Support Technician
UK > Wales
The median Support Technician daily rate in Wales is £177, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 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 27 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 35 | 35 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +5 | +23 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Support Technician | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 1.15% | 2.51% | 2.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.30% | 2.76% | 2.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £130 | - | £157 |
| 25th Percentile | £156 | £120 | £174 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £177 | £125 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.20% | -30.56% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £186 | £139 | £182 |
| 90th Percentile | £191 | £220 | £207 |
| UK median daily rate | £145 | £150 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -25.00% | +14.29% |
All DemandTrendContract 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Wales with a recognized job title | 307 | 362 | 470 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 88.47% | 90.73% | 94.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 213 | 207 | 344 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £136 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £265 | £200 | £273 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £393 | £425 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.65% | -5.56% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £544 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £635 | £613 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -1.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 61 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.08 | £15.48 | £15.78 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £19.00 | £16.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.51 | £25.60 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.81% | +13.78% | +36.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.38 | £40.00 | £29.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.98 | £52.50 | £50.43 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -1.44% | +67.81% |
Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Wales.
Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Wales.
Support Technician
DemandTrendContract 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 Support Technician within the Wales region over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| South Wales | +5 | 4 | £177 | +47.08% | 3 |
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Support Technician Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, 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 Wales region featuring Support Technician in the job title.
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Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:
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