IT Technician
South Wales > Cardiff
The median IT Technician daily rate in Cardiff is £128, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 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 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 29 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an IT Technician | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 0.53% | 3.04% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 3.27% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £126 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £128 | £120 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £129 | £126 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £133 | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £128 | £120 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -60.00% | +71.43% |
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 | 182 | 214 | 205 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 97.33% | 93.04% | 95.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 132 | 160 | 153 |
| 10th Percentile | £214 | £130 | £184 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £188 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £389 | £448 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.13% | -0.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £619 | £638 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £375 | £406 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.64% | -14.53% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.21 | £11.90 | £16.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.48 | £17.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £18.57 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.56% | -17.47% | +18.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.00 | £25.60 | £25.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.45 | - | £28.10 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £16.00 | £25.48 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.21% | +13.24% | +18.70% |
IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
IT Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Cardiff.
IT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Cardiff.
