Contracts Manager Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Contract Manager
Wales > South Wales

The median Contract Manager daily rate in South Wales is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 42 46
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 -
Contract jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 1 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.29% 0.54% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.59% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £406 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 - -
75th Percentile £419 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £413 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £36.38
25th Percentile - £24.50 £36.56
Median hourly rate - £26.00 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year - -32.90% -
75th Percentile - £27.50 £41.56
90th Percentile - - £42.13
Wales median hourly rate - £26.00 £38.75
% change year-on-year - -32.90% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 313 341 375
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.33% 91.42% 95.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 201 293
10th Percentile £190 £140 £155
25th Percentile £266 £209 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -8.24% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £575
90th Percentile £620 £650 £649
Wales median daily rate £390 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -8.24% - -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 48 27
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.71 £20.12 £19.63
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.48 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.54% -2.00% +30.59%
75th Percentile £22.00 £47.81 £47.50
90th Percentile £32.63 £52.50 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £24.96
% change year-on-year -19.92% +2.57% +51.26%

Contracts Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Contracts Manager job vacancy trend in South Wales

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in South Wales

Contracts Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in South Wales

Contracts Manager
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 Contracts Manager within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 12 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
Cardiff -2 1 £413 - 1
Contracts Manager
Wales

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 12 November 2025, Contracts Manager 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 South Wales region featuring Contracts Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Contracts Manager Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA