Informatics Contract Job Trends in Wales

Informatics
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Informatics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 39 47
Rank change year-on-year -7 +8 +20
Contract jobs citing Informatics 3 9 7
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.67% 1.99% 1.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 2.55% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 8 5
10th Percentile £416 - -
25th Percentile £419 £120 £182
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £128 £190
Median % change year-on-year +231.05% -32.63% -19.15%
75th Percentile £428 £146 £200
90th Percentile £431 £181 £206
UK median daily rate £480 £200 £435
% change year-on-year +140.00% -54.02% +16.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

Informatics 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 371 353 426
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 83.00% 77.92% 88.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 216 200 323
10th Percentile £184 £140 £175
25th Percentile £266 £210 £223
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £438
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -2.86% -12.50%
75th Percentile £489 £550 £575
90th Percentile £638 £650 £643
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 48 26
10th Percentile £14.23 £15.48 £15.93
25th Percentile £16.89 £20.12 £21.27
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.09 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.29% -3.50% +44.44%
75th Percentile £25.15 £40.00 £50.00
90th Percentile - £49.13 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £43.63
% change year-on-year -28.14% -19.77% +24.64%

Informatics
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Informatics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Informatics job vacancy trend in Wales

Informatics
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Informatics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Informatics

Informatics
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Informatics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Informatics

Informatics
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 Informatics within the Wales region over the 6 months to 9 November 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
South Wales -1 3 £424 +239.00% 1
Informatics
UK

Informatics
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 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) NHS
2 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 3 (100.00%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 3 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 3 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (33.33%) Health Informatics
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft