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 18 March 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 18 Mar 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 43 | 43 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -1 | +35 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 1.52% | 0.46% | 3.07% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.63% | 0.51% | 3.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £135 |
| 25th Percentile | £123 | £181 | £155 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £128 | £213 | £165 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.00% | +28.79% | +32.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £138 | £244 | £180 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £188 |
| UK median daily rate | £135 | £175 | £170 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.86% | +2.94% | +10.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £15.05 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £15.13 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £15.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £16.92 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £17.62 |
| UK median hourly rate | £18.75 | £14.14 | £16.31 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.63% | -13.29% | -0.43% |
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 | 306 | 396 | 659 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 91.88% | 96.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 213 | 294 | 522 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £158 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £252 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £435 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.05% | -3.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £535 | £540 | £551 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | £625 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £546 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | +4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £11.75 | £12.96 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.06 | £13.33 | £15.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £19.09 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.89% | +5.21% | -8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.25 | £44.81 | £19.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £86.18 | £33.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £32.50 | £32.50 | £42.37 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -23.29% | +91.78% |
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 18 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wales | - | 3 | £128 | - | |
| South Wales | - | 2 | £130 | - | 2 |
| IT Technician UK |
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