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.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in Wales.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in Wales.
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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% | 14 |
| IT Technician UK |
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