Informatics Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Informatics
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Informatics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 38 47
Rank change year-on-year +5 +9 +20
Contract jobs citing Informatics 3 7 3
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 1.07% 1.97% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.25% 2.42% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 3
10th Percentile £416 - £184
25th Percentile £419 £120 £186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £123 £190
Median % change year-on-year +245.92% -35.53% -19.15%
75th Percentile £428 £136 £195
90th Percentile £431 £153 £198
Wales median daily rate £424 £125 £190
% change year-on-year +239.00% -34.21% -19.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales

Informatics 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 240 289 353
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 85.71% 81.41% 88.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 165 148 273
10th Percentile £195 £161 £185
25th Percentile £275 £212 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% -5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £588
90th Percentile £638 £646 £650
Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -2.94% -5.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 39 20
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.42 £16.63
25th Percentile £14.23 £19.50 £21.86
Median hourly rate £17.50 £25.00 £29.83
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% -16.20% +49.16%
75th Percentile £20.75 £40.00 £53.19
90th Percentile £29.29 £50.75 £55.38
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.18 £27.17
% change year-on-year -18.59% -7.31% +50.92%

Informatics
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Informatics job vacancy trend in South Wales

Informatics
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Informatics

Informatics
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Informatics

Informatics
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 Informatics within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 12 October 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
Cardiff -2 3 £424 +245.92% 3
Informatics
Wales

Informatics
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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) NHS
2 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 3 (100.00%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 3 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 3 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (33.33%) Health Informatics
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft