Senior Contract Job Trends in Swansea
Senior
West Wales > Swansea
The median Senior daily rate in Swansea is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | - | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -1 |
| Contract Senior jobs | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Swansea | 10.00% | - | 3.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.11% | - | 3.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | - | £519 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | - | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £425 | - | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £463 | - | - |
| West Wales median daily rate | £413 | - | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.50% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Swansea
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Swansea matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Swansea matching a recognised job title | 45 | 28 | 28 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.00% | 84.85% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 25 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £194 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £206 | £436 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.53% | -5.00% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £575 |
| West Wales median daily rate | £425 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | -5.00% | +100.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.65 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.01 | £17.06 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.12 | £18.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.49% | -17.78% | +45.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.22 | £19.38 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £19.45 | - |
| West Wales median hourly rate | £17.40 | £17.63 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.28% | -21.67% | +45.96% |
Senior Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea.
Senior Daily Rate Trend in Swansea
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Swansea.
Senior Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Senior contract job ads cited 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 Senior job ads across the Swansea region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accessibility | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | User-Centered Design (UCD) | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | WCAG | 100.0% | 5 |
| 5 | Acceptance Criteria | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | AIX | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | API Integration | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | AWS | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | AWS Lambda | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | BDD | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | BPSS Clearance | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | CI/CD | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Clean Code | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Cypress.io | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Digital Transformation Programme | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | GitHub | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | GitHub Actions | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Inclusive Design | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Infrastructure as Code | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Java | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | JavaScript | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Jenkins | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Jest | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Mentoring | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Microservices | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Next.js | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Observability | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | OneLogin | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Oracle | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Playwright | 80.0% | 4 |
Senior Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Developer | 80.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Senior Interaction Designer | 20.0% | 1 |