Welsh Language Contract Job Trends in England

Welsh Language
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Welsh Language in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Welsh Language over the 6 months leading up to 25 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 549 486 558
Rank change year-on-year -63 +72 +151
Contract jobs citing Welsh Language 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.006% 0.004% 0.005%
As % of the General category 0.010% 0.006% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £424 - -
25th Percentile £441 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - -
75th Percentile £541 - -
90th Percentile £561 - -
UK median daily rate £238 £304 £210
% change year-on-year -21.62% +44.60% -50.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £24.00
Median hourly rate - £23.60 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - -5.60% -
75th Percentile - - £26.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £18.33 £25.00
% change year-on-year - -26.68% -

All General Skills
England

Welsh Language falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 19,465 16,641 22,152
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 60.06% 62.41% 58.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,408 10,036 14,718
10th Percentile £286 £300 £265
25th Percentile £403 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £528 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.21% -4.09% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,209 546 1,349
10th Percentile £14.02 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.50 £19.05 £15.25
Median hourly rate £23.00 £29.12 £26.66
Median % change year-on-year -21.00% +9.21% +3.70%
75th Percentile £47.00 £57.44 £55.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.81 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £27.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year -16.36% +3.77% +6.00%

Welsh Language
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Welsh Language relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Welsh Language job vacancy trend in England

Welsh Language
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Welsh Language.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Welsh Language

Welsh Language
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Welsh Language in England over the 6 months to 25 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Welsh Language in England

Welsh Language
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Welsh Language.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Welsh Language

Welsh Language
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Welsh Language within the England region over the 6 months to 25 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North East - 1 £550 -
North of England - 1 £550 -
Welsh Language
UK

Welsh Language
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) CMS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Publishing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Content Designer
1 1 (50.00%) Designer
1 1 (50.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) Content Management
2 1 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) WCAG