National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales requiring NIST skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NIST over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 41 | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +4 | +20 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing NIST | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales | 1.20% | 0.91% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 7.14% | 4.48% | 4.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £633 | £496 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £636 | £528 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £471 | £669 | £613 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.53% | +9.18% | -5.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £586 | £723 | £703 |
| 90th Percentile | £654 | £739 | £739 |
| Wales median daily rate | £243 | £700 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | -65.36% | +14.29% | -5.77% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South Wales
NIST falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in South Wales.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 42 | 67 | 69 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 16.80% | 20.30% | 16.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 36 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £161 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £303 | £220 | £273 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £490 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.37% | +5.95% | -8.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £504 | £544 | £570 |
| 90th Percentile | £526 | £594 | £594 |
| Wales median daily rate | £396 | £490 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.13% | +8.89% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.57 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.14 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £22.00 | £10.92 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.55% | +101.47% | -10.03% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £37.18 | £34.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £14.23 | £48.75 | £48.75 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £13.08 | £27.50 | £10.92 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.44% | +151.83% | -12.61% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing NIST.
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Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NIST in South Wales over the 6 months to 20 August 2025.
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DemandTrendContract 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 NIST within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 20 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | +3 | 2 | £471 | -29.53% | 4 |
| Newport | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| NIST Wales |
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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: