Cabling Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Cabling Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Cabling Engineer daily rate in Cardiff is £203, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cabling Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.49% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £191 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £203 - -
75th Percentile £214 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £203 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 196 211 227
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.61% 92.95% 96.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 149 176
10th Percentile £213 £130 £181
25th Percentile £293 £200 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £488 £425
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +14.71% -10.53%
75th Percentile £491 £575 £541
90th Percentile £655 £632 £631
South Wales median daily rate £403 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -5.29% -5.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 13 8
10th Percentile - - £16.00
25th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £16.75
Median hourly rate £14.54 £24.00 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -39.42% +12.94% +11.84%
75th Percentile £18.10 £25.60 £26.13
90th Percentile £22.82 £26.50 £31.30
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.48 £26.00
% change year-on-year -19.54% -2.00% +44.44%

Cabling Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Cabling Engineer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Cabling Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cabling Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cabling Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff

Cabling Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, Cabling Engineer 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 Cabling Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Fibre Optics

Cabling Engineer 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Fibre Optics