Analytical Skills Contracts in Wales

Analytical Skills
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 15 20
Rank change year-on-year -3 +5 +16
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 24 32 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 8.14% 7.98% 7.26%
As % of the General category 15.58% 17.78% 15.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 18 16
10th Percentile £175 £188 £158
25th Percentile £363 £410 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +16.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £488 £625 £575
90th Percentile £565 - £688
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £525
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 10 0
10th Percentile - £11.68 -
25th Percentile £20.12 £11.75 -
Median hourly rate £20.62 £18.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +14.54% - -
75th Percentile £21.63 £24.96 -
90th Percentile £21.85 £31.32 -
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £18.00 £43.43
% change year-on-year +66.67% -58.55% +22.34%

All General Skills
Wales

Analytical Skills 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 Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 154 180 304
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 52.20% 44.89% 47.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 100 216
10th Percentile £167 £143 £164
25th Percentile £263 £200 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -13.89% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £488 £551 £550
90th Percentile £600 £625 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 26 14
10th Percentile £15.40 £11.39 -
25th Percentile £20.00 £11.88 £10.92
Median hourly rate £21.00 £22.68 £11.56
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +96.19% -51.33%
75th Percentile £41.25 £51.75 £29.84
90th Percentile £45.00 £86.40 £46.14
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -6.67% -14.29% +59.71%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Analytical Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Skills in Wales

Analytical Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analytical Skills in Wales.

Daily rate trend for Analytical Skills in Wales

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in Wales over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Skills in Wales

Analytical Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analytical Skills in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Analytical Skills in Wales

Analytical Skills
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the Wales region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
South Wales -1 21 £413 -25.00% 52
Dyfed - 2 £375 - 1
West Wales -3 1 £550 +10.00% 4
Analytical Skills
UK

Analytical Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (12.50%) Confluence
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 9 (37.50%) Azure
2 5 (20.83%) AWS
3 4 (16.67%) GCP
4 2 (8.33%) Azure Machine Learning
4 2 (8.33%) Entra ID
4 2 (8.33%) Power Platform
5 1 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (4.17%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.33%) BGP
1 2 (8.33%) Cisco IOS
1 2 (8.33%) IPsec
1 2 (8.33%) Network Security
1 2 (8.33%) OSPF
1 2 (8.33%) SD-WAN
1 2 (8.33%) Wireless
2 1 (4.17%) DHCP
2 1 (4.17%) DNS
2 1 (4.17%) Firewall
2 1 (4.17%) HTTP
2 1 (4.17%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (4.17%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.33%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (8.33%) Oracle Database
1 2 (8.33%) Oracle Reports
1 2 (8.33%) Power BI
2 1 (4.17%) Big Data
2 1 (4.17%) Data Lake
2 1 (4.17%) Metadata
2 1 (4.17%) Metadata Repository
2 1 (4.17%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 13 (54.17%) Social Skills
2 4 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 3 (12.50%) Finance
4 2 (8.33%) Multimedia
5 1 (4.17%) Marketing
5 1 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.17%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 4 (16.67%) Analyst
1 4 (16.67%) Senior
2 2 (8.33%) Backup Engineer
2 2 (8.33%) Business Analyst
2 2 (8.33%) Commvault Engineer
2 2 (8.33%) Data Engineer
2 2 (8.33%) Developer
2 2 (8.33%) Network Engineer
2 2 (8.33%) Python Engineer
2 2 (8.33%) Software Engineer
2 2 (8.33%) Support Engineer
3 1 (4.17%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
3 1 (4.17%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
3 1 (4.17%) Data Scientist
3 1 (4.17%) IT Engineer
3 1 (4.17%) IT Support
3 1 (4.17%) Machine Learning Developer
3 1 (4.17%) Power BI Analyst
3 1 (4.17%) Python Data Engineer
3 1 (4.17%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (12.50%) Node.js
2 2 (8.33%) CSS
2 2 (8.33%) PySpark
2 2 (8.33%) PyTorch
2 2 (8.33%) React
2 2 (8.33%) RESTful
2 2 (8.33%) scikit-learn
2 2 (8.33%) TensorFlow
3 1 (4.17%) Express.js
3 1 (4.17%) Jest
3 1 (4.17%) NestJS
3 1 (4.17%) NumPy
3 1 (4.17%) Pandas
3 1 (4.17%) Puppeteer
3 1 (4.17%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.33%) Algorithms
1 2 (8.33%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (4.17%) Data Structures
2 1 (4.17%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.17%) PKI
2 1 (4.17%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.33%) Windows
2 1 (4.17%) Mac OS
2 1 (4.17%) Windows 10
2 1 (4.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (54.17%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (20.83%) Data Science
3 4 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 4 (16.67%) Data Collection
4 3 (12.50%) Agile
4 3 (12.50%) Change Management
4 3 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
4 3 (12.50%) Machine Learning
4 3 (12.50%) Performance Tuning
5 2 (8.33%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (8.33%) Data Analysis
5 2 (8.33%) Data Modelling
5 2 (8.33%) ETL
5 2 (8.33%) ITIL
5 2 (8.33%) Migration
5 2 (8.33%) Network Design
5 2 (8.33%) Project Management
5 2 (8.33%) Software Engineering
5 2 (8.33%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 4 (16.67%) Python
2 3 (12.50%) JavaScript
2 3 (12.50%) SQL
3 1 (4.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (4.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (20.83%) Degree
3 4 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (8.33%) Azure Certification
4 2 (8.33%) CCNP
4 2 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (4.17%) A+ Certification
5 1 (4.17%) AWS Certification
5 1 (4.17%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (4.17%) Master's Degree
5 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (4.17%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) Accessibility
1 2 (8.33%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.17%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (8.33%) Active Directory
1 2 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (4.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (8.33%) Cacti
1 2 (8.33%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (4.17%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (20.83%) Microsoft
2 3 (12.50%) Cisco
2 3 (12.50%) Google
2 3 (12.50%) VMware
3 2 (8.33%) Commvault
3 2 (8.33%) Databricks
3 2 (8.33%) Oracle
3 2 (8.33%) SolarWinds
4 1 (4.17%) Cloudera
4 1 (4.17%) Remedy
4 1 (4.17%) ServiceNow