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Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales requiring R skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited R over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 36 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +11 | +17 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing R | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales | 1.59% | 2.69% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.15% | 10.84% | 0.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £412 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.01% | +3.00% | +180.70% |
| Wales median daily rate | £445 | £412 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.01% | +3.00% | +180.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.86 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.88 | £20.12 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.92 | £20.24 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.27% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £22.96 | £20.35 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £22.98 | - | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | £22.92 | £20.24 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +13.27% | - | - |
All Programming Languages
South Wales
R falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in South Wales.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 65 | 83 | 109 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 25.90% | 24.78% | 26.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 55 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £204 | £272 |
| 25th Percentile | £305 | £383 | £369 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £403 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.50% | +5.26% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £483 | £547 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £526 | £575 | £653 |
| Wales median daily rate | £425 | £495 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.14% | +4.21% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.86 | £15.81 | £17.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.88 | £20.12 | £19.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.92 | £20.24 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.27% | -10.07% | +13.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.96 | £21.24 | £24.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.98 | £23.75 | £25.55 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £23.00 | £20.24 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.66% | -10.07% | +13.01% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing R 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 R.
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Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing R.
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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 R within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glamorgan | - | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| Newport | +9 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Cardiff | +2 | 1 | £445 | +8.01% | 12 |
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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: