Economics
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Economics skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 46 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Economics | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | - | 0.24% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.30% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £675 | £538 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.58% | -14.00% | -16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £25.36 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £23.43 | £26.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -11.58% | -34.57% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales
Economics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 302 | 331 | 416 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales | 84.83% | 78.25% | 85.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 178 | 312 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £142 | £184 |
| 25th Percentile | £284 | £213 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £403 | £425 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.29% | -5.56% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £548 | £582 |
| 90th Percentile | £673 | £638 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 49 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.08 | £15.48 | £16.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.15 | £20.12 | £19.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.50 | £25.36 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.16% | -2.46% | +44.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £48.75 | £45.63 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £53.75 | £54.70 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.79 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -1.81% | +51.53% |
Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing Economics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Economics
Daily Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Economics.
Economics
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Economics.
