Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Delivery Manager
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Delivery Manager daily rate in Cardiff is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 25 30
Rank change year-on-year -9 +5 +8
Contract jobs requiring a Delivery Manager 2 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.75% 3.01% 0.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.80% 3.11% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 2
10th Percentile - £314 -
25th Percentile £725 £331 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £488 £420
Median % change year-on-year +53.85% +16.07% -35.38%
75th Percentile £775 £530 £430
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £750 £488 £420
% change year-on-year +53.85% +16.07% -35.38%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cardiff

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 251 161 189
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 96.99% 93.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 179 129 153
10th Percentile £281 £177 £199
25th Percentile £350 £263 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -20.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £519 £483 £550
90th Percentile £695 £625 £618
South Wales median daily rate £425 £390 £450
% change year-on-year +8.97% -13.33% -6.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 6 5
10th Percentile - £12.21 £11.32
25th Percentile £12.21 £13.79 £11.75
Median hourly rate £12.71 £20.51 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.02% +51.89% -25.25%
75th Percentile £19.75 £23.75 £21.67
90th Percentile £21.00 £38.75 -
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £25.00 £20.24
% change year-on-year -15.00% +23.55% +11.55%

Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Delivery Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Cardiff

Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Cardiff

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 26 May 2026, Delivery Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Change Control
1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) Miro
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 2 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) User Stories

Delivery Manager Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Miro
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Change Control
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Salesforce