Data Transformation Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Data Transformation
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Data Transformation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 33 41
Rank change year-on-year -6 +8 +3
Contract jobs citing Data Transformation 6 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 1.24% 1.05% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.76% 1.22% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £313 - -
25th Percentile £394 £675 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £700 £500
Median % change year-on-year -23.75% +40.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £669 £725 -
90th Percentile £748 - -
Wales median daily rate £475 £700 £500
% change year-on-year -32.14% +40.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67.50 - -
Median hourly rate £72.00 - -
75th Percentile £74.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median hourly rate £72.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

Data Transformation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in South Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 341 246 286
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 70.75% 86.01% 81.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 213 170 144
10th Percentile £300 £195 £160
25th Percentile £325 £277 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £413 £425
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -2.94% -5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £492 £550
90th Percentile £675 £638 £648
Wales median daily rate £475 £413 £425
% change year-on-year +15.15% -2.94% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 26 39
10th Percentile £13.60 £13.08 £15.42
25th Percentile £16.36 £14.23 £19.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £17.65 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +149.10% -29.41% -16.20%
75th Percentile £55.00 £20.75 £40.00
90th Percentile £74.00 £29.11 £50.75
Wales median hourly rate £14.75 £20.50 £25.18
% change year-on-year -28.05% -18.59% -7.31%

Data Transformation
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Transformation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Data Transformation job vacancy trend in South Wales

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Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Data Transformation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Data Transformation

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Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Transformation in South Wales over the 6 months to 15 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Transformation in South Wales

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Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Data Transformation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Data Transformation

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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 Data Transformation within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 15 October 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 4 £534 -23.75% 1
Newport -8 1 - - 3
Gwent - 1 - - 3
Data Transformation
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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:

Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) SAP FI
1 1 (16.67%) SAP MM
1 1 (16.67%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (66.67%) LSMW
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 1 (16.67%) Aviation
3 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Consultant
1 2 (33.33%) Migration Consultant
1 2 (33.33%) Migration Specialist
1 2 (33.33%) SAP Consultant
1 2 (33.33%) SAP Migration Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Data Migration Specialist
2 1 (16.67%) Digital Programme Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Programme Manager
2 1 (16.67%) SAP Data Migration Specialist
2 1 (16.67%) Test Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Transformation Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Transformation Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (16.67%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (66.67%) Data Cleansing
2 4 (66.67%) Data Conversion
2 4 (66.67%) Data Extraction
2 4 (66.67%) Data Migration
2 4 (66.67%) Migration
2 4 (66.67%) Runbook
3 3 (50.00%) Data Validation
3 3 (50.00%) ETL
3 3 (50.00%) Logistics
3 3 (50.00%) Test Scripting
3 3 (50.00%) Validation
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (33.33%) Cutover Planning
4 2 (33.33%) Data Mapping
4 2 (33.33%) Data Reconciliation
5 1 (16.67%) Capacity Planning
5 1 (16.67%) Change Control
5 1 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (83.33%) Data Quality
2 2 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) SAP