Welsh Language Contract Job Trends

Welsh Language
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Welsh Language in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Welsh Language over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 564 528 601
Rank change year-on-year -36 +73 +178
Contract jobs citing Welsh Language 20 16 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.054% 0.047% 0.009%
As % of the General category 0.089% 0.077% 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 7 3
10th Percentile £208 £162 -
25th Percentile £217 £165 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £232 £247 £210
Median % change year-on-year -6.19% +17.77% -50.59%
75th Percentile £319 £399 £343
90th Percentile £451 £453 £422
UK excluding London median daily rate £226 £168 £210
% change year-on-year +34.69% -20.10% -50.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £24.00
Median hourly rate - £13.06 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - -47.76% -
75th Percentile - £23.63 £26.00
90th Percentile - £24.44 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £23.66 -

All General Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 22,538 20,832 26,319
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 61.20% 60.94% 59.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,082 12,446 17,395
10th Percentile £275 £285 £280
25th Percentile £400 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £761 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,449 726 1,092
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.48 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £18.53 £16.74
Median hourly rate £23.58 £27.50 £32.75
Median % change year-on-year -14.27% -16.03% +31.00%
75th Percentile £45.46 £54.69 £59.15
90th Percentile £69.99 £71.25 £70.66
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £26.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year -16.98% -11.67% +41.01%

Welsh Language
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Welsh Language relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Welsh Language job vacancy trend in the UK

Welsh Language
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Welsh Language.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Welsh Language

Welsh Language
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Welsh Language over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Welsh Language in the UK

Welsh Language
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Welsh Language.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Welsh Language

Welsh Language
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 19 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
UK excluding London -30 16 £226 +34.69% 15
Wales +12 15 £226 +34.69% 13
Work from Home +10 12 £238 -9.81% 11
England -30 2 £488 +11.43% 2
North East - 1 £550 -
North of England - 1 £550 -

Welsh Language
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.00%) CMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (25.00%) Metadata
General
1 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (35.00%) Public Sector
2 6 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (15.00%) Finance
4 2 (10.00%) Digital Health
4 2 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Local Government
5 1 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 6 (30.00%) Analyst
2 5 (25.00%) Data Analyst
2 5 (25.00%) Data Quality Analyst
2 5 (25.00%) Data Quality Specialist
2 5 (25.00%) Quality Analyst
3 3 (15.00%) Senior
4 2 (10.00%) Designer
4 2 (10.00%) Principal Project Manager
4 2 (10.00%) Project Manager
5 1 (5.00%) Business Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Content Designer
5 1 (5.00%) IT Support
5 1 (5.00%) Lead
5 1 (5.00%) Lead Designer
5 1 (5.00%) Lead Service Designer
5 1 (5.00%) Security Specialist
5 1 (5.00%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 1 (5.00%) Senior Security Specialist
5 1 (5.00%) Service Designer
5 1 (5.00%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 4 (20.00%) NHS
2 2 (10.00%) PMI
2 2 (10.00%) Public Cloud
3 1 (5.00%) CSOC
3 1 (5.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.00%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (5.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (35.00%) Data Analysis
2 6 (30.00%) Agile
2 6 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (25.00%) Dashboard Development
3 5 (25.00%) Data Discovery
3 5 (25.00%) Data Interpretation
3 5 (25.00%) Data Management
3 5 (25.00%) Metadata Management
3 5 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
4 4 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 3 (15.00%) Coaching
5 3 (15.00%) Community of Practice
5 3 (15.00%) Conflict Resolution
5 3 (15.00%) Culture Change
5 3 (15.00%) Test Automation
5 3 (15.00%) User Research
6 2 (10.00%) Business Case
6 2 (10.00%) Project Delivery
6 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 12 (60.00%) Degree
2 4 (20.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (10.00%) CIPD
3 2 (10.00%) DBS Check
3 2 (10.00%) PMI Certification
4 1 (5.00%) CISSP
4 1 (5.00%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (5.00%) HND
4 1 (5.00%) Postgraduate
4 1 (5.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (10.00%) QA
3 1 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (5.00%) NCSC
3 1 (5.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.00%) Apple