CIPD Job Trends in Wales

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 - 95
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CIPD 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.23% - 0.099%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.93% - 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,537 - -
UK median annual salary £51,007 £47,500 £39,982
% change year-on-year +7.38% +18.80% -7.02%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

CIPD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 216 251 344
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 25.15% 17.81% 34.16%
Number of salaries quoted 108 121 255
10th Percentile £30,621 £36,500 £32,350
25th Percentile £44,650 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +22.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,299 £69,800
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -0.86% +5.45%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CIPD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

CIPD job vacancy trend in Wales

CIPD
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing CIPD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing CIPD

CIPD
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIPD within the Wales region over the 6 months to 5 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Wales - 2 £54,537 - 2
CIPD
UK

CIPD
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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) iTrent
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) HR Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement