Software Licensing Contract Job Trends in Wales

Software Licensing
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Software Licensing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 48 51
Rank change year-on-year +7 +3 -
Contract jobs citing Software Licensing 4 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.93% 0.22% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% 0.28% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £155 - £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 - £418
75th Percentile £170 - £426
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £525 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +31.25% -20.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

Software Licensing 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 359 356 412
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 83.88% 77.90% 88.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 203 315
10th Percentile £190 £141 £174
25th Percentile £266 £211 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -4.71% - -15.00%
75th Percentile £494 £550 £575
90th Percentile £641 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 47 21
10th Percentile £14.23 £15.48 £14.86
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.12 £21.25
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.18 £27.17
Median % change year-on-year -18.59% -7.31% +50.92%
75th Percentile £25.15 £40.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £25.76 £49.25 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.36 £44.00
% change year-on-year -28.87% -19.64% +25.71%

Software Licensing
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Software Licensing job vacancy trend in Wales

Software Licensing
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Software Licensing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Software Licensing

Software Licensing
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 Licensing within the Wales region over the 6 months to 3 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
North Wales - 4 £165 - 1
Software Licensing
UK

Software Licensing
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco IOS
1 4 (100.00%) Skype
General
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (100.00%) Marketing
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 4 (100.00%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Android
1 4 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 4 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Logistics
1 4 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) SAP