IT Technician Contracts in Wales

IT Technician
UK > Wales

The median IT Technician daily rate in Wales is £120, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 36 37 66
Rank change year-on-year +1 +29 -4
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 5 25 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 1.22% 4.29% 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 4.50% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 16 6
10th Percentile - £156 £123
25th Percentile - £158 £136
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £120 £180 £170
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £128 £188 £172
90th Percentile £134 £199 £179
UK median daily rate £150 £180 £160
% change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £15.50 -
UK median hourly rate £13.87 £15.85 £17.00
% change year-on-year -12.49% -6.76% +9.96%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Wales with a recognized job title 371 555 905
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 95.20% 96.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 243 421 660
10th Percentile £143 £165 £199
25th Percentile £253 £313 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £538 £580 £575
90th Percentile £625 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.42% +2.48% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 32 35
10th Percentile £11.75 £13.13 £11.15
25th Percentile £15.48 £15.25 £14.00
Median hourly rate £20.24 £18.14 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year +11.55% -8.89% +17.12%
75th Percentile £48.00 £20.49 £25.38
90th Percentile £85.00 £47.25 £46.88
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings that featured IT Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in Wales

IT Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in Wales.

Daily rate trend for IT Technician in Wales

IT Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for IT Technician in Wales

IT Technician
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Wales +18 5 £120 -33.33% 1
IT Technician
UK

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, IT Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Degree
1 4 (80.00%) Informatics
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 3 (60.00%) Information Governance
2 3 (60.00%) Legal
2 3 (60.00%) NHS
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (40.00%) HP
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (40.00%) MS Visio
3 2 (40.00%) Line Management
3 2 (40.00%) Cegedim Rx
3 2 (40.00%) SystmOne
3 2 (40.00%) Customer Requirements
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Public Sector

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (40.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) SystmOne
General
1 3 (60.00%) Legal
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Informatics
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (60.00%) Information Governance
3 2 (40.00%) Customer Requirements
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Cegedim Rx
1 2 (40.00%) HP
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft