Waterfall Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Waterfall Model
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Waterfall skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 43 42
Rank change year-on-year +5 -1 +18
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 5 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 1.46% 0.59% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.85% 0.68% 0.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile £316 - -
25th Percentile £370 £625 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £650 £300
Median % change year-on-year -36.54% +116.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £472 £675 -
90th Percentile £534 - -
Wales median daily rate £438 £650 £300
% change year-on-year -32.69% +116.67% -14.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

Waterfall 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 270 293 314
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 78.72% 86.18% 88.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 188 169 236
10th Percentile £205 £168 £166
25th Percentile £289 £213 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -3.53% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £504 £550 £588
90th Percentile £613 £689 £650
Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -2.94% - -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 38 23
10th Percentile £13.00 £18.64 £17.20
25th Percentile £15.16 £20.12 £21.34
Median hourly rate £18.69 £25.27 £27.17
Median % change year-on-year -26.06% -6.98% +36.13%
75th Percentile £24.63 £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% +36.44%

Waterfall
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Waterfall job vacancy trend in South Wales

Waterfall
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

Waterfall
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Waterfall in South Wales over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Waterfall in South Wales

Waterfall
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

Waterfall
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 Waterfall within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 30 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 -2 2 £353 -45.77% 8
Newport - 1 £400 - 8
Bridgend - 1 £550 -
Caerphilly - 1 - -
Waterfall
Wales

Waterfall
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Billing
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Lead
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Delivery Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Test Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (20.00%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Change Management
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Project Governance
4 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (20.00%) Resource Management
4 1 (20.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 1 (20.00%) Scrum
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Test Management
4 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (20.00%) PMP
1 1 (20.00%) SAFe Agilist
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) HP