Product Manager Contract Job Trends in Wales
Product Manager
UK > Wales
The median Product Manager daily rate in Wales is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 58 | - | 46 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Product Manager jobs | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wales | 0.30% | - | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | - | 0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £520 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.77% | -5.45% | -4.35% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Wales matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Wales matching a recognised job title | 560 | 398 | 418 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 83.21% | 87.67% | 92.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 316 | 254 | 249 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £180 | £136 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £256 | £210 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £390 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -8.24% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £638 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 48 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.55 | £13.08 | £15.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.13 | £16.85 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.50 | £20.50 | £25.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.88% | -19.92% | +2.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.46 | £22.00 | £40.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £31.65 | £52.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
Product Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Product Manager job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Product Manager Daily Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Manager job vacancies in Wales.
Product Manager Contract Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Product Manager jobs within the Wales region over the 6 months to 12 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | - | 1 | £400 | - | 17 |
| Product Manager UK |
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Product Manager Skill Set Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Product Manager contract job ads cited 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 Product Manager job ads across the Wales region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Data Protection | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Digital Identity | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Digital Transformation Programme | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Electronic Patient Records | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | FHIR | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | HL7 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | ITIL | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Matrix Organization | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Product Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Product Strategy | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Project Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Relational Database | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Requirements Gathering | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Service Design | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Engagement | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | User Experience | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Validation | 50.0% | 1 |
Product Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
General
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Influencing Skills | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Social Skills | 50.0% | 1 |