Data Transformation Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Data Transformation
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Data Transformation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 32 32
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 0
Contract jobs citing Data Transformation 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 1.23% 0.96% 0.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.69% 1.10% 0.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £313 - -
25th Percentile £394 £675 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £700 £500
Median % change year-on-year -23.75% +40.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £669 £725 -
90th Percentile £748 - -
South Wales median daily rate £534 £700 £500
% change year-on-year -23.75% +40.00% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67.50 - -
Median hourly rate £70.00 - -
75th Percentile £72.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median hourly rate £72.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cardiff

Data Transformation 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 Cardiff.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 237 181 171
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff 73.15% 86.60% 74.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 136 113
10th Percentile £300 £226 £140
25th Percentile £325 £300 £209
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £470
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -9.57% +10.59%
75th Percentile £600 £500 £550
90th Percentile £675 £663 £643
South Wales median daily rate £500 £413 £425
% change year-on-year +21.21% -2.94% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 7 10
10th Percentile £17.60 - -
25th Percentile - - £15.48
Median hourly rate £43.96 £13.08 £20.08
Median % change year-on-year +236.09% -34.86% -22.77%
75th Percentile - £18.75 £25.60
90th Percentile £72.50 £23.59 £25.79
South Wales median hourly rate £43.96 £17.65 £25.00
% change year-on-year +149.10% -29.41% -16.20%

Data Transformation
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Transformation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Data Transformation job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Data Transformation
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Data Transformation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Data Transformation

Data Transformation
Daily Rate Histogram in Cardiff

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Transformation in Cardiff over the 6 months to 15 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Transformation in Cardiff

Data Transformation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) SAP FI
1 1 (25.00%) SAP MM
1 1 (25.00%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
1 1 (25.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) LSMW
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Consultant
1 2 (50.00%) Migration Consultant
1 2 (50.00%) SAP Consultant
1 2 (50.00%) SAP Migration Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Programme Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Test Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Transformation Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Transformation Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Data Validation
1 3 (75.00%) ETL
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (75.00%) Validation
2 2 (50.00%) Cutover Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Data Cleansing
2 2 (50.00%) Data Conversion
2 2 (50.00%) Data Extraction
2 2 (50.00%) Data Mapping
2 2 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Data Reconciliation
2 2 (50.00%) Logistics
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Runbook
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (25.00%) Dimensional Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Test Scripting
3 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP