Computer Science Degree Contracts in Wales

Computer Science Degree
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Computer Science Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 39 60
Rank change year-on-year +16 +21 +15
Contract jobs citing Computer Science Degree 20 5 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 6.83% 1.27% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 15.63% 5.00% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 4 0
10th Percentile £224 £214 -
25th Percentile £252 £321 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £288 £403 -
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% - -
75th Percentile £435 £463 -
90th Percentile £480 £530 -
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

Computer Science Degree 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 Wales.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 128 100 224
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 43.69% 25.32% 35.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 74 163
10th Percentile £193 £253 £186
25th Percentile £285 £471 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £494 £638 £613
90th Percentile £600 £724 £660
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 15 17
10th Percentile - £11.01 -
25th Percentile £20.12 £15.51 £16.98
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.68 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% +25.03% -60.78%
75th Percentile £41.25 £85.50 £20.47
90th Percentile £45.00 £87.80 £49.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Computer Science Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree in Wales

Computer Science Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Wales.

Daily rate trend for Computer Science Degree in Wales

Computer Science Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Wales over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science Degree in Wales

Computer Science Degree
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 Computer Science Degree within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 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
South Wales +21 18 £288 -24.34% 25
Dyfed - 1 £400 -
Computer Science Degree
UK

Computer Science Degree
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 1 (5.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 15 (75.00%) AWS
2 14 (70.00%) Azure
3 10 (50.00%) GCP
4 3 (15.00%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (10.00%) PaaS
6 1 (5.00%) Amazon S3
6 1 (5.00%) Amazon SageMaker
6 1 (5.00%) AWS Lambda
6 1 (5.00%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (30.00%) Network Security
1 6 (30.00%) Wireless
2 5 (25.00%) BGP
2 5 (25.00%) Cisco IOS
2 5 (25.00%) IPsec
2 5 (25.00%) OSPF
2 5 (25.00%) SD-WAN
3 3 (15.00%) 802.11
3 3 (15.00%) HSRP
4 2 (10.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (20.00%) Metadata
1 4 (20.00%) Metadata Repository
2 1 (5.00%) Big Data
2 1 (5.00%) Data Lake
2 1 (5.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (5.00%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) JIRA
General
1 11 (55.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (40.00%) Public Sector
3 4 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Digital Health
4 2 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 8 (40.00%) Architect
2 6 (30.00%) Network Engineer
3 4 (20.00%) Technical Architect
4 3 (15.00%) Cloud Architect
4 3 (15.00%) Lead
5 2 (10.00%) Data Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) GCP Architect
5 2 (10.00%) Lead Architect
5 2 (10.00%) Migration Architect
5 2 (10.00%) Principal Architect
5 2 (10.00%) Principal Solutions Architect
5 2 (10.00%) Senior
5 2 (10.00%) Solutions Architect
5 2 (10.00%) Technical Leader
6 1 (5.00%) Infrastructure Architect
6 1 (5.00%) Junior
6 1 (5.00%) Junior Architect
6 1 (5.00%) Junior Technical Architect
6 1 (5.00%) Research Scientist
6 1 (5.00%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.00%) 802.1X
2 2 (10.00%) Node.js
2 2 (10.00%) React
3 1 (5.00%) CSS
3 1 (5.00%) Jest
3 1 (5.00%) Puppeteer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (20.00%) Cloud Native
1 4 (20.00%) NHS
2 2 (10.00%) Cyberattack
2 2 (10.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 8 (40.00%) Roadmaps
3 6 (30.00%) Analytics
3 6 (30.00%) Cloud Security
3 6 (30.00%) Data Analytics
4 5 (25.00%) Agile
4 5 (25.00%) Network Design
5 4 (20.00%) Architectural Patterns
5 4 (20.00%) Data Engineering
5 4 (20.00%) Data Modelling
5 4 (20.00%) Data Privacy
5 4 (20.00%) Data Science
5 4 (20.00%) DevSecOps
5 4 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
5 4 (20.00%) IT Strategy
5 4 (20.00%) ITIL
5 4 (20.00%) Metadata Management
5 4 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
5 4 (20.00%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.00%) Python
2 1 (5.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (5.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 20 (100.00%) Degree
2 12 (60.00%) Master's Degree
3 10 (50.00%) AWS Certification
3 10 (50.00%) Azure Certification
4 8 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (30.00%) CCNP
5 6 (30.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (20.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 4 (20.00%) CITP
7 2 (10.00%) CCNA
7 2 (10.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (5.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (25.00%) Cacti
Vendors
1 10 (50.00%) Google
1 10 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (35.00%) Cisco
3 5 (25.00%) SolarWinds
4 4 (20.00%) Cloudera
4 4 (20.00%) Databricks
4 4 (20.00%) VMware
5 1 (5.00%) Remedy