Operations Director Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Director of Operations
Wales > South Wales

The median Director of Operations daily rate in South Wales is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 January 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Operations Director 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £550 - -

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.

Contract vacancies in South Wales with a recognized job title 311 275 308
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 89.87% 93.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 195 173 233
10th Percentile £195 £175 £165
25th Percentile £290 £230 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £420
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +1.19% -8.70%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £563
90th Percentile £648 £688 £638
Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £390
% change year-on-year -2.94% +8.97% -15.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 30 22
10th Percentile £12.96 £19.63 £13.80
25th Percentile £15.83 £20.16 £21.34
Median hourly rate £20.00 £25.36 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.14% -23.15% +100.67%
75th Percentile £22.84 £40.94 £54.88
90th Percentile £33.00 £45.38 £56.38
Wales median hourly rate £20.00 £25.27 £33.00
% change year-on-year -20.85% -23.42% +118.47%

Operations Director
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Operations Director job vacancy trend in South Wales

Operations Director
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Operations Director job vacancies in South Wales

Operations Director
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 Operations Director within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 19 January 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
Bridgend - 1 £550 - 2
Operations Director
Wales

Operations Director Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 19 January 2026, Operations Director 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 Operations Director in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Operations Director Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow