Support Technician
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Support Technician daily rate in Cardiff is £115, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 32 | 32 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Technician | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 0.52% | 2.76% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 2.99% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £113 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £115 | £120 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £118 | £126 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £133 | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £115 | £120 | £250 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | -52.00% | +42.86% |
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 | 185 | 234 | 220 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.85% | 92.13% | 95.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 135 | 181 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £139 | £186 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £199 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £393 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.78% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £544 | £551 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £600 | £625 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £375 | £425 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | -15.00% | - |
| 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 | £25.60 | £19.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.50% | +31.35% | +8.28% |
Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Support Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Technician in Cardiff.
Support Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Technician in Cardiff.
Support Technician Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 1 August 2025, 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 Support Technician in the job title.
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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:
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