Welsh Language Contracts in South Wales

Welsh Language
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Welsh Language in contract job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Welsh Language over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 40 51
Rank change year-on-year +10 +11 +16
Contract jobs citing Welsh Language 5 2 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 2.07% 0.60% 1.35%
As % of the General category 3.85% 1.39% 2.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 7
10th Percentile £315 £232 £370
25th Percentile - £264 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £331 £330 £425
Median % change year-on-year +0.35% -22.35% -
75th Percentile - £409 £484
90th Percentile - £449 £530
Wales median daily rate £331 £330 £444
% change year-on-year +0.35% -25.63% +4.41%

All General Skills
South Wales

Welsh Language falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in South Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 130 144 249
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 53.72% 42.99% 47.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 80 178
10th Percentile £162 £143 £172
25th Percentile £224 £198 £321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £450 £456
Median % change year-on-year -19.44% -1.37% -4.95%
75th Percentile £475 £591 £575
90th Percentile £588 £625 £627
Wales median daily rate £388 £473 £450
% change year-on-year -17.99% +5.00% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 18 12
10th Percentile £15.20 £11.02 -
25th Percentile £18.06 £12.78 -
Median hourly rate £21.00 £23.93 £10.92
Median % change year-on-year -12.24% +119.14% -49.50%
75th Percentile £41.25 £62.19 £14.27
90th Percentile £45.00 £87.80 £48.11
Wales median hourly rate £21.00 £22.68 £11.56
% change year-on-year -7.41% +96.19% -51.33%

Welsh Language
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings citing Welsh Language as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Welsh Language in South Wales

Welsh Language
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Welsh Language in South Wales.

Daily rate trend for Welsh Language in South Wales

Welsh Language
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Welsh Language in South Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Welsh Language in South Wales

Welsh Language
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 Welsh Language within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 2 May 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 +9 5 £331 +0.35% 25
Welsh Language
Wales

Welsh Language
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Selenium
1 1 (20.00%) SpecFlow
General
1 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Finance
4 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (20.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Designer
2 2 (40.00%) Lead
2 2 (40.00%) Lead Designer
2 2 (40.00%) Service Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Interaction Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Lead Service Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) CSS
1 1 (20.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) NHS
2 1 (20.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Coaching
1 5 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (60.00%) Change Management
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Service Design
3 2 (40.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
4 1 (20.00%) Business Case
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Emotional Intelligence
4 1 (20.00%) Ergonomics
4 1 (20.00%) Product Requirements
4 1 (20.00%) Scrum
4 1 (20.00%) SDLC
4 1 (20.00%) Sprint Planning
4 1 (20.00%) Test Scripting
4 1 (20.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Master's Degree