IT Engineer Contracts in Cardiff

IT Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median IT Engineer daily rate in Cardiff is £135, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
26 Jun 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 20 29
Rank change year-on-year -1 +9 +19
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 8 14 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff 4.60% 5.96% 2.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.73% 6.39% 2.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 13 4
10th Percentile £116 - -
25th Percentile £124 £143 £102
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £135 £145 £105
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +37.77% -47.38%
75th Percentile £153 £148 £237
90th Percentile £226 £210 £470
South Wales median daily rate £147 £145 £160
% change year-on-year +1.17% -9.38% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £11.75 £21.25
Median hourly rate £18.51 £13.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +37.11% -40.00% +80.07%
75th Percentile - £15.25 £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median hourly rate £18.51 £13.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year +37.11% -40.00% +80.07%

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 169 219 234
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.13% 93.19% 96.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 181 175
10th Percentile £188 £140 £187
25th Percentile £300 £256 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year -17.95% +2.63% -
75th Percentile £488 £538 £575
90th Percentile £627 £600 £635
South Wales median daily rate £395 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -12.22% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 8 11
10th Percentile £12.21 £11.53 £13.00
25th Percentile £12.65 £12.13 £16.00
Median hourly rate £13.08 £18.57 £18.06
Median % change year-on-year -29.56% +2.82% -4.95%
75th Percentile £21.13 £21.67 £23.75
90th Percentile £23.75 - £25.00
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £21.49 £18.14
% change year-on-year -4.58% +18.44% +0.78%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in Cardiff

IT Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Cardiff.

Daily rate trend for IT Engineer in Cardiff

IT Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Cardiff

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Cardiff over the 6 months to 26 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Engineer in Cardiff

IT Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Cardiff.

Hourly rate trend for IT Engineer in Cardiff

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 26 June 2025, IT Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (25.00%) EPoS
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
2 1 (12.50%) ATM
2 1 (12.50%) LAN
2 1 (12.50%) VoIP
2 1 (12.50%) WAN
2 1 (12.50%) DNS
2 1 (12.50%) SLA
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (12.50%) Firewall
2 1 (12.50%) ITSM
2 1 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (12.50%) Retail
2 1 (12.50%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (12.50%) Android
2 1 (12.50%) Mac OS
2 1 (12.50%) Windows 7
2 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow
2 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence
2 1 (12.50%) Windows 10
2 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
2 1 (12.50%) ITIL
2 1 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
2 1 (12.50%) Break/Fix
2 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) ATM
1 1 (12.50%) DNS
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
1 1 (12.50%) LAN
1 1 (12.50%) VoIP
1 1 (12.50%) WAN
1 1 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) EPoS
2 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence
2 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
2 1 (12.50%) Android
2 1 (12.50%) Mac OS
2 1 (12.50%) Windows 10
2 1 (12.50%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Break/Fix
1 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
1 1 (12.50%) ITIL
1 1 (12.50%) ITSM
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow
8 IT Engineer jobs in South Wales