Developer Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Developer
Wales > South Wales

The median Developer daily rate in South Wales is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 17 10
Rank change year-on-year -10 -7 0
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 19 18 43
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 3.93% 6.25% 12.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.31% 6.77% 13.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 16 35
10th Percentile £300 £204 £200
25th Percentile £311 £300 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £440 £500
Median % change year-on-year +22.16% -12.00% +21.21%
75th Percentile £600 £484 £550
90th Percentile £750 £497 £575
Wales median daily rate £425 £475 £488
% change year-on-year -10.53% -2.56% +14.71%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies in South Wales with a recognized job title 441 266 324
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.12% 92.36% 91.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 250 177 181
10th Percentile £298 £190 £136
25th Percentile £327 £275 £209
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £405 £425
Median % change year-on-year +12.35% -4.71% -5.56%
75th Percentile £588 £488 £550
90th Percentile £675 £623 £638
Wales median daily rate £450 £408 £441
% change year-on-year +10.43% -7.65% +3.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 28 45
10th Percentile £12.76 £13.08 £15.48
25th Percentile £15.36 £16.27 £20.12
Median hourly rate £19.50 £20.50 £25.36
Median % change year-on-year -4.88% -19.16% -2.46%
75th Percentile £54.46 £22.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £31.13 £52.50
Wales median hourly rate £19.50 £21.00 £25.60
% change year-on-year -7.14% -17.97% +2.57%

Developer Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Developer job vacancy trend in South Wales

Developer Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies 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 16 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Developer in South Wales

Developer Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies 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 16 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 -3 18 £538 +18.13% 20
Developer
Wales

Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, Developer 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 Developer in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Microsoft52.6%10
2Agile47.4%9
3CI/CD36.8%7
3SC Cleared36.8%7
3Security Cleared36.8%7
6.NET31.6%6
6Azure31.6%6
6Mentoring31.6%6
9Dynamics 36526.3%5
9Power Platform26.3%5
11Customer Insight21.1%4
11Microsoft 36521.1%4
11PowerApps21.1%4
11Problem-Solving21.1%4
11User Research21.1%4
16Azure SQL Database15.8%3
16Containerisation15.8%3
16Data Modelling15.8%3
16DevOps15.8%3
16Docker15.8%3
16Kubernetes15.8%3
16SQL15.8%3
16Stakeholder Engagement15.8%3
24Analytics10.5%2
24Azure Key Vault10.5%2
24Business Intelligence10.5%2
24C#10.5%2
24Coaching10.5%2
24Code Quality10.5%2
24Data Protection10.5%2

Developer Skill Set 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.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1.NET Software Developer21.1%4
1Analyst Developer21.1%4
1Systems Developer21.1%4
1Systems Support Analyst21.1%4
5Applications Developer15.8%3
5Power Apps Developer15.8%3
7Django Developer10.5%2
7Lead Developer10.5%2
7Senior Developer10.5%2
10Azure Developer5.3%1
10Business Intelligence Developer5.3%1
10Dynamics CRM Developer5.3%1
10Microsoft Developer5.3%1
10Power BI Developer5.3%1
10Senior Java Developer5.3%1
31 Developer jobs in South Wales