Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Wales

Delivery Manager
UK > Wales

The median Delivery Manager daily rate in Wales is £366, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 36 50
Rank change year-on-year +1 +14 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Delivery Manager 6 10 6
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 1.59% 2.33% 1.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.81% 2.57% 1.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 10 6
10th Percentile £311 - £413
25th Percentile £324 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £366 £400 £513
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% -21.95% +13.89%
75th Percentile £444 - £588
90th Percentile £523 £412 £606
UK median daily rate £518 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -5.91% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £26.87 - -
25th Percentile £27.85 - -
Median hourly rate £31.36 - -
75th Percentile £35.74 - -
90th Percentile £37.25 - -
UK median hourly rate £62.57 £52.50 £52.69
% change year-on-year +19.17% -0.37% +78.62%

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 331 389 458
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.57% 90.68% 94.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 218 345
10th Percentile £190 £134 £164
25th Percentile £266 £209 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £431 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.14% -4.17% -10.00%
75th Percentile £488 £544 £575
90th Percentile £638 £626 £648
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 54 28
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £14.96
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.12 £16.73
Median hourly rate £20.75 £26.05 £23.21
Median % change year-on-year -20.35% +12.25% +42.57%
75th Percentile £22.00 £45.63 £36.13
90th Percentile £29.11 £52.50 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -40.82% -4.49% +71.15%

Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Wales

Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Wales

Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Delivery Manager in Wales over the 6 months to 6 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Delivery Manager in Wales

Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Wales

Delivery Manager
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 Delivery Manager within the Wales region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
South Wales -3 5 £366 -8.60% 7
North Wales - 1 - - 1
Delivery Manager
UK

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 6 October 2025, Delivery Manager 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 Wales region featuring Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Scrum
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Emotional Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Product Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Budget Management
3 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
3 1 (16.67%) Supplier Management
3 1 (16.67%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Resource Management
3 1 (16.67%) Welsh Language
3 1 (16.67%) Coaching
3 1 (16.67%) User Experience
3 1 (16.67%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 2 (33.33%) Finance
1 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Welsh Language
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Scrum
3 1 (16.67%) Coaching
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 1 (16.67%) Emotional Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (16.67%) Product Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Resource Management
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (16.67%) User Experience
3 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow