IT Technician Contracts in Wales

IT Technician
UK > Wales

The median IT Technician daily rate in Wales is £128, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 July 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
9 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 44 34
Rank change year-on-year +5 -10 +31
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 3 5 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 0.87% 1.12% 4.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.97% 1.24% 4.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 16
10th Percentile £123 - £156
25th Percentile £124 - £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £128 £120 £180
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -33.33% +5.88%
75th Percentile £133 £128 £188
90th Percentile £136 £134 £251
UK median daily rate £133 £150 £180
% change year-on-year -11.67% -16.67% +7.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £15.25
Median hourly rate - - £15.50
75th Percentile - - £16.92
90th Percentile - - £17.62
UK median hourly rate £17.61 £12.74 £16.31
% change year-on-year +38.23% -21.86% -4.09%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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.

Contract vacancies in Wales with a recognized job title 310 404 533
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.86% 90.58% 95.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 266 400
10th Percentile £185 £143 £165
25th Percentile £272 £231 £304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £488 £540 £576
90th Percentile £588 £625 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 54 35
10th Percentile £13.08 £11.90 £14.49
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.48 £16.00
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.27 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -18.88% +39.31% +5.16%
75th Percentile £26.67 £48.56 £23.75
90th Percentile £45.00 £67.75 £42.75
UK median hourly rate £26.32 £37.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -29.81% -12.79% +68.63%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in Wales

IT Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in Wales.

Daily rate trend for IT Technician in Wales

IT Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for IT Technician in Wales

IT Technician
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the Wales region over the 6 months to 9 July 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Wales +7 3 £128 +6.25% 15
IT Technician
UK