The median Developer daily rate in Cardiff is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
14 |
1 |
3 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-13 |
+2 |
+1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer |
15 |
61 |
57 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff |
8.93% |
29.33% |
19.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
9.20% |
31.44% |
20.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
13 |
51 |
54 |
| 10th Percentile |
£170 |
£381 |
£278 |
| 25th Percentile |
£226 |
£413 |
£408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£375 |
£500 |
£463 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-25.00% |
+8.11% |
-2.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£501 |
£550 |
£597 |
| 90th Percentile |
£580 |
£563 |
£663 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£400 |
£469 |
£506 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.67% |
-7.41% |
-3.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£18.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£20.00 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£22.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£20.00 |
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 |
163 |
194 |
281 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
97.02% |
93.27% |
96.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
129 |
159 |
218 |
| 10th Percentile |
£177 |
£157 |
£184 |
| 25th Percentile |
£263 |
£363 |
£375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£490 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-18.37% |
+8.89% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£480 |
£550 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£625 |
£616 |
£641 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£389 |
£450 |
£495 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.61% |
-9.09% |
+4.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
7 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.21 |
£11.46 |
£13.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.43 |
£12.00 |
£14.61 |
| Median hourly rate |
£15.80 |
£18.57 |
£18.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.94% |
+2.82% |
-6.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£22.44 |
£21.67 |
£22.88 |
| 90th Percentile |
£23.75 |
- |
£24.25 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£22.50 |
£20.35 |
£18.14 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.55% |
+12.20% |
-8.89% |
