Salary insights

Salary Contract in the Wales region

Market pay levels based on 85 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median45 565 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average47 144 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile28 065 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile64 655 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile28 065 £
Median45 565 £
Upper quartile64 655 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 28 065 £ and 64 655 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 64 655 £.
  • The upper quartile is 130% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 85 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Cardiff ·

GIS Technical Lead (ESRI / ArcGIS)

156 000 – 182 000 £

GIS Technical Lead (ESRI / ArcGIS) Contract - Paying up to £700 Per Day, Inside IR35, Based in South Wales, Hybrid Working, 12 Month Contract, To Start ASAP Your new role We're seeking an e…

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Sanderson Cardiff ·

Data Engineer

156 000 – 182 000 £

Data Engineer - Snowflake, DBT £600-700/day overall assignment rate to umbrella 3-6 month initial contract Cardiff-based - ideally once a week on-site Working with an Insurtech client based…

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Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Cardiff ·

ArcGIS Utility Network Consultant - 2 Days Per Week

130 000 – 169 000 £

ArcGIS Utility Network Consultant - 2 Days Per Week Contract - Paying up to £650 Per Day, Outside IR35, Based in South Wales, Mainly Remote Working, 6 Month Contract, To Start ASAP Your new…

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Advanced Resource Managers Limited Buckley ·

Senior Project Engineer

104 000 – 104 000 £

Senior Project Engineer - Piling & Ground Engineering Location: Padeswood Works, Buckley Contract Length: 5 months Pay Rate: £400 per day (Inside IR35) Must have CSCS card. We are currently…

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Randstad Construction & Property Cardiff ·

Site Engineer

78 000 – 98 800 £

Location: Cardiff (On-site) Duration: Long-Term Freelance Start Date: Immediate / ASAP We are recruiting a hands-on Site Engineer to join a leading renewables and infrastructure contractor…

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Vitalis Wrexham ·

Qualified Social Worker, Older People’s Team, Wrexham Council

65 169 – 65 169 £

Qualified Social Worker, Older People’s Team, Wrexham Council Pay rate up to £33.42 per hour Contract role Vitalis are recruiting for experienced Social Worker to work in an Older People’s…

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (45 565 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (47 144 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 28 065 £ to 64 655 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 28 065 £ and a quarter above 64 655 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 85 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 45 565 £ is the market level, above 64 655 £ is the strong quarter, below 28 065 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.