Developer Contract Job Trends in North Wales

Developer
Wales > North Wales

The median Developer daily rate in North Wales is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 4 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in North Wales 7.69% - 23.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.29% - 23.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £433
25th Percentile £313 - £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - £488
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.33%
75th Percentile £338 - £541
90th Percentile - - £546
Wales median daily rate £459 £488 £419
% change year-on-year -5.90% +16.42% -16.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30.25 - -
Median hourly rate £30.50 - -
75th Percentile £30.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median hourly rate £30.50 - £16.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in North Wales. 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 North Wales with a recognized job title 28 34 17
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 53.85% 94.44% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 10 10
10th Percentile £151 - £192
25th Percentile £155 £134 £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £186 £195 £463
Median % change year-on-year -4.49% -57.84% +165.04%
75th Percentile £273 £240 £547
90th Percentile £338 £265 £550
Wales median daily rate £400 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 9 0
10th Percentile - £24.63 -
25th Percentile £20.50 £26.25 -
Median hourly rate £21.00 £27.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% - -
75th Percentile £25.11 £28.75 -
90th Percentile £32.25 £31.46 -
Wales median hourly rate £21.00 £25.60 £26.00
% change year-on-year -17.97% -1.54% +60.00%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in North Wales.

Developer job vacancy trend in North Wales

Developer
Daily Rate Trend in North Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in North Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in North Wales

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in North Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in North Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in North Wales

Developer
Contract Job Locations in North Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the North Wales region over the 6 months to 1 November 2025. 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
Wrexham - 4 £325 - 2
Developer
Wales

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Developer 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 North Wales region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Java
1 2 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (50.00%) React Native
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Content Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data Lake
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Docker
2 1 (25.00%) Git
2 1 (25.00%) GxP
2 1 (25.00%) Information Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Intranet
2 1 (25.00%) JSON
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Power BI
2 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) React
2 1 (25.00%) SaaS
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) SDLC

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales 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 (25.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Git
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) React Native
2 1 (25.00%) JSON
2 1 (25.00%) React
2 1 (25.00%) Spring
2 1 (25.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) e-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Content Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (25.00%) Information Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) SDLC
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) Java
1 2 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft