Help Desk Support Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Help Desk Support
South Wales > Cardiff

As of 8 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Help Desk Support daily rate in Cardiff.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Help Desk Support 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.72% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £12.71 - -
South Wales median hourly rate £12.71 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title 259 159 202
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.50% 96.95% 93.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 125 168
10th Percentile £289 £188 £143
25th Percentile £363 £300 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £469
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -14.67% +1.35%
75th Percentile £550 £483 £538
90th Percentile £675 £620 £591
South Wales median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 7 8
10th Percentile - £12.21 £11.53
25th Percentile £12.21 £12.65 £12.13
Median hourly rate £14.43 £13.08 £18.57
Median % change year-on-year +10.32% -29.56% +2.82%
75th Percentile £19.75 £21.13 £21.67
90th Percentile £21.07 £23.75 -
South Wales median hourly rate £21.00 £22.50 £20.35
% change year-on-year -6.67% +10.55% +12.20%

Help Desk Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Help Desk Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Help Desk Support job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Help Desk Support
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Help Desk Support job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Help Desk Support job vacancies in Cardiff

Help Desk Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Help Desk Support job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Help Desk Support job vacancies in Cardiff

Help Desk Support Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 8 June 2026, Help Desk Support contract job roles required 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 job ads across the Cardiff region featuring Help Desk Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service

Help Desk Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service