Welsh Language Contracts in Wales

Welsh Language
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Welsh Language in contract job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Welsh Language over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 42 53
Rank change year-on-year +4 +11 +18
Contract jobs citing Welsh Language 5 2 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 1.71% 0.51% 1.26%
As % of the General category 3.27% 1.12% 2.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 8
10th Percentile £315 £232 £378
25th Percentile - £264 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £331 £330 £444
Median % change year-on-year +0.35% -25.63% +4.41%
75th Percentile - £409 £519
90th Percentile - £449 £613
UK median daily rate £331 £330 £444
% change year-on-year +0.35% -25.63% -6.58%

All General Skills
Wales

Welsh Language falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 153 178 304
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 52.22% 45.06% 47.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 98 216
10th Percentile £166 £143 £164
25th Percentile £262 £203 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £389 £460 £450
Median % change year-on-year -15.49% +2.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £488 £552 £550
90th Percentile £600 £625 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 26 14
10th Percentile £15.40 £11.39 -
25th Percentile £20.00 £11.88 £10.92
Median hourly rate £21.00 £22.68 £11.56
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +96.19% -51.33%
75th Percentile £41.25 £51.75 £29.84
90th Percentile £45.00 £86.40 £46.14
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% -14.29% +59.31%

Welsh Language
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Welsh Language as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Welsh Language in Wales

Welsh Language
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Welsh Language in Wales.

Daily rate trend for Welsh Language in Wales

Welsh Language
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Welsh Language in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Welsh Language in Wales

Welsh Language
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 Welsh Language within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 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
South Wales +9 5 £331 +0.35% 30
Welsh Language
UK

Welsh Language
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Selenium
1 1 (20.00%) SpecFlow
General
1 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Finance
4 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (20.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Designer
2 2 (40.00%) Lead
2 2 (40.00%) Lead Designer
2 2 (40.00%) Service Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Interaction Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Lead Service Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) CSS
1 1 (20.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) NHS
2 1 (20.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Coaching
1 5 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (60.00%) Change Management
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Service Design
3 2 (40.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) DevOps
4 1 (20.00%) Ergonomics
4 1 (20.00%) Open Source
4 1 (20.00%) Product Management
4 1 (20.00%) Scrum
4 1 (20.00%) SDLC
4 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (20.00%) Test Scripting
4 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Master's Degree