Prototyping Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Prototyping
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Prototyping skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 42 47
Rank change year-on-year +1 +5 +12
Contract jobs citing Prototyping 2 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.58% 0.29% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.73% 0.34% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £282 - -
25th Percentile £283 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £283 - -
75th Percentile £283 - -
90th Percentile £283 - -
Wales median daily rate £283 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £51.25 £47.50
Median hourly rate - £52.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -
75th Percentile - £53.75 £52.50
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median hourly rate - £52.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales

Prototyping 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 273 293 324
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 79.13% 86.43% 89.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 189 170 245
10th Percentile £205 £168 £164
25th Percentile £285 £213 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -3.53% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £501 £550 £588
90th Percentile £603 £688 £650
Wales median daily rate £411 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -3.24% - -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 38 23
10th Percentile £13.03 £18.64 £17.20
25th Percentile £15.22 £20.12 £21.34
Median hourly rate £19.19 £25.27 £27.17
Median % change year-on-year -24.06% -6.98% +35.83%
75th Percentile £28.22 £37.19 £53.13
90th Percentile £85.00 £43.50 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £18.18 £25.27 £27.17
% change year-on-year -28.06% -6.98% +36.13%

Prototyping
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Prototyping job vacancy trend in South Wales

Prototyping
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

Prototyping
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

Prototyping
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 Prototyping within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 26 December 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 -1 2 £283 - 11
Prototyping
Wales

Prototyping
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 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Designer
1 1 (50.00%) Service Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Active Listening
2 1 (50.00%) Budgeting
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Design Patterns
2 1 (50.00%) Ergonomics
2 1 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree