Web Developer Contract Job Trends in Wales

Web Developer
UK > Wales

The median Web Developer daily rate in Wales is £189, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - 44
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Web Developer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.36% - 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% - 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £166 - -
25th Percentile £172 - £190
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £189 - £215
75th Percentile £200 - £240
90th Percentile £202 - -
UK median daily rate £450 £488 £450
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +5.88%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 506 268 351
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 94.04% 89.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 297 190 249
10th Percentile £214 £160 £187
25th Percentile £350 £257 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £470
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -14.89% +4.44%
75th Percentile £525 £488 £551
90th Percentile £650 £613 £645
UK median daily rate £501 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.82% -1.90% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 27 28
10th Percentile £12.21 £16.00 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.33 £18.29 £13.06
Median hourly rate £21.25 £21.01 £19.09
Median % change year-on-year +1.14% +10.09% +5.21%
75th Percentile £35.78 £41.25 £31.02
90th Percentile £50.00 £45.00 £86.54
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £29.00 £36.42
% change year-on-year +51.72% -20.37% -19.07%

Web Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Web Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Web Developer job vacancy trend in Wales

Web Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in Wales

Web Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in Wales

Web Developer
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 Web Developer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Wales - 2 £189 -
Web Developer
UK

Web Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 3 May 2026, Web Developer contract job roles required 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 job ads across the Wales region featuring Web Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Web Development
2 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) AngularJS
2 1 (50.00%) CMS
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) CSS
2 1 (50.00%) HTML
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) React
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Vue

Web Developer Skill Set
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 1 (50.00%) CMS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (50.00%) CSS
1 1 (50.00%) HTML
1 1 (50.00%) React
1 1 (50.00%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Web Development
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility