Design Patterns
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Design Patterns skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | 44 | 46 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +2 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Design Patterns | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | 1.97% | 0.26% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.36% | 0.32% | 0.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £194 |
| 25th Percentile | £638 | - | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £210 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +221.43% | - | -68.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £733 | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | £675 | £204 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | +231.29% | -2.98% | -68.89% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales
Design Patterns 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 | 296 | 313 | 342 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 83.38% | 82.37% | 90.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 203 | 174 | 264 |
| 10th Percentile | £202 | £160 | £169 |
| 25th Percentile | £281 | £210 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £406 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.92% | -9.72% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £550 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | £650 | £650 |
| Wales median daily rate | £405 | £419 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.28% | -1.47% | -15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 43 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.08 | £15.48 | £17.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.23 | £20.12 | £21.34 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.18 | £25.00 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.28% | -3.85% | +30.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.75 | £40.00 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £32.63 | £48.75 | £55.25 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £19.00 | £24.33 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.91% | -6.42% | +37.17% |
Design Patterns
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Design Patterns relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Design Patterns.
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Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Design Patterns.
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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 Design Patterns within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| Newport | - | 6 | £675 | - | |
| Gwent | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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:
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