Developer
UK > Wales
The median Developer daily rate in Wales is £455, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 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 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 12 | 3 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +7 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 28 | 71 | 60 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 9.27% | 16.71% | 11.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.04% | 18.39% | 11.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 63 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £239 | £363 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £311 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £450 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.11% | -7.69% | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £538 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £563 | £658 |
| UK median daily rate | £505 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.00% | -9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £29.25 | - | £16.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £19.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £20.80 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.30 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.01% | +5.69% | +11.82% |
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 | 279 | 386 | 517 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.38% | 90.82% | 95.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 251 | 389 |
| 10th Percentile | £182 | £143 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £268 | £256 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -7.69% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £540 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £611 | £625 | £644 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 48 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.99 | £11.75 | £13.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.48 | £15.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.76 | £20.35 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.98% | +12.20% | +0.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.25 | £48.50 | £22.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £77.13 | £41.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.13 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.67% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Developer 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 Developer in Wales.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Wales over the 6 months to 25 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer 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 Developer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 25 June 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 | 18 | £415 | -11.47% | 97 |
| West Wales | -2 | 3 | £475 | +2.70% | 6 |
| Dyfed | - | 2 | £460 | - | |
| North Wales | -1 | 1 | £325 | - | 1 |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Developer 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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