Graduate Contracts in Wales

Graduate
UK > Wales

As of 8 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Graduate daily rate in Wales.

6 months to
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 42 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Graduate 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 0.35% 0.26% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.30% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £209 £113 £138
% change year-on-year +85.56% -18.18% -17.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20.12 - -
Median hourly rate £20.24 - -
75th Percentile £20.35 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £20.24 £12.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year +61.88% -37.50% -4.76%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Wales with a recognized job title 266 338 596
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.99% 88.95% 94.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 189 239 459
10th Percentile £160 £184 £180
25th Percentile £256 £350 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £450 £463
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -2.70% -2.63%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £563
90th Percentile £613 £638 £650
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 26 33
10th Percentile £16.00 £11.75 £13.25
25th Percentile £18.08 £12.52 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.01 £19.00 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year +10.58% +4.74% -8.89%
75th Percentile £41.25 £42.34 £19.98
90th Percentile £45.00 £86.90 £45.75
UK median hourly rate £28.75 £36.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -21.23% -18.89% +90.68%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Wales

Graduate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Graduate in Wales

Graduate
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Graduate in Wales

Graduate
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 Graduate within the Wales region over the 6 months to 8 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 +3 1 - - 1
Graduate
UK

Graduate Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Graduate contract job roles required 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 featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Applied Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science

Graduate Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Applied Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared