Senior Contract Job Trends in West Wales
Senior
Wales > West Wales
The median Senior daily rate in West Wales is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | - | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -1 |
| Contract Senior jobs | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Wales | 7.04% | - | 3.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.77% | - | 3.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | - | £519 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | - | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £425 | - | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £463 | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | £550 | £438 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.71% | -16.67% | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
West Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in West Wales matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in West Wales matching a recognised job title | 57 | 30 | 29 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 80.28% | 83.33% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 25 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £194 | £139 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £206 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.53% | -5.00% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £527 | £488 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £575 |
| Wales median daily rate | £450 | £388 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.13% | -8.82% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.19 | £14.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.36 | £15.61 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.40 | £17.63 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.28% | -21.67% | +45.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £19.31 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £19.43 | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | £20.73 | £20.50 | £25.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.12% | -19.92% | +2.57% |
Senior Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Wales.
Senior Daily Rate Trend in West Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in West Wales.
Senior Hourly Rate Trend in West Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in West Wales.
Senior Contract Job Locations in West Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Senior jobs within the West Wales region over the 6 months to 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea | - | 5 | £413 | - | 23 |
| Senior Wales |
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Senior Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Senior contract job ads cited 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 Senior job ads across the West Wales region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accessibility | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | User-Centered Design (UCD) | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | WCAG | 100.0% | 5 |
| 5 | Acceptance Criteria | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | AIX | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | API Integration | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | AWS | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | AWS Lambda | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | BDD | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | BPSS Clearance | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | CI/CD | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Clean Code | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Cypress.io | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Digital Transformation Programme | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | GitHub | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | GitHub Actions | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Inclusive Design | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Infrastructure as Code | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Java | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | JavaScript | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Jenkins | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Jest | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Mentoring | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Microservices | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Next.js | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Observability | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | OneLogin | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Oracle | 80.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Playwright | 80.0% | 4 |
Senior Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Developer | 80.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Senior Interaction Designer | 20.0% | 1 |