AI Agents (Agentic AI)
Wales > South Wales
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term AI Agents in contract job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited AI Agents over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 39 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing AI Agents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | 0.31% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.98% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £725 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | £750 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
South Wales
AI Agents falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in South Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 102 | 100 | 103 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 31.19% | 31.75% | 30.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 72 | 68 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £184 | £177 | £161 |
| 25th Percentile | £253 | £223 | £207 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £356 | £438 | £340 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.74% | +28.68% | -22.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £449 | £596 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £594 | £700 | £600 |
| Wales median daily rate | £325 | £413 | £319 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.21% | +29.41% | -27.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.72 | £22.30 | £43.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.25 | £24.50 | £51.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.25 | £26.00 | £53.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.19% | -51.40% | +242.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.00 | £41.25 | £55.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.25 | - | £56.00 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.48 | £53.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.58% | -52.37% | +242.84% |
AI Agents
Contract Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AI Agents within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | - | 1 | £750 | - | 7 |
| AI Agents Wales |
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AI Agents
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South 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:
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