The median Developer daily rate in Newport is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
12 |
19 |
14 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-5 |
+7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer |
5 |
1 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newport |
8.62% |
1.45% |
5.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
9.09% |
1.59% |
6.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
- |
£325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£600 |
£388 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-25.00% |
+54.84% |
-40.38% |
| 75th Percentile |
£475 |
- |
£400 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£445 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£425 |
£501 |
£419 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.21% |
+19.70% |
-6.94% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title |
55 |
63 |
73 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.83% |
91.30% |
84.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
23 |
28 |
49 |
| 10th Percentile |
£401 |
£149 |
£142 |
| 25th Percentile |
£419 |
£189 |
£225 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£389 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+41.48% |
-13.61% |
-14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£594 |
£603 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£690 |
£668 |
£645 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£413 |
£425 |
£425 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.94% |
- |
-5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
8 |
20 |
17 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.00 |
£15.20 |
£13.03 |
| 25th Percentile |
£26.25 |
£20.12 |
£21.34 |
| Median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£25.93 |
£48.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+92.83% |
-45.98% |
+146.28% |
| 75th Percentile |
£58.13 |
£41.25 |
£55.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£83.25 |
£45.00 |
£86.72 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£20.25 |
£25.36 |
£33.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.15% |
-24.30% |
+85.49% |
