IT Support Technician Contracts in South Wales

IT Support Technician
Wales > South Wales

The median IT Support Technician daily rate in South Wales is £183, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 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
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 34 49
Rank change year-on-year +1 +15 +12
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an IT Support Technician 3 7 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 1.19% 2.10% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.29% 2.31% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 6 0
10th Percentile £173 - -
25th Percentile £177 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £183 £120 -
Median % change year-on-year +52.50% - -
75th Percentile £189 £126 -
90th Percentile £193 £133 -
Wales median daily rate £183 £120 £180
% change year-on-year +52.50% -33.33% +5.88%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 233 303 384
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.09% 90.99% 94.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 165 181 290
10th Percentile £190 £136 £181
25th Percentile £266 £199 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £483 £550 £600
90th Percentile £615 £625 £650
Wales median daily rate £396 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -6.76% -5.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 43 25
10th Percentile £12.91 £15.48 -
25th Percentile £13.08 £20.12 £16.98
Median hourly rate £16.00 £25.60 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +13.78% +18.70%
75th Percentile £20.75 £49.38 £38.75
90th Percentile £23.92 £53.75 £50.87
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £22.50
% change year-on-year -19.92% +13.78% +36.36%

IT Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings that featured IT Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for IT Support Technician in South Wales

IT Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in South Wales

IT Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Technician job vacancies in South Wales

IT Support Technician
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Technician within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cardiff +3 3 £183 +52.50% 3
IT Support Technician
Wales

IT Support Technician Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, IT 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 South Wales region featuring IT Support Technician in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
1 3 (100.00%) NHS
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Information Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (33.33%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

IT Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) NHS
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
3 1 (33.33%) Information Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) SLA