IT Support Contract Job Trends in Swansea

IT Support
West Wales > Swansea

The median IT Support daily rate in Swansea is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 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
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 9 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 -6 +3
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 1 2 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Swansea 4.35% 10.00% 33.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.35% 10.00% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £138 -
25th Percentile £185 £148 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £166 £180
Median % change year-on-year +14.80% -8.06% +5.88%
75th Percentile £195 £183 -
90th Percentile - £193 -
West Wales median daily rate £190 £131 £180
% change year-on-year +45.04% -27.22% +5.88%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 23 20 30
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 17 22
10th Percentile - £200 £159
25th Percentile £206 £425 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £250
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +100.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £488 £506 £427
90th Percentile £638 £550 £518
West Wales median daily rate £475 £500 £250
% change year-on-year -5.00% +100.00% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £12.70 £14.87
25th Percentile £17.75 £14.13 £14.89
Median hourly rate £18.50 £18.00 £15.21
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% +18.36% +1.38%
75th Percentile £19.25 £21.63 £15.73
90th Percentile - £22.90 £15.88
West Wales median hourly rate £18.50 £18.00 £15.21
% change year-on-year +2.78% +18.36% +1.38%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Swansea

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Swansea

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

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

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Swansea

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

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

IT Support Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 21 September 2025, IT Support 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 Swansea region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) ConnectWise
1 1 (100.00%) Autotask

IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Autotask
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ConnectWise
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds