Lead DevOps Engineer Job Trends in Gwent
Lead Development Operations Engineer
South Wales > Gwent
The median Lead Development Operations Engineer salary in Gwent is £74,857 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Lead DevOps Engineer jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Gwent | 2.30% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.94% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £74,857 | - | - |
| South Wales median annual salary | £74,857 | - | £47,307 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -30.94% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Gwent
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Gwent matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Gwent matching a recognised job title | 68 | 23 | 57 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 78.16% | 92.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 20 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,000 | £46,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,450 | £27,750 | £46,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £29,888 | £48,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +84.02% | -38.69% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,850 | £48,750 | £51,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,675 | £53,150 | £52,125 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £48,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
Lead DevOps Engineer Skill Set Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gwent
For the 6 months to 3 November 2026, Lead DevOps Engineer job ads cited 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 Lead DevOps Engineer job ads across the Gwent region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collaborative Working | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 2 |
Lead DevOps Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gwent by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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