Junior IT Support Job Trends in South Wales

Junior IT Support
Wales > South Wales

The median Junior IT Support salary in South Wales is £22,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2026.

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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - 85
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior IT Support 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.088% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.093% - 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21,250 - £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £22,500 - £22,500
75th Percentile £23,750 - £23,750
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £26,000 - £26,250

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 1,070 341 1,109
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.02% 92.92% 89.51%
Number of salaries quoted 704 216 872
10th Percentile £28,325 £28,500 £27,157
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,170 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% +16.67% -1.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,108 £70,000
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -

Junior IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior IT Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Junior IT Support job vacancy trend in South Wales

Junior IT Support
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for Junior IT Support job vacancies in South Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Junior IT Support job vacancies in South Wales

Junior IT Support
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 Junior IT Support within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
Cardiff - 1 £22,500 -
Junior IT Support
Wales

Junior IT Support Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 5 May 2026, Junior IT Support 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 Junior IT Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Junior IT Support 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft