Architect Job Trends in Newport

Architect
South Wales > Newport

The median Architect salary in Newport is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 15 14
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 +7
Permanent jobs requiring an Architect 11 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 7.14% 4.92% 5.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.64% 4.92% 5.80%
Number of salaries quoted 11 2 4
10th Percentile £65,000 £63,300 -
25th Percentile £71,231 £66,375 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £78,000 £63,542
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +22.75% +41.21%
75th Percentile £80,000 £94,875 £75,567
90th Percentile - £101,100 £76,727
South Wales median annual salary £80,000 £66,811 £66,000
% change year-on-year +19.74% +1.23% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title 144 61 69
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 100.00% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 93 47 60
10th Percentile £28,300 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -0.52%
75th Percentile £73,000 £65,875 £57,165
90th Percentile £95,140 £95,000 £65,250
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.75%

Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Architect job vacancy trend in Newport

Architect
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Newport.

Salary distribution trend for Architect job vacancies in Newport

Architect
Salary Histogram in Newport

Salary distribution for jobs citing Architect in Newport over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Architect in Newport

Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Architect 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 Newport region featuring Architect in the job title.

1 7 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (36.36%) Security Architecture
3 3 (27.27%) Identity Management
3 3 (27.27%) Incident Response
3 3 (27.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (27.27%) NIST
3 3 (27.27%) Roadmaps
3 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
4 2 (18.18%) ArchiMate
4 2 (18.18%) Azure
4 2 (18.18%) Behavioural Analysis
4 2 (18.18%) ISMS
4 2 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 2 (18.18%) RBAC
4 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
4 2 (18.18%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (18.18%) Strategic Planning
4 2 (18.18%) UML
4 2 (18.18%) Use Case
4 2 (18.18%) User Experience
5 1 (9.09%) API Integration
5 1 (9.09%) Architectural Patterns
5 1 (9.09%) AWS
5 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (9.09%) Cryptography
5 1 (9.09%) Decision-Making
5 1 (9.09%) Digital Innovation
5 1 (9.09%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365

Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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 2 (18.18%) Azure
2 1 (9.09%) AWS
2 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (9.09%) GCP
2 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
General
1 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
2 1 (9.09%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Operational Technology
2 1 (9.09%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (36.36%) Security Architecture
3 3 (27.27%) Identity Management
3 3 (27.27%) Incident Response
3 3 (27.27%) Roadmaps
4 2 (18.18%) ArchiMate
4 2 (18.18%) Behavioural Analysis
4 2 (18.18%) ISMS
4 2 (18.18%) RBAC
4 2 (18.18%) Strategic Planning
4 2 (18.18%) UML
4 2 (18.18%) Use Case
4 2 (18.18%) User Experience
5 1 (9.09%) API Integration
5 1 (9.09%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (9.09%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (9.09%) Information Security
5 1 (9.09%) Line Management
5 1 (9.09%) Migration
5 1 (9.09%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (27.27%) NIST
2 2 (18.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (9.09%) GDPR
3 1 (9.09%) GRC
3 1 (9.09%) NCSC
3 1 (9.09%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft