Administrator Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Administrator
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Administrator daily rate in Cardiff is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 26 30
Rank change year-on-year -2 +4 +10
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 6 3 8
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 2.22% 1.74% 3.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.33% 1.82% 3.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 8
10th Percentile - £206 £381
25th Percentile £725 £216 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £238 £610
Median % change year-on-year +215.79% -61.05% +361.06%
75th Percentile £775 £266 £670
90th Percentile - £279 £681
South Wales median daily rate £750 £238 £575
% change year-on-year +215.79% -58.70% +297.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £13.50 - -
South Wales median hourly rate £13.50 £16.00 -
% change year-on-year -15.63% - -

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 257 165 205
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.19% 95.93% 93.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 191 139 168
10th Percentile £250 £178 £188
25th Percentile £305 £259 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £469
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -14.67% +4.17%
75th Percentile £522 £497 £543
90th Percentile £775 £603 £620
South Wales median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 7 5
10th Percentile - £12.21 £11.32
25th Percentile £12.21 £15.36 £11.75
Median hourly rate £12.46 £22.50 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -44.62% +66.67% -17.91%
75th Percentile £17.56 £25.63 £18.00
90th Percentile £21.00 £38.00 £39.45
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 £22.68
% change year-on-year -5.56% -0.79% +25.03%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Administrator job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Cardiff

Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Cardiff

Administrator Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 19 April 2026, Administrator 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 Administrator in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) Change Management
1 3 (50.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (50.00%) Problem Management
1 3 (50.00%) Salesforce
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Administrator 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:

General
1 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Change Management
1 3 (50.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (50.00%) Problem Management
1 3 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Salesforce