Consultant Contract Job Trends in Swansea

Consultant
West Wales > Swansea

The median Consultant daily rate in Swansea is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 14 6
Rank change year-on-year +2 -8 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Swansea 2.56% 3.13% 5.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.23% 3.23% 5.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 £425 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -18.18% +15.79%
75th Percentile £488 £475 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median daily rate £475 £450 £550
% change year-on-year +5.56% -18.18% +15.79%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 31 31 18
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 79.49% 96.88% 94.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 29 14
10th Percentile £408 £125 £232
25th Percentile £413 £185 £327
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £438
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +14.29% -7.89%
75th Percentile £500 £535 £497
90th Percentile £563 £555 £525
West Wales median daily rate £425 £500 £438
% change year-on-year -15.00% +14.29% -7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile £16.75 £17.20 £11.91
25th Percentile £17.31 £17.88 £12.15
Median hourly rate £18.50 £20.00 £13.42
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +49.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £19.13 £22.38 £14.77
90th Percentile £19.35 £23.20 £15.06
West Wales median hourly rate £13.85 £20.00 £13.42
% change year-on-year -30.78% +49.09% -10.57%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea.

Consultant job vacancy trend in Swansea

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Swansea

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Swansea.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Swansea

Consultant Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 4 March 2026, Consultant 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 Swansea region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) ERP

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) ERP