Degree Contracts in Wales

Academic Degree
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 11 15
Rank change year-on-year +8 +4 +13
Contract jobs citing Degree 57 33 51
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 19.39% 9.02% 8.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 45.60% 38.82% 21.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 22 39
10th Percentile £216 £319 £177
25th Percentile £278 £469 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £305 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -40.68% -1.90% +3.24%
75th Percentile £455 £625 £550
90th Percentile £526 - £603
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 9 2
10th Percentile £30.75 £11.02 £22.90
25th Percentile £33.75 £19.17 £26.56
Median hourly rate £37.50 £25.36 £34.30
Median % change year-on-year +47.87% -26.06% +72.28%
75th Percentile £45.00 £85.00 £43.70
90th Percentile £48.50 £87.80 £48.35
UK median hourly rate £53.50 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +33.75% -11.11% +22.18%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 125 85 238
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 42.52% 23.22% 39.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 60 181
10th Percentile £200 £212 £188
25th Percentile £285 £463 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% -0.95% -0.94%
75th Percentile £488 £653 £625
90th Percentile £626 £725 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £533 £550
% change year-on-year -1.50% -3.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 15 16
10th Percentile £20.12 £11.01 -
25th Percentile £21.01 £15.51 £16.98
Median hourly rate £25.15 £25.18 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -0.12% +38.81% -60.78%
75th Percentile £41.25 £85.50 £20.10
90th Percentile £45.00 £87.80 £49.38
UK median hourly rate £37.25 £40.00 £54.99
% change year-on-year -6.88% -27.26% +25.12%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Wales

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Degree in Wales

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Wales over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Wales

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Wales

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Wales

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Wales over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Wales

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 Degree within the Wales region over the 6 months to 19 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 +6 54 £305 -40.68% 166
North Wales -1 2 - - 11
Degree
UK

