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
189
243
227
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
96.43%
92.05%
96.19%
Number of daily rates quoted
141
194
176
10th Percentile
£188
£140
£186
25th Percentile
£300
£209
£313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£489
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-18.16%
+8.61%
-5.26%
75th Percentile
£488
£543
£550
90th Percentile
£625
£600
£625
South Wales median daily rate
£388
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
-13.89%
-5.26%
-5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
12
11
10th Percentile
£12.21
£11.80
£16.00
25th Percentile
-
£14.67
£16.50
Median hourly rate
£13.08
£18.57
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
-29.56%
-7.15%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£21.13
£25.60
£24.38
90th Percentile
£23.75
-
£26.00
South Wales median hourly rate
£17.26
£25.60
£18.14
% change year-on-year
-32.60%
+41.12%
+0.78%
IT Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured IT Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
IT Support Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support Engineer in Cardiff.
IT Support Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support Engineer in Cardiff.
IT Support Engineer Skill Set Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 20 July 2025, IT Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
IT Support 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:
