IT Technician Job Trends in Cardiff

IT Technician
South Wales > Cardiff

The median IT Technician salary in Cardiff is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 53 -
Rank change year-on-year +21 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 1 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.35% 1.05% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 1.08% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 - -
75th Percentile £26,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £29,000 £38,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -23.68% +26.67% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

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 274 558 388
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.82% 97.21% 97.24%
Number of salaries quoted 188 400 332
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £32,919
25th Percentile £42,188 £35,000 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,537 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.07% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £79,225 £73,225
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -1.96%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in Cardiff

IT Technician
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Cardiff

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, IT Technician job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cardiff region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory