Postgraduate Contracts in Wales

Postgraduate
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 43 56
Rank change year-on-year +10 +13 -
Contract jobs citing Postgraduate 4 2 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 1.40% 0.51% 0.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.20% 2.00% 2.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £389
25th Percentile - - £492
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £549
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £950 £460 £400
% change year-on-year +106.52% +15.00% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £25.27 -
UK median hourly rate £34.51 £26.00 -
% change year-on-year +32.72% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

Postgraduate 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 125 100 232
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 43.71% 25.51% 36.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 75 172
10th Percentile £189 £265 £188
25th Percentile £285 £473 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £488 £641 £613
90th Percentile £600 £725 £651
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% +27.06%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Postgraduate in Wales

Postgraduate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Postgraduate in Wales

Postgraduate
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Postgraduate in Wales

Postgraduate
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 Postgraduate within the Wales region over the 6 months to 7 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 +8 4 - - 1
Postgraduate
UK

Postgraduate
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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Research Scientist
2 3 (75.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree