Postgraduate Contracts in South Wales

Postgraduate
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 35 52
Rank change year-on-year +5 +17 -
Contract jobs citing Postgraduate 4 2 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 1.71% 0.65% 1.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.88% 2.78% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £389
25th Percentile - - £492
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £549
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate - - £549
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £25.27 -
Wales median hourly rate - £25.27 -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

Postgraduate 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 103 72 209
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 44.02% 23.38% 41.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 49 161
10th Percentile £201 £210 £273
25th Percentile £296 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -24.53% -3.64% +1.38%
75th Percentile £482 £646 £625
90th Percentile £623 £725 £651
Wales median daily rate £400 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -22.33% -1.90% -1.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 14 16
10th Percentile £22.42 £11.01 -
25th Percentile £26.25 £15.35 £16.98
Median hourly rate £37.50 £25.27 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year +48.40% +39.31% -60.78%
75th Percentile £45.00 £85.75 £20.10
90th Percentile £46.75 £87.80 £49.38
Wales median hourly rate £27.50 £25.18 £18.14
% change year-on-year +9.21% +38.81% -60.78%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Postgraduate in South Wales

Postgraduate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Postgraduate in South Wales

Postgraduate
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Postgraduate in South Wales

Postgraduate
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 Postgraduate within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Newport +7 4 - -
Postgraduate
Wales

Postgraduate
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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Research Scientist
2 3 (75.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree