The median IT Support salary in Cardiff is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
33 |
53 |
50 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+20 |
-3 |
+25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
0.34% |
1.06% |
0.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.36% |
1.09% |
0.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£26,625 |
£29,275 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25,500 |
£27,188 |
£30,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£26,000 |
£28,750 |
£33,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.57% |
-14.81% |
+35.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£26,500 |
£29,688 |
£36,938 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£29,875 |
£38,025 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£27,500 |
£28,750 |
£30,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
-4.17% |
+20.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title |
279 |
549 |
381 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.88% |
97.17% |
97.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
193 |
389 |
328 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,000 |
£30,000 |
£32,959 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,750 |
£35,000 |
£40,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£66,927 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,845 |
£73,250 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-5.00% |
-0.99% |
