Senior
UK > Wales
The median Senior daily rate in Wales is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +5 | +22 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 29 | 30 | 49 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 9.97% | 7.63% | 7.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.58% | 8.57% | 8.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 14 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £515 | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £575 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £600 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.17% | +9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £506 | £625 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | £640 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £560 | £590 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.79% | -5.08% | +2.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £84.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.75% | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £52.75 | £47.50 | £48.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.05% | -2.56% | +26.25% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 274 | 350 | 602 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.16% | 89.06% | 94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 197 | 248 | 463 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £187 | £172 |
| 25th Percentile | £257 | £355 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £460 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +2.22% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £494 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £640 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 28 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £11.75 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.29 | £13.06 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.01 | £19.09 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.09% | +5.21% | -8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | £31.02 | £19.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £86.54 | £45.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.02 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.49% | -19.95% | +91.49% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Wales.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior in Wales over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Wales.
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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 Senior within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 May 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 |
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| South Wales | +6 | 29 | £425 | -29.17% | 128 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Senior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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