Software Developer
UK > Wales
The median Software Developer daily rate in Wales is £520 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 48 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +22 | -15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 1.87% | 2.11% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.10% | 2.21% | 0.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £433 | £203 | £284 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £334 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £425 | £507 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.35% | -16.09% | +79.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £571 | £666 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £597 | £675 | £617 |
| UK median daily rate | £521 | £525 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.71% | +2.94% | +13.33% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 | 333 | 587 | 930 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 88.80% | 95.14% | 96.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 235 | 452 | 685 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £180 | £183 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £323 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £573 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 32 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.75 | £13.13 | £11.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.25 | £15.25 | £12.24 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £18.14 | £19.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.74% | -8.89% | +20.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.36 | £19.98 | £25.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.08 | £47.25 | £47.09 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Software Developer 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 Software Developer in Wales.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Wales over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer 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 Software Developer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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 | +14 | 6 | £615 | +36.67% | 6 |
| West Wales | - | 1 | £425 | - | 4 |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Software Developer 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer 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: