Welsh Language Job Trends in Wales

Welsh Language
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Welsh Language in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Welsh Language over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 55 76
Rank change year-on-year -14 +21 +21
Permanent jobs citing Welsh Language 6 28 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.55% 3.03% 1.88%
As % of the General category 1.03% 4.67% 2.87%
Number of salaries quoted 6 19 13
10th Percentile £35,625 £37,489 £31,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +20.51% +10.78%
75th Percentile £43,750 £50,583 £52,101
90th Percentile - £57,000 £62,587
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,307 £39,750
% change year-on-year -10.16% +19.01% +12.91%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 584 599 557
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 53.82% 64.90% 65.53%
Number of salaries quoted 393 311 394
10th Percentile £24,190 £30,000 £27,451
25th Percentile £28,500 £33,750 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -2.17%
75th Percentile £58,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,290 £71,000 £72,253
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.36%

Welsh Language
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Welsh Language job vacancy trend in Wales

Welsh Language
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Welsh Language.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Welsh Language

Welsh Language
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Welsh Language within the Wales region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
West Wales +7 5 £42,500 +11.08%
South Wales -22 1 £30,000 -36.17% 13
Welsh Language
UK

Welsh Language
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 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) Wireless
2 1 (16.67%) DHCP
2 1 (16.67%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (83.33%) Law
2 5 (83.33%) Military
2 5 (83.33%) Telecoms
3 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Report Manager
2 1 (16.67%) ICT Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) .NET
1 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 1 (16.67%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Time Management
2 5 (83.33%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (83.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 5 (83.33%) Decision-Making
2 5 (83.33%) Performance Metrics
2 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (83.33%) Translating Business Requirements
3 1 (16.67%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (83.33%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft