Decision-Making Contract Job Trends in South Wales
Decision-Making
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales citing Decision-Making skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 31 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -11 | +22 |
| Contract jobs citing Decision-Making | 23 | 11 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | 4.87% | 3.48% | 6.99% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 6.78% | 4.06% | 8.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 10 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £394 | £240 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £311 | £331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £419 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.40% | +4.69% | +16.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £531 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £666 | £417 |
| Wales median daily rate | £500 | £438 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +9.38% | +29.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £37.36 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £45.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | £47.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £50.94 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £54.13 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £55.00 | £16.75 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +228.36% | -64.74% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales
Decision-Making falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in South Wales.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 339 | 271 | 302 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales | 71.82% | 85.76% | 81.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 215 | 182 | 161 |
| 10th Percentile | £257 | £197 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £283 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £405 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.46% | -4.71% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £492 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £638 | £675 |
| Wales median daily rate | £475 | £405 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.28% | -4.71% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 37 | 31 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.05 | £13.08 | £15.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.37 | £14.23 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £17.80 | £25.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +147.04% | -29.58% | -15.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.00 | £20.75 | £40.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £30.00 | £49.88 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £14.43 | £20.50 | £25.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.63% | -18.59% | -7.31% |
Decision-Making Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Decision-Making relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
Decision-Making Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Decision-Making.
Decision-Making Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in South Wales over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Decision-Making Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Decision-Making.
Decision-Making 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 Decision-Making within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 31 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | -1 | 16 | £500 | +14.29% | 10 |
| Bridgend | -3 | 4 | £600 | - | 1 |
| Newport | -2 | 3 | - | - | 20 |
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Decision-Making 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 39.1% | 9 |
| 2 | Continuous Improvement | 34.8% | 8 |
| 3 | Portfolio Management | 26.1% | 6 |
| 4 | Agile | 21.7% | 5 |
| 4 | Roadmaps | 21.7% | 5 |
| 6 | ITSM | 17.4% | 4 |
| 6 | Mentoring | 17.4% | 4 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Management | 17.4% | 4 |
| 6 | Strategic Roadmap | 17.4% | 4 |
| 10 | Incident Management | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Migration | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Technical Leadership | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | User Acceptance Testing | 13.0% | 3 |
| 10 | User Research | 13.0% | 3 |
| 15 | Actionable Insight | 8.7% | 2 |
| 15 | Analytics | 8.7% | 2 |
| 15 | Build Automation | 8.7% | 2 |
| 15 | Business Analysis | 8.7% | 2 |
| 15 | Business Case | 8.7% | 2 |
| 15 | Case Management | 8.7% | 2 |