Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Support Analyst
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Support Analyst daily rate in Cardiff is £298, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 - 36
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Contract jobs requiring a Support Analyst 8 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 3.72% - 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.90% - 0.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 2
10th Percentile £290 - £192
25th Percentile £292 - £212
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £298 - £251
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.67%
75th Percentile £300 - £294
90th Percentile - - £316
South Wales median daily rate £298 £190 £251
% change year-on-year +56.58% -24.38% +34.00%

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 205 208 220
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.35% 92.86% 95.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 148 166
10th Percentile £225 £130 £197
25th Percentile £300 £199 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £448 £425
Median % change year-on-year -12.85% +5.29% -10.53%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £550
90th Percentile £675 £628 £638
South Wales median daily rate £388 £419 £450
% change year-on-year -7.46% -6.94% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 12 9
10th Percentile £12.21 - £16.00
25th Percentile - £15.48 £17.00
Median hourly rate £13.08 £22.80 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -42.62% +1.31% +18.42%
75th Percentile £17.23 £25.60 £26.00
90th Percentile £21.27 £26.41 £29.70
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £23.92
% change year-on-year -19.92% +7.05% +26.17%

Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Cardiff

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Analyst job vacancies in Cardiff

Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 5 October 2025, Support Analyst 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 Support Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
2 7 (87.50%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (87.50%) Mobile Device Management
2 7 (87.50%) MobileIron
2 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 7 (87.50%) HP
2 7 (87.50%) Apple
3 5 (62.50%) Firmware
3 5 (62.50%) McAfee
3 5 (62.50%) Active Directory
3 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (62.50%) BitLocker
3 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 5 (62.50%) SCCM
3 5 (62.50%) Azure
3 5 (62.50%) Microsoft 365

Support Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) Azure
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (87.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Mobile Device Management
System Software
1 5 (62.50%) Active Directory
1 5 (62.50%) BitLocker
1 5 (62.50%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (62.50%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Apple
1 7 (87.50%) HP
1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
1 7 (87.50%) MobileIron
2 5 (62.50%) McAfee