Electrical Engineer Contract Job Trends in Wales

Electrical Engineer
UK > Wales

The median Electrical Engineer daily rate in Wales is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Electrical Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
UK median daily rate £338 - £200

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 577 305 359
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.18% 88.41% 90.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 342 214 208
10th Percentile £257 £190 £136
25th Percentile £363 £265 £199
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £396 £419
Median % change year-on-year +17.35% -5.32% -7.00%
75th Percentile £550 £488 £544
90th Percentile £675 £634 £613
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 26 61
10th Percentile £12.71 £13.08 £15.48
25th Percentile £17.40 £15.25 £19.00
Median hourly rate £21.25 £19.51 £25.60
Median % change year-on-year +8.95% -23.81% +20.47%
75th Percentile £36.70 £21.01 £40.00
90th Percentile £54.46 £23.98 £52.50
UK median hourly rate £42.13 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.50% -41.51% -1.71%

Electrical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Electrical Engineer job vacancy trend in Wales

Electrical Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Electrical Engineer job vacancies in Wales

Electrical Engineer
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 Electrical Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 24 August 2026. 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 - 2 £425 - 3
Electrical Engineer
UK

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 24 August 2026, Electrical Engineer 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 Electrical Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) High Availability
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (50.00%) Pro/ENGINEER
1 1 (50.00%) PTC Creo
1 1 (50.00%) Windchill

Electrical Engineer 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Pro/ENGINEER
1 1 (50.00%) PTC Creo
1 1 (50.00%) Windchill
General
1 1 (50.00%) Automotive
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Military
1 1 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) High Availability
1 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft