Artificial Intelligence Consultant Contract Job Trends in South Wales
AI Consultant
Wales > South Wales
As of 14 November 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median AI Consultant daily rate in South Wales.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Artificial Intelligence Consultant jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | 0.21% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
South Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in South Wales matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in South Wales matching a recognised job title | 440 | 319 | 343 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.86% | 92.46% | 91.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 249 | 212 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £240 | £190 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £263 | £209 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £390 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.87% | -8.24% | -1.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £613 | £648 |
| Wales median daily rate | £450 | £390 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -8.24% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 57 | 34 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.47 | £13.08 | £15.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.36 | £16.71 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.70 | £20.50 | £25.48 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +147.32% | -19.54% | -2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.00 | £22.00 | £47.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £32.63 | £52.50 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £22.00 | £20.50 | £25.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.32% | -19.92% | +2.57% |
Artificial Intelligence Consultant Contract Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Artificial Intelligence Consultant jobs within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 14 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Artificial Intelligence Consultant Wales |
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Artificial Intelligence Consultant Skill Set Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Artificial Intelligence Consultant contract job ads cited 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 Artificial Intelligence Consultant job ads across the South Wales region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Digital Transformation Programme | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Docker | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GCP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Generative AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | 100.0% | 1 | |
| 1 | Google Gemini | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Kubernetes | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LangChain | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LangGraph | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microservices | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | MLOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Model Context Protocol | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Observability | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Open Source | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Open Source Development | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | REST | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 100.0% | 1 |
Artificial Intelligence Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GCP Consultant | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GCP Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Gen AI Consultant | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Gen AI Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |