PRINCE2 Contract Job Trends in South Wales

PRINCE 2
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring PRINCE2 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 31 39
Rank change year-on-year -3 +8 +17
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 6 12 12
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 1.98% 3.40% 2.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.30% 4.21% 3.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 9 12
10th Percentile £266 - £162
25th Percentile £266 £120 £183
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £139 £260
Median % change year-on-year +151.71% -46.42% +12.83%
75th Percentile £415 £162 £613
90th Percentile £426 £416 £650
Wales median daily rate £350 £135 £225
% change year-on-year +159.21% -39.99% -2.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales

PRINCE2 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 261 285 356
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 86.14% 80.74% 88.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 142 276
10th Percentile £202 £160 £170
25th Percentile £281 £210 £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -11.11% -13.46%
75th Percentile £500 £550 £588
90th Percentile £665 £649 £647
Wales median daily rate £410 £419 £450
% change year-on-year -2.09% -6.94% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 41 20
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £16.63
25th Percentile £14.23 £20.12 £21.86
Median hourly rate £17.50 £25.18 £29.83
Median % change year-on-year -30.50% -15.60% +49.16%
75th Percentile £20.75 £40.00 £53.19
90th Percentile £30.75 £50.00 £55.38
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.18 £27.17
% change year-on-year -18.59% -7.31% +50.92%

PRINCE2
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PRINCE2 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

PRINCE2 job vacancy trend in South Wales

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing PRINCE2.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing PRINCE2

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PRINCE2 in South Wales over the 6 months to 21 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for PRINCE2 in South Wales

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing PRINCE2.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing PRINCE2

PRINCE2
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 PRINCE2 within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 21 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 -5 5 £382 +174.90% 6
Newport +7 1 £265 - 2
PRINCE2
Wales

PRINCE2
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 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Lead
1 3 (50.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Clinical Project Manager
2 1 (16.67%) NHS Project Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Systems Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) NHS
2 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Project Management
1 5 (83.33%) Resource Allocation
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 3 (50.00%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
2 3 (50.00%) Business Case
2 3 (50.00%) Change Management
2 3 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 3 (50.00%) Informatics
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Programme Management
3 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (16.67%) Health Informatics
4 1 (16.67%) Line Management
4 1 (16.67%) Programme Governance
4 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft