Leader
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Leader daily rate in Cardiff is £305, 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 | 13 | 26 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +10 | +2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 17 | 9 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 10.63% | 4.25% | 2.97% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.04% | 4.57% | 3.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £536 | £209 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £563 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £305 | £570 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.41% | +8.57% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £309 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £311 | £625 | £618 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £305 | £570 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.41% | +6.05% | +2.38% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 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% |
Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Cardiff.
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Lead contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: