Application Developer
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Application Developer daily rate in Cardiff is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
26 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff |
2.38% |
1.09% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.52% |
1.16% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£269 |
£423 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£289 |
£452 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£300 |
£502 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-40.28% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£315 |
£549 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£576 |
- |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£300 |
£502 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-40.28% |
+11.44% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
238 |
172 |
221 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.44% |
93.48% |
95.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
181 |
140 |
184 |
| 10th Percentile |
£206 |
£187 |
£172 |
| 25th Percentile |
£290 |
£242 |
£263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£410 |
£425 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.53% |
- |
-4.49% |
| 75th Percentile |
£503 |
£543 |
£533 |
| 90th Percentile |
£638 |
£628 |
£600 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£413 |
£425 |
£429 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.94% |
-0.87% |
-6.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
10 |
6 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£21.25 |
£11.90 |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.21 |
£21.31 |
£12.13 |
| Median hourly rate |
£13.50 |
£24.00 |
£15.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-43.75% |
+52.38% |
+1.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£17.10 |
£27.25 |
£26.94 |
| 90th Percentile |
£20.53 |
£40.63 |
£43.03 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£21.25 |
£25.27 |
£32.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.91% |
-22.25% |
+79.96% |
