The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales requiring SSL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SSL over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
SSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Wales.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
67
37
102
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales
22.87%
9.37%
16.06%
Number of daily rates quoted
44
23
78
10th Percentile
£165
£173
£250
25th Percentile
£208
£199
£353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£350
£300
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+16.67%
-40.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£440
£588
£550
90th Percentile
£472
£685
£641
UK median daily rate
£488
£495
£519
% change year-on-year
-1.52%
-4.53%
+3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
2
0
10th Percentile
£23.75
£14.84
-
25th Percentile
£30.00
£15.56
-
Median hourly rate
£37.50
£16.77
-
Median % change year-on-year
+123.68%
-
-
75th Percentile
£43.13
£17.97
-
90th Percentile
£50.00
£18.69
-
UK median hourly rate
£29.00
£40.00
£19.00
% change year-on-year
-27.50%
+110.53%
-32.74%
SSL Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing SSL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
SSL Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SSL in Wales.
SSL 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 SSL 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
SSL Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SSL 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 SSL.
SSL 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:
