Telecoms Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Telecommunications
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 36 50
Rank change year-on-year -1 +14 +3
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 1 7 3
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.34% 1.96% 0.74%
As % of the General category 0.57% 3.65% 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £113 - £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £115 - £390
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.71%
75th Percentile £118 - £395
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £168 - £390
% change year-on-year - - -25.71%

All General Skills
South Wales

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in South Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 174 192 190
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 58.39% 53.78% 47.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 82 133
10th Percentile £213 £120 £179
25th Percentile £292 £162 £223
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £343 £450
Median % change year-on-year +18.25% -23.89% -10.00%
75th Percentile £488 £515 £600
90th Percentile £594 £594 £650
Wales median daily rate £400 £400 £425
% change year-on-year - -5.88% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 28 20
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.20 £15.73
25th Percentile £13.37 £20.12 £20.44
Median hourly rate £15.31 £24.68 £29.83
Median % change year-on-year -37.99% -17.27% +49.16%
75th Percentile £26.88 £50.63 £53.19
90th Percentile £40.77 £53.75 £55.38
Wales median hourly rate £20.00 £24.68 £27.17
% change year-on-year -18.96% -9.15% +35.83%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in South Wales

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

Telecoms
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 Telecoms within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 19 October 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 £115 - 2
Telecoms
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Support Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Installation Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Support Technician
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP