IT Technician Jobs in South Wales

IT Technician
Wales > South Wales

The median IT Technician salary in South Wales is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 87 103 59
Rank change year-on-year +16 -44 +22
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Technician 21 7 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 1.24% 0.59% 4.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 0.66% 4.20%
Number of salaries quoted 19 7 3
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,560 -
25th Percentile £24,500 £27,550 £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £29,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +16.00% +6.38%
75th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,500
90th Percentile £27,000 £30,400 -
Wales median annual salary £26,000 £29,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -10.34% +16.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,550 1,056 1,500
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.61% 89.11% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,056 556 870
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,500 £31,475
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £77,500
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Technician in South Wales

IT Technician
Salary Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Technician in South Wales.

Salary trend for IT Technician in South Wales

IT Technician
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Technician in South Wales over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Technician 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 12 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Newport +14 11 £25,000 -16.67%
Cardiff +5 8 £26,000 -8.13% 1
Glamorgan - 1 £38,000 - 1
Vale of Glamorgan - 1 £24,500 -
IT Technician
Wales

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, IT Technician 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 permanent job ads across the South Wales region featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 17 (80.95%) Active Directory
1 17 (80.95%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (76.19%) Windows
3 15 (71.43%) Microsoft
4 11 (52.38%) SLA
5 10 (47.62%) Windows Server
6 9 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
7 8 (38.10%) Windows Server 2012
7 8 (38.10%) Azure
8 7 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
9 6 (28.57%) Service Delivery
9 6 (28.57%) Firewall
9 6 (28.57%) Entra ID
10 5 (23.81%) Social Skills
11 4 (19.05%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (19.05%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (19.05%) Windows 10
11 4 (19.05%) Microsoft Intune
11 4 (19.05%) Line Management
11 4 (19.05%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (19.05%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (19.05%) MPLS
11 4 (19.05%) DHCP
11 4 (19.05%) TCP/IP
11 4 (19.05%) DNS
11 4 (19.05%) SharePoint
11 4 (19.05%) Degree
12 3 (14.29%) Mac OS
12 3 (14.29%) Manufacturing
12 3 (14.29%) Advertising

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South 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 7 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (19.05%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (80.95%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (38.10%) Azure
3 6 (28.57%) Entra ID
4 1 (4.76%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 6 (28.57%) Firewall
2 4 (19.05%) DHCP
2 4 (19.05%) DNS
2 4 (19.05%) MPLS
2 4 (19.05%) TCP/IP
2 4 (19.05%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 2 (9.52%) JIRA
General
1 5 (23.81%) Social Skills
2 3 (14.29%) Advertising
2 3 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 16 (76.19%) Windows
2 10 (47.62%) Windows Server
3 8 (38.10%) Windows Server 2012
4 4 (19.05%) Windows 10
4 4 (19.05%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (14.29%) Mac OS
6 1 (4.76%) Android
6 1 (4.76%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (28.57%) Service Delivery
2 4 (19.05%) Line Management
3 2 (9.52%) Brand Management
3 2 (9.52%) Customer Service
3 2 (9.52%) Mobile Device Management
3 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (9.52%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 4 (19.05%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (19.05%) Degree
1 4 (19.05%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (52.38%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (80.95%) Active Directory
2 2 (9.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (4.76%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (19.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (9.52%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 15 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.52%) VMware
3 1 (4.76%) ServiceNow