Head of Portfolio Management Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Head of Portfolio Management
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Head of Portfolio Management daily rate in Cardiff is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
12 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Portfolio Management 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.72% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £539 - -
25th Percentile £541 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 - -
75th Percentile £641 - -
90th Percentile £646 - -
South Wales median daily rate £588 - -

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 259 160 206
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.50% 96.97% 93.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 125 170
10th Percentile £300 £188 £143
25th Percentile £370 £300 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £469
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -14.67% -1.32%
75th Percentile £550 £483 £538
90th Percentile £675 £620 £589
South Wales median daily rate £450 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 7 8
10th Percentile - £12.21 £11.53
25th Percentile £12.21 £12.65 £12.13
Median hourly rate £15.36 £13.08 £18.57
Median % change year-on-year +17.43% -29.56% +2.82%
75th Percentile £19.75 £21.13 £21.67
90th Percentile £21.08 £23.75 -
South Wales median hourly rate £21.13 £22.50 £20.35
% change year-on-year -6.11% +10.55% +12.20%

Head of Portfolio Management Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 12 June 2026, Head of Portfolio Management 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 Head of Portfolio Management in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
1 2 (100.00%) Portfolio Management

Head of Portfolio Management 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PMO