The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in contract job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Documentation 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
153
178
304
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales
52.22%
45.06%
47.87%
Number of daily rates quoted
100
98
216
10th Percentile
£166
£143
£164
25th Percentile
£262
£203
£313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£389
£460
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-15.49%
+2.22%
-5.26%
75th Percentile
£488
£552
£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
£27.50
£30.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
-8.33%
-14.29%
+59.31%
Documentation Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing Documentation Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Documentation Skills Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in Wales.
Documentation Skills Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in Wales.
Documentation Skills Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Documentation Skills also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region with a requirement for Documentation Skills.
Documentation 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: