IT Technician Job Trends in South Wales

IT Technician
Wales > South Wales

The median IT Technician salary in South Wales is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 61 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 11 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 1.42% 0.78% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 0.80% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £24,000 - -
25th Percentile £24,375 £31,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £32,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - -
75th Percentile £29,500 £33,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £27,500 £32,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% -2.99% +11.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in South Wales with a recognized job title 692 623 583
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.41% 97.65% 95.73%
Number of salaries quoted 496 336 451
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £39,280
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,875 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.25% -0.25% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £63,125
90th Percentile £78,790 £78,550 £72,433
Wales median annual salary £48,500 £49,000 £45,267
% change year-on-year -1.02% +8.25% -4.70%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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 South Wales.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in South Wales

IT Technician
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in South Wales.

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in South Wales

IT Technician
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bridgend - 4 - - 1
Cardiff +13 3 £24,000 -
Glamorgan - 3 £29,000 - 2
Caerphilly - 1 - -
IT Technician
Wales

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, 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 South Wales region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 4 (36.36%) Customer Service
1 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (18.18%) Windows
3 1 (9.09%) Active Directory
3 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
3 1 (9.09%) Hardware Maintenance
3 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (9.09%) Process Improvement

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
General
1 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Telecoms
3 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Customer Service
1 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) Hardware Maintenance
3 1 (9.09%) Process Improvement
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Active Directory