IT Technician Job Trends in Wales

IT Technician
UK > Wales

The median IT Technician salary in Wales is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2026.

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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 63 63
Rank change year-on-year +10 0 +47
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 42 1 47
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 2.56% 0.19% 2.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.75% 0.21% 2.80%
Number of salaries quoted 18 1 38
10th Percentile £25,400 - £24,425
25th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +25.00% -11.86%
75th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £33,750
90th Percentile £40,075 - £35,000
UK median annual salary £29,000 £30,000 £27,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +11.11% -1.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,529 477 1,680
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.06% 89.16% 91.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,022 297 1,285
10th Percentile £28,550 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,124 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.22% +11.39% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £52,777
% change year-on-year -5.17% +9.90% -12.04%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 Wales.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in Wales

IT Technician
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in Wales

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in Wales over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Technician in Wales

IT Technician
Job Locations in 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 Wales region over the 6 months to 9 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
South Wales -5 28 £30,750 -5.38% 6
West Wales - 6 - - 1
North Wales - 4 £26,000 - 1
Mid Wales - 4 - -
IT Technician
UK

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 9 May 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 Wales region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 18 (42.86%) A+ Certification
1 18 (42.86%) ForeScout
2 13 (30.95%) Windows
3 12 (28.57%) Microsoft
3 12 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (26.19%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (19.05%) Cybersecurity
6 7 (16.67%) Active Directory
7 4 (9.52%) Adobe
7 4 (9.52%) Customer Service
7 4 (9.52%) DBS Check
7 4 (9.52%) DHCP
7 4 (9.52%) Disaster Recovery
7 4 (9.52%) DNS
7 4 (9.52%) Firewall
7 4 (9.52%) Hyper-V
7 4 (9.52%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 4 (9.52%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 4 (9.52%) Root Cause Analysis
7 4 (9.52%) Server Migrations
7 4 (9.52%) Service Delivery
7 4 (9.52%) VLAN
7 4 (9.52%) VMware
7 4 (9.52%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (9.52%) Windows 10
7 4 (9.52%) Windows Server
7 4 (9.52%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (9.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (7.14%) Collaborative Culture

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Cloud Services
1 12 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.52%) DHCP
1 4 (9.52%) DNS
1 4 (9.52%) Firewall
1 4 (9.52%) VLAN
General
1 28 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 4 (9.52%) Telecoms
3 2 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 2 (4.76%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 13 (30.95%) Windows
2 4 (9.52%) Windows 10
2 4 (9.52%) Windows Server
2 4 (9.52%) Windows Server 2016
2 4 (9.52%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (26.19%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (19.05%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (9.52%) Customer Service
3 4 (9.52%) Disaster Recovery
3 4 (9.52%) Remote Monitoring and Management
3 4 (9.52%) Root Cause Analysis
3 4 (9.52%) Server Migrations
3 4 (9.52%) Service Delivery
4 3 (7.14%) Collaborative Culture
Qualifications
1 18 (42.86%) A+ Certification
2 4 (9.52%) DBS Check
2 4 (9.52%) Microsoft Certified Professional
System Software
1 7 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 4 (9.52%) Hyper-V
2 4 (9.52%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 18 (42.86%) ForeScout
2 12 (28.57%) Microsoft
3 4 (9.52%) Adobe
3 4 (9.52%) VMware