1.60% 0.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.75% 4.41% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 1
10th Percentile - £128 -
25th Percentile £406 £132 £186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £149 £188
Median % change year-on-year +176.43% -20.41% -50.00%
75th Percentile £419 £162 £189
90th Percentile - £163 -
Wales median daily rate £413 £149 £188
% change year-on-year +176.43% -20.41% -50.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

ISEB 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 87 136 155
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 27.44% 36.27% 39.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 60 128
10th Percentile £202 £130 £182
25th Percentile £273 £200 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 £400 £532
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% -24.74% -3.36%
75th Percentile £606 £559 £638
90th Percentile £733 £700 £675
Wales median daily rate £442 £438 £500
% change year-on-year +0.91% -12.50% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 27 11
10th Percentile - £15.20 £13.33
25th Percentile £13.08 £20.12 £26.25
Median hourly rate £22.84 £25.18 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.29% -32.85% +87.50%
75th Percentile £37.65 £48.75 £53.88
90th Percentile £82.50 £53.75 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £25.15 £25.27 £35.50
% change year-on-year -0.47% -28.82% +77.90%

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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISEB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

ISEB job vacancy trend in South Wales

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Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing ISEB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing ISEB

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Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing ISEB.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing ISEB

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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 ISEB within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 0 5 £413 +176.43%
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Wales

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) RTP
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Postman
2 1 (20.00%) JIRA
2 1 (20.00%) Zephyr
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Business Test Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Test Analyst
2 3 (60.00%) Payments Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) JSON
1 5 (100.00%) REST
1 5 (100.00%) SOAP
1 5 (100.00%) XML
2 1 (20.00%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 5 (100.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (20.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 5 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 5 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 5 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 5 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 5 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 5 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 5 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (40.00%) API Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Client Onboarding
3 1 (20.00%) Defect Management
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) SEPA