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Title: Red-Teamer hourly rate in Wales, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Red-Teamer pay in Wales: median wage £24 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £30. Wage percentiles from the 10th to the 90th and the rate by level.

TLL · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Red-Teamer hourly rate in Wales

The market median wage for a Red-Teamer in Wales is **£23.97 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£30 an hour** on Deftridge, -14% against the United Kingdom rate.

**£30/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**£23.97/hr** median wage

**£19-31** middle half of wages

**£650** a month at 5 hours a week

## Red-Teamer wage percentiles in Wales

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | £14.91 | £320 | £31,000 |
| 25th | £19.09 | £410 | £39,700 |
| Median | £23.97 | £520 | £49,900 |
| 75th | £31.43 | £680 | £65,400 |
| 90th | £41.22 | £890 | £85,700 |

Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Wales in numbers

What sets Wales apart for a Red-Teamer, from the same sources as the table above.

- **-12%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £27.32

- **11th of 12** regions by median wage for this role

- **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Red-Teamer in Wales by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | £30 | £650 |
| Manager | £35 | £760 |

- AI expert review **£30**

## Red-Teamer pay across United Kingdom

Typical contractor rate for a senior Red-Teamer, highest first; 8 of 12 places shown. By median wage Wales ranks **11 of 12**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| London | £34.23 | £45 |
| East of England | £28.36 | £35 |
| South East | £27.96 | £35 |
| East Midlands | £26.04 | £35 |
| Northern Ireland | £24.69 | £30 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £24.29 | £30 |
| Wales | £23.97 | £30 |
| North East | £23.96 | £30 |

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

[Red-Teamer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/red-teamer/) · [Red-Teamer jobs in Wales](https://deftridge.com/jobs/red-teamer/wales/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
