Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring LINQ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing LINQ | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | - | - | 1.28% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | - | 4.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £194 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £210 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | - | - | £210 |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Cardiff
LINQ falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Cardiff.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 41 | 34 | 69 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 15.65% | 19.10% | 29.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 25 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £202 | £211 |
| 25th Percentile | £289 | £385 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £505 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.81% | +18.82% | -12.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £550 | £531 |
| 90th Percentile | £543 | £572 | £637 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £425 | £505 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.84% | +18.82% | -19.01% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing LINQ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing LINQ.
