IT Support Technician Contracts in Cardiff

IT Support Technician
South Wales > Cardiff

The median IT Support Technician daily rate in Cardiff is £183, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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
28 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 30 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an IT Support Technician 3 7 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff 1.59% 3.10% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.63% 3.33% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 6 0
10th Percentile £173 - -
25th Percentile £177 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £183 £120 -
Median % change year-on-year +52.50% - -
75th Percentile £189 £126 -
90th Percentile £193 £133 -
South Wales median daily rate £183 £120 -
% change year-on-year +52.50% - -

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title 184 210 209
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.35% 92.92% 95.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 156 154
10th Percentile £202 £130 £190
25th Percentile £300 £188 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £448 £431
Median % change year-on-year -13.41% +3.77% -9.21%
75th Percentile £488 £551 £550
90th Percentile £650 £626 £638
South Wales median daily rate £375 £425 £475
% change year-on-year -11.76% -10.53% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 12 10
10th Percentile £12.21 - £16.00
25th Percentile - £15.48 £17.25
Median hourly rate £13.08 £20.08 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.86% -10.76% +18.42%
75th Percentile £17.00 £25.60 £25.75
90th Percentile £20.45 - £28.10
South Wales median hourly rate £16.00 £25.60 £22.50
% change year-on-year -37.50% +13.78% +18.70%

IT Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support Technician in Cardiff

IT Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in Cardiff

IT Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in Cardiff

IT Support Technician Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, IT Support Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
1 3 (100.00%) NHS
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Information Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (33.33%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

IT Support Technician 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) NHS
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Information Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
3 IT Support Technician jobs in South Wales