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 2 (3.51%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 22 (38.60%) Azure
2 16 (28.07%) AWS
3 10 (17.54%) GCP
4 6 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (5.26%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (3.51%) OneDrive
6 2 (3.51%) PaaS
6 2 (3.51%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.75%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.75%) Azure Service Bus
7 1 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.75%) GitHub
7 1 (1.75%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (1.75%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (17.54%) Firewall
2 8 (14.04%) Network Security
2 8 (14.04%) Wireless
3 5 (8.77%) BGP
3 5 (8.77%) Cisco IOS
3 5 (8.77%) IPsec
3 5 (8.77%) OSPF
3 5 (8.77%) SD-WAN
4 3 (5.26%) 802.11
4 3 (5.26%) HSRP
5 2 (3.51%) DHCP
5 2 (3.51%) DNS
5 2 (3.51%) LAN
5 2 (3.51%) Skype
5 2 (3.51%) TCP/IP
5 2 (3.51%) VoIP
5 2 (3.51%) VPN
5 2 (3.51%) WAN
6 1 (1.75%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.02%) Metadata
1 4 (7.02%) Metadata Repository
2 2 (3.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (1.75%) Big Data
3 1 (1.75%) Data Lake
3 1 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.75%) Power BI
3 1 (1.75%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (5.26%) JIRA
1 3 (5.26%) Selenium
1 3 (5.26%) SpecFlow
2 1 (1.75%) Postman
2 1 (1.75%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 1 (1.75%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (1.75%) tSQLt
2 1 (1.75%) Zephyr
General
1 21 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 14 (24.56%) Public Sector
3 9 (15.79%) Presentation Skills
4 7 (12.28%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (8.77%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.77%) Welsh Language
6 4 (7.02%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (5.26%) Finance
8 2 (3.51%) Digital Health
8 2 (3.51%) Electronics
8 2 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (3.51%) Marketing
9 1 (1.75%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.75%) Automotive
9 1 (1.75%) Legal
9 1 (1.75%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.75%) Multimedia
9 1 (1.75%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 11 (19.30%) Lead
2 10 (17.54%) Senior
3 8 (14.04%) Architect
3 8 (14.04%) Research Scientist
4 6 (10.53%) Designer
4 6 (10.53%) Network Engineer
5 5 (8.77%) Lead Designer
6 4 (7.02%) 2nd Line Support
6 4 (7.02%) Delivery Manager
6 4 (7.02%) Interaction Designer
6 4 (7.02%) Support Specialist
6 4 (7.02%) Technical Architect
7 3 (5.26%) Cloud Architect
7 3 (5.26%) Data Engineer
7 3 (5.26%) Security Researcher
7 3 (5.26%) Test Engineer
8 2 (3.51%) Field Service Engineer
8 2 (3.51%) Lead Architect
8 2 (3.51%) Principal Architect
8 2 (3.51%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.02%) CSS
2 3 (5.26%) 802.1X
2 3 (5.26%) HTML
3 2 (3.51%) .NET
3 2 (3.51%) ASP.NET Web API
3 2 (3.51%) Blazor
3 2 (3.51%) GWT
3 2 (3.51%) XML
4 1 (1.75%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (1.75%) FHIR
4 1 (1.75%) HTML5 Canvas
4 1 (1.75%) Jest
4 1 (1.75%) JSON
4 1 (1.75%) Node.js
4 1 (1.75%) Puppeteer
4 1 (1.75%) React
4 1 (1.75%) REST
4 1 (1.75%) SOAP
4 1 (1.75%) Web Services
4 1 (1.75%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 12 (21.05%) NHS
2 7 (12.28%) Algorithms
3 4 (7.02%) Cloud Native
3 4 (7.02%) Cyberattack
3 4 (7.02%) Data Centre
3 4 (7.02%) Product Ownership
3 4 (7.02%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (5.26%) Blog
4 3 (5.26%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.51%) Anti-Spyware
5 2 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (3.51%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (1.75%) Clustering
6 1 (1.75%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.75%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (1.75%) Linked Data
6 1 (1.75%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.75%) Replication
6 1 (1.75%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.53%) Windows
2 3 (5.26%) Linux
3 2 (3.51%) Windows 7
4 1 (1.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (49.12%) Computer Science
2 19 (33.33%) Agile
3 16 (28.07%) Roadmaps
4 14 (24.56%) Cybersecurity
4 14 (24.56%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (21.05%) Analytics
6 11 (19.30%) Coaching
6 11 (19.30%) Mentoring
7 10 (17.54%) DevOps
8 9 (15.79%) Artificial Intelligence
8 9 (15.79%) Data Analytics
8 9 (15.79%) Machine Learning
9 8 (14.04%) Cloud Security
9 8 (14.04%) ITIL
9 8 (14.04%) Knowledge Transfer
10 6 (10.53%) Incident Management
10 6 (10.53%) Scrum
11 5 (8.77%) Collaborative Working
11 5 (8.77%) Network Design
11 5 (8.77%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.28%) Python
2 5 (8.77%) Rust
3 4 (7.02%) C#
4 2 (3.51%) JavaScript
4 2 (3.51%) SQL
4 2 (3.51%) T-SQL
5 1 (1.75%) C
5 1 (1.75%) Embedded C
5 1 (1.75%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 30 (52.63%) Master's Degree
2 20 (35.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (19.30%) AWS Certification
4 10 (17.54%) Azure Certification
4 10 (17.54%) Cisco Certification
5 9 (15.79%) PhD
6 7 (12.28%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (10.53%) A+ Certification
7 6 (10.53%) CCNP
8 4 (7.02%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (7.02%) CCNA
8 4 (7.02%) CITP
8 4 (7.02%) Network+ Certification
8 4 (7.02%) Postgraduate
9 3 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (1.75%) CSSLP
10 1 (1.75%) ISEB
10 1 (1.75%) ISTQB
10 1 (1.75%) SC Cleared
10 1 (1.75%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.51%) SLA
2 1 (1.75%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.75%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.75%) HL7
2 1 (1.75%) QA
2 1 (1.75%) SEPA
System Software
1 4 (7.02%) Active Directory
1 4 (7.02%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (8.77%) Cacti
2 4 (7.02%) Jamf Pro
2 4 (7.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (3.51%) AirWatch
3 2 (3.51%) SCCM
3 2 (3.51%) XenMobile
4 1 (1.75%) Argo
4 1 (1.75%) Grafana
4 1 (1.75%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.75%) Nagios
4 1 (1.75%) Prometheus
4 1 (1.75%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 10 (17.54%) Google
3 9 (15.79%) Cisco
4 6 (10.53%) ServiceNow
5 5 (8.77%) SolarWinds
6 4 (7.02%) Cloudera
6 4 (7.02%) Databricks
6 4 (7.02%) VMware
7 3 (5.26%) Atlassian
7 3 (5.26%) Remedy
8 2 (3.51%) Adobe
8 2 (3.51%) Apple
8 2 (3.51%) Ivanti
8 2 (3.51%) MobileIron
9 1 (1.75%) RedGate