Public Sector Contracts in South Wales

Public Sector
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Public Sector over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 17 5
Rank change year-on-year -3 -12 +1
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 20 40 160
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 6.12% 8.42% 18.71%
As % of the General category 14.49% 17.94% 33.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 34 134
10th Percentile £125 £115 £190
25th Percentile £131 £203 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £425 £501
Median % change year-on-year -52.94% -15.14% +25.20%
75th Percentile £541 £550 £575
90th Percentile £629 £626 £631
Wales median daily rate £500 £408 £500
% change year-on-year +22.70% -18.50% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 6
10th Percentile - - £18.14
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.03 £20.06
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.06 £20.24
Median % change year-on-year +24.58% -10.77% -1.03%
75th Percentile £23.75 £18.09 £23.81
90th Percentile - - £25.00
Wales median hourly rate £22.50 £18.06 £20.24
% change year-on-year +24.58% -10.77% +3.79%

All General Skills
South Wales

Public Sector is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 138 223 483
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 42.20% 46.95% 56.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 158 377
10th Percentile £131 £182 £248
25th Percentile £143 £334 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% - +20.48%
75th Percentile £575 £586 £575
90th Percentile £625 £638 £638
Wales median daily rate £463 £475 £485
% change year-on-year -2.63% -2.06% +14.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 13 13
10th Percentile £11.03 - £17.00
25th Percentile £14.36 - £20.00
Median hourly rate £25.36 £10.92 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +132.23% -51.47% +18.42%
75th Percentile £65.00 £18.09 £25.75
90th Percentile £87.80 £45.56 £47.40
Wales median hourly rate £25.18 £11.56 £25.00
% change year-on-year +117.82% -53.76% +40.85%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in South Wales

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in South Wales.

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in South Wales

Public Sector
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in South Wales over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Public Sector in South Wales

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in South Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in South Wales

Public Sector
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Cardiff -1 13 £355 -16.47% 31
Newport +7 6 £190 -68.33% 3
Rhondda Cynon Taff +1 1 £135 -34.15%
Public Sector
Wales

Public Sector
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South 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 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (5.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (10.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (5.00%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 2 (10.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (5.00%) Azure
2 1 (5.00%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (5.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.00%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Team Foundation Server
1 1 (5.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (10.00%) Legal
1 2 (10.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 7 (35.00%) Senior
2 4 (20.00%) Analyst
3 3 (15.00%) Developer
4 2 (10.00%) Architect
4 2 (10.00%) Business Architect
4 2 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) IT Support
4 2 (10.00%) IT Support Technician
4 2 (10.00%) IT Technician
4 2 (10.00%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Senior Developer
4 2 (10.00%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Senior Storage Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Service Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Service Desk Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Storage Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Support Technician
5 1 (5.00%) Business Intelligence Project Manager
5 1 (5.00%) Configuration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.00%) PySpark
2 1 (5.00%) .NET
2 1 (5.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (10.00%) NHS
2 1 (5.00%) CMDB
2 1 (5.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (5.00%) Data Structures
2 1 (5.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (5.00%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (5.00%) LIMS
2 1 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (30.00%) Windows
2 3 (15.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (10.00%) Data ONTAP
3 2 (10.00%) Linux
3 2 (10.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (20.00%) Agile
1 4 (20.00%) ITIL
2 3 (15.00%) Business Strategy
2 3 (15.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (15.00%) Informatics
2 3 (15.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (15.00%) Project Management
3 2 (10.00%) Agile Project Management
3 2 (10.00%) Business Case
3 2 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
3 2 (10.00%) Data Science
3 2 (10.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (10.00%) Information Governance
3 2 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (10.00%) Line Management
3 2 (10.00%) Resource Management
3 2 (10.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (10.00%) Service Design
3 2 (10.00%) Statistics
3 2 (10.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.00%) SQL
2 2 (10.00%) Python
2 2 (10.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (20.00%) Degree
1 4 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (10.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (5.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (5.00%) ISEB
3 1 (5.00%) ISEB Practitioner
3 1 (5.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (10.00%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 4 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (15.00%) Dell
3 2 (10.00%) Brocade
3 2 (10.00%) Cisco
3 2 (10.00%) HP
3 2 (10.00%) NetApp
3 2 (10.00%) Veritas
4 1 (5.00%) Cegedim Rx
4 1 (5.00%) InterSystems
4 1 (5.00%) RedGate