IT Support Contract Job Trends in Newport

IT Support
South Wales > Newport

The median IT Support daily rate in Newport is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - 18
Rank change year-on-year - - +13
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 1 0 6
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 1.14% - 6.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% - 7.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - £145
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.75%
75th Percentile - - £195
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £200 £225 £145
% change year-on-year -11.11% +55.17% -9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £14.36
South Wales median hourly rate £18.50 £20.50 £14.36
% change year-on-year -9.76% +42.76% -29.19%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Newport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title 82 28 83
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.18% 90.32% 88.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 10 38
10th Percentile £363 £146 £136
25th Percentile £375 £186 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £431 £400
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% +7.81% -27.27%
75th Percentile £550 £493 £507
90th Percentile £600 £545 £625
South Wales median daily rate £460 £388 £450
% change year-on-year +18.71% -13.89% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 1 27
10th Percentile £12.71 - £18.39
25th Percentile £28.13 - £20.29
Median hourly rate £50.00 £45.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +12.50% +120.51%
75th Percentile £55.00 - £51.88
90th Percentile - - £86.12
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £17.26 £25.60
% change year-on-year +23.15% -32.60% +41.12%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

IT Support job vacancy trend in Newport

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Newport

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Newport

IT Support Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 21 July 2026, IT Support 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 Newport region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM

IT Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM