Project Officer Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Project Officer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Project Officer daily rate in Cardiff is £206, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Officer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £201 - -
25th Percentile £202 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £206 - -
75th Percentile £214 - -
90th Percentile £217 - -
South Wales median daily rate £206 - -

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 277 170 217
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.33% 97.14% 93.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 200 131 180
10th Percentile £289 £188 £140
25th Percentile £363 £300 £261
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £488
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -17.95% +5.41%
75th Percentile £550 £488 £538
90th Percentile £730 £625 £600
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% -2.42%
75th Percentile £19.75 £21.13 £21.67
90th Percentile £21.08 £23.75 -
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £20.50 £21.49
% change year-on-year +3.66% -4.58% +18.44%

Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Project Officer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Project Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Cardiff

Project Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Cardiff

Project Officer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 27 June 2026, Project Officer 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 Project Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management

Project Officer 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management