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 29 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 37 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +14 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Postgraduate | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales | 0.37% | 0.85% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.41% | 2.27% | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £238 | £162 | £320 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.51% | -49.23% | - |
| Wales median daily rate | £238 | £162 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.51% | -49.23% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £25.36 | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | - | £25.36 | - |
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 | 71 | 132 | 172 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 26.20% | 37.29% | 42.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 48 | 57 | 136 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £129 | £273 |
| 25th Percentile | £259 | £210 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £331 | £400 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.21% | -23.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £530 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £658 | £666 | £675 |
| Wales median daily rate | £331 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.21% | -20.00% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 27 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.15 | £13.69 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.12 | £16.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £25.36 | £33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.42% | -23.15% | +55.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.30 | £49.38 | £45.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £36.87 | £54.25 | £54.98 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £25.15 | £25.36 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.83% | -21.97% | +52.94% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing Postgraduate 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 Postgraduate.
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Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Postgraduate.
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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 Postgraduate within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 29 September 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 | +2 | 1 | £238 | +46.51% | 1 |
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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:
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