Artificial Intelligence Consultant Contract Job Trends in Wales
AI Consultant
UK > Wales
As of 14 November 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median AI Consultant daily rate in Wales.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 56 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Artificial Intelligence Consultant jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wales | 0.15% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £575 | £600 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | -11.11% | +58.82% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Wales matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Wales matching a recognised job title | 559 | 406 | 419 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 83.31% | 87.50% | 92.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 316 | 258 | 250 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £181 | £136 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £256 | £209 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £390 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -8.24% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £577 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £638 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 81 | 49 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £13.08 | £15.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.25 | £16.75 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £20.50 | £25.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.32% | -19.92% | +2.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.25 | £22.00 | £40.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £31.35 | £52.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
Artificial Intelligence Consultant Contract Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Artificial Intelligence Consultant jobs within the Wales region over the 6 months to 14 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Artificial Intelligence Consultant UK |
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Artificial Intelligence Consultant Skill Set Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Artificial Intelligence Consultant 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 Artificial Intelligence Consultant job ads across the Wales region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Digital Transformation Programme | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Docker | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GCP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Generative AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | 100.0% | 1 | |
| 1 | Google Gemini | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Kubernetes | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LangChain | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LangGraph | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microservices | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | MLOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Model Context Protocol | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Observability | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Open Source | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Open Source Development | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | REST | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 100.0% | 1 |
Artificial Intelligence Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GCP Consultant | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GCP Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Gen AI Consultant | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Gen AI Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |