Computer Science Contracts in Wales

Computer Science
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 49 63
Rank change year-on-year +21 +14 -7
Contract jobs citing Computer Science 13 13 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 3.17% 2.23% 1.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.45% 2.54% 1.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 9 2
10th Percentile £214 £513 £166
25th Percentile £321 £525 £224
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £403 £550 £330
Median % change year-on-year -26.82% +66.67% +4.76%
75th Percentile £463 £588 £439
90th Percentile £530 £615 £498
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £590
% change year-on-year -4.55% -6.78% +12.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile - £17.18 -
25th Percentile £20.12 £17.48 -
Median hourly rate £20.24 £18.82 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year +7.55% -5.50% -
75th Percentile £37.05 £19.81 -
90th Percentile £47.07 £19.91 -
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £54.44 £45.50
% change year-on-year +1.04% +19.64% +6.28%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 292 512 796
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 71.22% 87.82% 85.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 390 574
10th Percentile £143 £180 £201
25th Percentile £297 £314 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.25% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £553 £586 £575
90th Percentile £642 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 26 28
10th Percentile £11.75 £14.63 £12.78
25th Percentile £15.41 £16.98 £16.08
Median hourly rate £19.09 £18.14 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +5.21% -15.11% +4.12%
75th Percentile £51.75 £22.93 £28.38
90th Percentile £85.50 £49.38 £47.03
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
% change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Wales

Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Computer Science in Wales

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Wales over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Computer Science in Wales

Computer Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Computer Science in Wales

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in Wales

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Computer Science in Wales over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Computer Science in Wales

Computer Science
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 Computer Science within the Wales region over the 6 months to 12 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
South Wales +17 11 £380 -30.91% 11
North Wales - 1 - - 1
Computer Science
UK

Computer Science
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (15.38%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) AWS
1 1 (7.69%) Azure
1 1 (7.69%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) 802.11
1 1 (7.69%) BGP
1 1 (7.69%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (7.69%) Firewall
1 1 (7.69%) HSRP
1 1 (7.69%) IPsec
1 1 (7.69%) Network Security
1 1 (7.69%) OSPF
1 1 (7.69%) SD-WAN
1 1 (7.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Data Mining
1 1 (7.69%) MongoDB
1 1 (7.69%) MySQL
1 1 (7.69%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (30.77%) Git
2 1 (7.69%) GitLab
General
1 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
2 3 (23.08%) Mandarin Language
2 3 (23.08%) Telecoms
3 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Electronics
4 1 (7.69%) Health Technology
4 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Data Scientist
2 3 (23.08%) Data Centre Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) C++ Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Cisco Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Cisco Network Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Cisco Wireless Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Embedded Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Full Stack Developer
4 1 (7.69%) Network Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) React Developer
4 1 (7.69%) SOC Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Software Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Wireless Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Wireless Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) 802.1X
1 1 (7.69%) CSS
1 1 (7.69%) CSS3
1 1 (7.69%) GraphQL
1 1 (7.69%) HTML
1 1 (7.69%) HTML5
1 1 (7.69%) MobX
1 1 (7.69%) Next.js
1 1 (7.69%) Node.js
1 1 (7.69%) React
1 1 (7.69%) Redux
1 1 (7.69%) RESTful
1 1 (7.69%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Data Centre
1 3 (23.08%) Driving Licence
2 2 (15.38%) Credit Risk
2 2 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (7.69%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
3 1 (7.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Statistics
2 5 (38.46%) Data Science
2 5 (38.46%) Mathematics
3 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) Open Source
4 3 (23.08%) Physics
4 3 (23.08%) Project Delivery
4 3 (23.08%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) Statistical Modelling
5 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
5 2 (15.38%) Product Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) Statistical Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Time Series Analysis
6 1 (7.69%) High Availability
6 1 (7.69%) Performance Metrics
6 1 (7.69%) Risk Analysis
6 1 (7.69%) SIEM
6 1 (7.69%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) Python
2 5 (38.46%) R
3 2 (15.38%) C++
4 1 (7.69%) C
4 1 (7.69%) C#
4 1 (7.69%) Java
4 1 (7.69%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 10 (76.92%) Degree
2 6 (46.15%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (23.08%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (23.08%) Master's Degree
3 3 (23.08%) PhD
3 3 (23.08%) SC Cleared
3 3 (23.08%) Security Cleared
4 1 (7.69%) CCNP
4 1 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Docker
1 1 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Cacti
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Cisco
1 1 (7.69%) LogRhythm
1 1 (7.69%) SolarWinds
1 1 (7.69%) Splunk
1 1 (7.69%) VMware