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
229
299
491
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.85%
88.99%
94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
169
218
377
10th Percentile
£166
£169
£180
25th Percentile
£250
£352
£325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£460
£460
Median % change year-on-year
-13.04%
-
-3.16%
75th Percentile
£494
£563
£575
90th Percentile
£625
£645
£650
Wales median daily rate
£400
£450
£450
% change year-on-year
-11.11%
-
-5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
21
21
26
10th Percentile
£16.00
£11.75
£13.00
25th Percentile
£18.51
£15.20
£16.98
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£22.68
£18.14
Median % change year-on-year
-0.79%
+25.03%
-8.89%
75th Percentile
£41.25
£53.75
£19.98
90th Percentile
£45.00
£87.80
£49.38
Wales median hourly rate
£21.01
£19.09
£18.14
% change year-on-year
+10.09%
+5.21%
-8.89%
Developer Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
Developer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer in South Wales.
Developer Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in South Wales over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Developer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in South Wales.
Developer 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 Developer within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South Wales region featuring Developer in the job title.
Developer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
