Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring LINQ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing LINQ | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | - | - | 0.81% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | - | 3.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £194 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £210 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | - | - | £210 |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South Wales
LINQ falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in South Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 63 | 52 | 84 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 15.48% | 18.51% | 22.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 43 | 31 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £210 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £305 | £355 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £505 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.84% | +18.82% | -19.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £509 | £550 | £531 |
| 90th Percentile | £693 | £588 | £595 |
| Wales median daily rate | £425 | £505 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.84% | +18.82% | -15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £75.75 | £17.66 | £15.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £76.88 | £20.59 | £15.66 |
| Median hourly rate | £82.50 | £23.59 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +249.72% | +30.04% | -27.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.63 | £26.19 | £21.29 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.75 | £42.00 | £22.77 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £80.00 | £23.59 | £18.14 |
| % change year-on-year | +239.13% | +30.04% | -27.44% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing LINQ 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 LINQ.
