Lead Developer
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Lead Developer daily rate in Cardiff is £213, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
29 |
- |
43 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+14 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Developer |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff |
0.63% |
- |
0.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.65% |
- |
0.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£204 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£206 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£213 |
- |
£220 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-71.61% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£421 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£536 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£213 |
- |
£220 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-71.61% |
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 |
154 |
197 |
325 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
96.25% |
92.92% |
96.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
126 |
160 |
259 |
| 10th Percentile |
£184 |
£199 |
£185 |
| 25th Percentile |
£257 |
£377 |
£353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£490 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-18.37% |
+8.89% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£492 |
£550 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£619 |
£620 |
£626 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£400 |
£460 |
£460 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.04% |
- |
-3.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
5 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.21 |
£11.32 |
£13.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.79 |
£11.75 |
£13.81 |
| Median hourly rate |
£20.51 |
£13.50 |
£17.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+51.89% |
-21.75% |
-7.99% |
| 75th Percentile |
£23.75 |
£18.00 |
£22.34 |
| 90th Percentile |
£38.75 |
£39.45 |
£24.38 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£22.50 |
£22.68 |
£18.14 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.79% |
+25.03% |
-8.89% |
