Support Officer Contracts in Cardiff

Support Officer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Support Officer daily rate in Cardiff is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 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
5 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 - 36
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs requiring a Support Officer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff 0.51% - 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% - 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £213 - £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - £225
75th Percentile £238 - £238
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £225 - £225

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 188 228 219
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.92% 92.31% 95.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 173 162
10th Percentile £206 £137 £190
25th Percentile £300 £199 £329
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £396 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -11.94% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £488 £544 £561
90th Percentile £656 £600 £625
South Wales median daily rate £381 £425 £488
% change year-on-year -10.29% -12.82% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 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 £18.13 £25.60 £25.75
90th Percentile £24.20 - £28.10
South Wales median hourly rate £16.00 £25.48 £18.14
% change year-on-year -37.21% +40.46% +0.78%

Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for Support Officer in Cardiff

Support Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Officer in Cardiff.

Daily rate trend for Support Officer in Cardiff

Support Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Officer in Cardiff.

Hourly rate trend for Support Officer in Cardiff

Support Officer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 5 August 2025, Support Officer 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 Support Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills

Support Officer 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 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management