Platform Specialist Job Trends in Cardiff

Platform Specialist
South Wales > Cardiff

As of 8 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Platform Specialist salary in Cardiff.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - 47
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Specialist 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.28% - 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% - 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £50,000
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary - - £50,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 345 353 344
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.37% 95.92% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 239 227 306
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £51,125
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -7.09% +2.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,838 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,340 £73,250
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £49,875 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.25% -0.25% +5.26%

Platform Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Platform Specialist job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Platform Specialist
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for Platform Specialist job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for Platform Specialist job vacancies in Cardiff

Platform Specialist Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 8 January 2026, Platform Specialist 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 Platform Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

Platform Specialist 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving