Consultant
UK > Wales
The median Consultant daily rate in Wales is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 23 | 28 | 54 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +26 | +9 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 15 | 17 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 5.26% | 4.34% | 1.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.60% | 4.86% | 1.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £428 | £323 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £473 | £434 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £650 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.46% | +33.33% | -1.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £725 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | £608 | - | £603 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 268 | 350 | 603 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.04% | 89.29% | 94.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 190 | 248 | 465 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £187 | £176 |
| 25th Percentile | £257 | £356 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £470 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.89% | +4.44% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £551 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £645 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 28 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £11.75 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.29 | £13.06 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.01 | £19.09 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.09% | +5.21% | -8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | £31.02 | £19.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £86.54 | £45.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.89% | -18.89% | +91.49% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Wales.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Wales over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Wales.
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Contract Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Wales region over the 6 months to 4 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 |
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| South Wales | +11 | 14 | £400 | -42.86% | 17 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:
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