Generative AI Engineer
UK > Wales
The median Generative AI Engineer daily rate in Wales is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 55 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Gen AI Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wales | 0.16% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £535 | £725 | £850 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.21% | -14.71% | - |
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 | 579 | 314 | 408 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.09% | 89.71% | 91.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 352 | 214 | 263 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £185 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £267 | £215 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £400 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -11.11% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £488 | £545 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £596 | £624 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 25 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.26 | £13.08 | £12.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.25 | £16.00 | £15.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.38 | £20.50 | £25.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.27% | -19.92% | +41.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.01 | £25.11 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.38 | £45.00 | £62.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £43.69 | £26.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +64.87% | -33.75% | -5.88% |
Gen AI 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 Gen AI Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 July 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 |
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| South Wales | - | 1 | £600 | - | 2 |
| Gen AI Engineer UK |
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Gen AI Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, Gen AI 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 Gen AI Engineer in the job title.
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Gen AI 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:
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