Designer
UK > Wales
The median Designer daily rate in Wales is £306, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 July 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 18 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | - | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 2.80% | - | 1.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.14% | - | 1.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £296 | - | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £304 | - | £241 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £306 | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -25.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £326 | - | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £366 | - | £669 |
| UK median daily rate | £455 | £491 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.38% | -6.43% | - |
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 | 318 | 407 | 514 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.08% | 90.85% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 214 | 261 | 385 |
| 10th Percentile | £182 | £140 | £161 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £209 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £396 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.94% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £540 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £596 | £619 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 58 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.08 | £13.01 | £14.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £16.58 | £16.49 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.50 | £25.60 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.92% | +41.12% | +9.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.01 | £48.75 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.98 | £60.63 | £42.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.28 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.81% | -5.88% | +65.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Designer 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 Designer in Wales.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in Wales over the 6 months to 18 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Designer 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 Designer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 18 July 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 | - | 10 | £306 | - | 10 |
| Designer UK |
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Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, Designer 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 Designer in the job title.
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Designer 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: